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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, April 16, 1964 THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES MOBBOW CODMTT'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established JNovemDer ab, ioa. v,onsimuoieu tcwuoij 1912. NIWIPAPII POBLIIHIIS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Associate Publisher Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon, as Second Class Matter. IIHHIMinilHHIim IIIIHIIIIIMH Small Towns Don't Need To Die (From the Oregon Farmer) Cities are growing and small towns are dying all over the country We have seen this trend in operation for a good many years in many parts of the Northwest, just as it has been underway in other states. But there have been enough excep tions to the creeping death which has visited so many small towns that there are clear indications that many communities can escape this fate if a few determined individuals get together and do some sensible planning. Local pride when generated by the proper spark of Imagination can do wonders. A local community in an agricultural district can be an im portant asset to farm and ranch people if it provides the kind of up-to-date service establishments that are so essential to modern agriculture. But in too many small towns the business men have adopted a defeatist attitude. They are afraid they can't compete with the larger city 25 or 30 miles away. So they don't feel they can venture the capital required to modernize their establishments and put out the kind of service the farm and ranch people require. But in other communities slmllaxlY situated, where de termination rather than defeatism prevails, towns come to life, reverse the trend and move ahead for a greater rather than smaller volume of business. We know of one town with a population of about 600 entirely dependent on agriculture which seemed headed for such a death. Businesses started to fold, one after the other. Those that remained were asking for trouble. Retail stores were letting their stocks of merchandise run down. Service establishments were neglecting to keep their equipment up to date. Buildings were going unpainted and there was no new construction of any kind. THEN SOMETHING happened. A new banker moved to town and took charge of the bank which had been losing business steadily. The first thing the banker found when he sized up the local situation was that the town's only, grain elevator was about to close. He decided that the town just couldn't let that happen so he organized a group of local businessmen and farmers. They raised enough money, with the bank contributing a part, to buy the elevator and build a new feed mill. With that accomplished, the bank and one or two stores were remodeled and restocked. Then the town supermarket, encouraged by what was going on, expanded and improved Its facilities. A coin-operated laundry took over one of the vacant buildings. Another businessman established a paint supply store and a general chain store merchandise branch. When they saw that these revitalized businesses were pulling in more customers, other businessmen came alive and improved their places and their services. NOW, AFTER two short years, more farm and ranch families from greater distances are doing business in the town. The sales of the supermarket are up substantially. The drug store with its new, well stocked veterinary supply department, is starting to prosper. Bank deposits are up more than $300,000. How about your town? It is dying, or has it too come to life? If it is going downhill perhaps you can help generate the spark that will bring it back to life nd to Service for your neighbors and yourself. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman Crowd Enjoys Carnival Gayety At Annual Event Fun and excitement were the order of the evening Saturday night when the spring Band Carnival was held at the fair pavilion. Parents of Heppner band students are la charge of the annual event that is unique in the community with its true carnival gayety. The large crowd saw Russell Kilkenny, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kilkenny, and Judy Nyman, duaghtor ot Mr. and Mrs. Glen Nymat, crowned King and Queen of the festivities. The identities of the royal pair were made known when count of do nations obtained by students of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades and high school revealed the seventh and eighth grades as winners, bringing in the highest total with $70.00. Proceeds from the dinner and the many games totaled $1,162.65, down a little from the two preceding years. Three door prizes were won during the course of the even ing. Mrs. Jim Devine was the winner of a can opener, Jim Van Winkle won a large stuffed bear and lrvin Hunch was the winner of a pole lamp. Lucky recipients of the two special drawings were Bert Kourk, winner of the Hoover electric floor polisher and rug scrubber, and Wilbur Worden, who won the Stevens 12 guage shotgun. Tlu combined efforts of many provided tlu successful and en tertaining evening. Kitchen com mittee chairmen were Mrs. Barney Malcom and Mrs. Jim Valentine. Gordon Hutchens was in charge of the prizes. Hutchens Howard Pettyjohn, Mrs. Helen Sehaffitz, Paul Warren and Bud Peck were in charge of the booth preparations and decorations for the pavilion. Rills Honored By Rhea Grange By CHARLOTTE WALKER HARDMAN, RHEA CREEK The Rhea Creek Grange had a wedding shower Sunday even lng for Mr. and Mrs. William Rill (the former Sandra Harsh man) who were married Easter Sunday in Heppner. Miss Gail Batty entertained with some musical selections on the piano, Mr. and Mrs. Rill were assist ed by Mrs. Myron Rill in open lng their many lovely gifts. Re frcshments were served with Mrs. Everett Harshmani and Mrs, Leonard Rill pouring. About 60 persons were present to enjoy the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel were in Condon and Pendleton on business last week. Bill Kessell and Mike Zenor of Pendleton were visitors in Hardman on Thursday of last week. John Stevens was honored on his S'.Hh birthday Sunday when family members gathered for a dinner at his home. Those at tending were Mr. and Mrs. Kin ard McDaniel, Mr. and Alio. Les Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens and Jeanie, Melvin Mc Daniel and Alta Stevens. Mrs. Marie Lesley is at home recuperating from the illnoss that confined her to the hospital last week. Her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Shank, have returned to their home at Mt. Vernon. Week-end guests at the home o( Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel were their daughter, Maxme and family of Elgin. MODERN DAY electioneering ain't what it used to be. This was evident when Tom McCall, Republican candidate for secre tary of state, came zooming in at the Lexington airport Friday morning on a whirlwind junket around eastern Oregon. He was in a Beechcraft two-motored plane with a pilot and a public relations representative. It was pretty early In the morning when he arrived just about 9 a.m., but already the trio had made three stops at Condon, Hood River and The Dalles. The day before they had covered the coastal area, rang ing from Astoria to Klamath Falls and covering most every thing in between. The day along the coast was a bad one, Tom said, being stormy and rough. Another one in the party had to give up because of air sickness, but the state office aspirant look ed hale and hearty. He said that he had not been forced to take any dramamine as yet. It was windy and cold at Lex ington when they arrived al though the sun was shining brightly. After a few minutes chatting with the small assem bly of supporters who came on impromptu notice, Tom joined his assistants In the plane, waved goodby and took off Into the blue for. Pendleton. He said they planned to cover 2000 miles on that trip. Apparently McCall believes that the best way to campaign is to really get out and meet the people on the theory that there is no substitute for "ring ing doorbells." He is pretty well versed in communication: with his long television and news paper background. In Eastern Oregon, particularly, where votes are far between, an airplane is the modern method of "ringing doorbells." Without much competition in the primary, McCall will have a good contest in the fall against Alfred Corbett, assuming that Corbett defeats his two primary rivals. He expects to pay a visit to Heppner before that time, McCall is a real go-getter and has an impressive record of ser vice and experience. He is a man who shows real interest in people, and it is good to see this caliber of individual seeking public office. www FIGURE the odds on this one, if you can. In selecting his number for his jackpot drawing for last week-end, Del Piper ol Del's Market, Lexington, had a range between 9,000 and 10,500, He selected the number 9 as the first number for the winner. Billy Padberg came along and Del asked him to choose a number between 1 and 10. Padberg took number 5. Then Del asked his wife to choose a number, and she chose 7. Then, Del went to Roy Quackenbush, and Roy se lected 7 also. So Del had his winning num ber 9577 chosen strictly by chance. He had no sooner written the number on a card and was start ing to post it, when Mrs. Dean (Lois) Hunt came up with her Gazette-Times, contai n i n g a number in Del's ad. "That's my number!" she ex claimed. And so it was! She had won the $15 in free groceries. Those who have seen the pile of papers leave the G-T office on a Thursday, each with a dit ferent number in the weeks that Del runs his ad, would realize what odds there would be on such a circumstance. Some 600 or 700 papers leave the area entirely, and they all contain different numbers, any one of which might be selected. These papers go all over the county and some to foreign countries. On the some 1000 papers that go around in the possible trad ing area, many recipients prob ably haven't ever gone to check their numbers, but surprisingly enough Del has had three win ners already in the short time he has had the contest. Expec tations had been that it would grow to quite a sum with the bi-weekly addition of $5 to the pot, but it has never exceeded $25 to date. Critical illness of an uncle in Harlowton, Mont,, called Pete Glennie and family Wednesday who left to be with him there. They expected to pick up Glen nle's brother in Kennewick, Wn., to accompany them. Both Mr. and Mrs. Glennie are teachers in Heppner. Length of their stay in Montana depends on the uncle's condition, but they tee us for envelopes of all'nouRnt h-y would be back by kinds. The Gazette-Times. Sunday. SAY, DOWNTOWN Heppner doesn't seem quite the same with Ed Gonty in the hospital. He has been in business in the same old stand on Main street so long that everyone expects to find him there any time. But an, ailment has been coming on for the past few weeks that fin ally required him to go to the hospital and have an operation. This is Ed's first experience at such confinement, and he is a little nonplussed by it. After having an operation Tuesday night, he seemed to be coming back fine Wednesday but was sore and uncomfortable. Without doubt Ed is one of the friendliest businessmen in town, and a good many people miss his smile and cheery greetings. Everyone hopes that it wont be long until he Is out again and doing business as usual. HILLARD BROWN brought in a copy of the Anchorage Daily News, dated Monday, March 30, just three days after the Good Friday earthquake. Apparently daughter Ginger Brown sent it to her mother and dad. It is amazing how the paper was able to "get to bed" with a semblance of normalcy, particularly in view of the terrific damage it took, too. A columnist wrote, "A few moments after the quake struck last week, we didn't think we'd ever stumble back to our old Monday corner. With the entire rear wall of our building gone, and two other walls damaged, and the interior a mess, we felt as though well, we felt as though we'd been hit by an earthquake. But thanks to the tremendous cleanup work going on all over town, we're back in business today after missing on ly one regular edition." Did you ever stop to think how important it is to the people's morale in such a disaster to have the lines of communication going on? This is aside from the vital informational purpose they serve. When newspapers, radio and television bounce back and reach the public with a sem blance of normalcy, it gives the citizenry something to cling to, something that makes a person think, "If they are able to go on, surely it isn t as bad as it seems." There was a little tendency to panic at the time President Ken- nedy was shot, for Instance. Some of the TV commentators obviously came close to break ing down. When this happens, John Q. Public starts to get frightened for he is accustomed to hearing that calm and objec tive news voice, no matter how bad the disaster. Thus, when the commentators were so visibly moved, it tended to influence the public towards confusion. But the Anchorage Daily News got out 12 pages in its post earthquake edition of March 30. In it is a double page spread of bargains from Spenard merch ants, just as if it were Spring Opening and all was right with the world. Another three column ad plugs a natural gas contest, "Win, win, win!" There is a full page of comics, a full page of classified ads, and a couple of pages of pictures. Of course, most of the paper Is devoted to news of the quake. One little story, told by a Spen ard man, was interesting. He was in a cafe when the quake hit: "There was just me and the owners and this guy at the coun ter," he said. "We stayed there for a while, but when it kept going, the owners and I ran out. "This other guy sat right there at the counter and continued reading his paper and drinking his tea throughout the whole thine. "He didn't say a word. He didn't even look up." A PORTION of another Anch orage paper, the Daily Times, comes via Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson from their niece, the former Jean Hayes, who grad uated from Heppner High, now Mrs. Gale Gronewald. He is a government engineer. The paper carries a full page article on the "enormity of the earthquake." It shows a picture of a wracked apartment house. Handwritten by Mrs. Gronewald adjacent to the picture are tnese words, "Here's where the fam ily lived we took in. This apart ment Is only 13 of a block from us." Another picture shows the dev astated Turnagain area. Hand written below are these words, "All of our friends from here es caped, but some of their houses didn't. This was the area I wanted to buy in. Glad we didn't now." Only damage to them was some broken dishes. Von Marter Named As Lodge Chairman George Stadelman, chairman of the Oregon Draft Lodge for President committee, today an nounced the appointment of La Verne Van Marter, Jr., of Hepp ner, as chairman of the Morrow county area of the state organi zation. Van Marter. a graduate of the University of Oregon, is in the insurance business, Currently city treasurer, Van Marter's civic and community activities in elude the Elks, of which he is a trustee and past exalted ruler, and district deputy; and presi dent of the Little League. Van Marter urges all of those persons in Morrow county who wish to help in the Draft Lodge movement to contact him. Daughter is Born To Richard Zitas News of the birth of a daugh ter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zita of Beaverton, formerly of Con don, on Thursday, April 9, has been received by friends and rel atives here. She has been named Alta Elizabeth Ann, and joins three sisters, Deborah, Susan and Judith, and two brothers, Rich ard and Orville Christopher. She is the 26th grandchild of the maternal grandparents, O. W. Cutsforth, Lexington, and Alta Cutsforth, Heppner. Paternal grandmother is Mrs. Dominic Zita of New Britain, Conn. League Tryouts Slated Saturday Little Lea'eue tryouts will be Saturday, April 18, at the Little League field, beginning at 1 p. m., according to LaVerne Van Marter, Jr. Interested boys, who were not members of a Little League team Uast year and whose ages are from nine years tnine years oiu before August 1 of this year) through 12 years, are eligible for the tryouts. A second tryout will be the following Saturday (April 25) at the same time and place. Rummage Sale Aids Kindergarten Funds Although total receipts remain to be tabulated, the Civic League sponsored Spring Rummage Sale, which ended Monday, was con sidered successful. Net sales from the opening day, Friday, totaled $170, down a little from preceding years. Unsold items will be packaged by women of the Methodist church and donated to Goodwill stores in Pendleton and Walla Walla. Proceeds from the sale go to ward the purchase of supplies for the kindergarten. TO THE EDITOR... To the Editor: Dear Sir: As one interested in the wel fare of Morrow county for more than 63 years, I wish to beg a little space to recall to many of your readers an incident in connection with the Boardman project which may or may not be of interest after a lapse of 20 years but which seems of some significance to me since it was my job as editor at that time to cover the story. From the entrance of the United States in World War II, the Morrow County Court, like all official bodies throughout the land, was engrossed in ad justing the functions of the court to give whatever aid or service within its province to help the country to get on a firm war basis. This involved curtailment of expenditures for new roads, combined with limiting funds for upkeep of county roads and highways. It meant that until the war situation was well in hand the people at home would have to get along the best they could. This created many proc lems for the court and right in the midst of their worries a new and urgent request was thrust in the proceedings as the result of the action of a civic group in a neighboring county. Things had not been going too well in a business way at Arling ton and some of the enterprising citizens had formed a commerc ial club for the purpose of stir ring up the dry bones of the community in an effort to inject new life commercially and to keep step with the rest of the country in making a contribut ion to the war effort. One of the projects adopted by the club was to offer to the War Department a large tract of land lying across the north east corner of Gilliam county and stretching over most of north Morrow county for a bomb ing field. It was a timely sug gestion and one to which the Morrow County Court subscrib ed (a little belatedly, of course, but there was no quibbling after the plan was thoroughly stud ied). The War Department did not allude to big installations or anything that would lead to an influx of people or the prom ise of future commercial expan sion. It was a plain matter of securing a bombing field where the big ships of the air then being turned out at a rapid rate could be tested and the young pilots could learn manipulation of the newest ideas in bombing over a comparatively uninhab ited area. In all of this success the mem bers of the county court took con siderable pride but the fact that the ambitious commercial ciud down on the river, and in an other county, came up with the idea was more or less a touchy subject with the court members for several weeks. And now, with the war long since a matter of history, a turn of affairs has placed that big stretch of sand and sagebrush on the map as something of im portance in the business world and although there may be doubt as to just what the Boeing people will do, the possibility of something valuable to that en tire area has been heightened. And in closing may I venture to suggest that the County Court and the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce extend a word of thanks to the Arlington Commercial Club for presenting the Boardman area to the U. S. Navy for a bombing field? Yours truly, O. G. Crawford To the Editor: I was verv much interested in the news story of the visit of "Doyle Ruark of Tonasket, Wn., great grandson of J. J. Galloway, and grandson of John Galloway who was among those who took pictures of the Heppner nooa. You are wrong when you stated he was the grandson of "John Galloway" who took the flood pictures. The man who took the flood pictures was Mike B. Galloway, brother of John. (Editor's Note: This statement was Ruark's: not ours). A few years ago, just a few weeks before the death of Mike B. Galloway, I visited him at his home in Sweet Hfwne. Right next door to Mike's home, lived his brother, John, about 20 years younger than Mike. John told me that he had never lived in Mor row county, being born after his folks left there. Mike told me the same thing about this. In the "Oregon Geographic Names" by Lewis A. McArthur, is found the following: "Gallo way, Morrow County. Galloway is in the Butter Creek drainage northeast of Heppner. It is about two miles south of the locality called Pine City, and bears the name of an early settler. Gallo way post office was first estab lished July 31, 1886, with John J. Galloway postmaster. The of fice served intermittently until September 30, 1915, when it was closed out to Echo." I remember this old post of fice very well and had many good talks with tne old post master's son about this early day home and post office. I remember, years ago when I was a young boy going to school on the high hill east of Heppner, there was a young boy a little older than myself named X. Ruark. We called him Exie, but I do not remember if that was really his first name. Per haps my sister, Mrs. B. H. Peck of Lexington or Lou Bisbee, can recall "X. Ruark" who lived or rather was staying with a fam ily near the bridge on lower Main street across Willow Creek, Mike B. Galloway was never married, but his younger brother, John, has a family. John was, at the time I visited there in 1953, a real estate dealer in Sweet Home. I would love to get a letter from Doyle Ruark of Tonasket, Wn., as I might be able to give him more informa tion about his relatives. Good luck to you! O. M. Yeager Young Rockets Down Pony Team By KIT ANDERSON Heppner Ponies cinder team found the going tough last Fri day as they were soundly beat en by Pilot Rock, 78 to 28, in a dual meet. Dave Hall and Terry Corbin captured the only blue ribbons for the Ponies, win ning the 120 yard low hurdles and the broad jump, respectively. Summary: 70 yard high hurd les, Bond, Pilot Rock, 11.4; 75 yard dash, Wells, P. R., 9.4; 330 yard dash, Eason, P. R., 43.8; 180-yard dash, Eason, P. R., 23.9; 660-yard run, Eason, P. R., 1:47.1; 120-yard low hurdles, Hall, H., 17.0; shotput, Bond, P. R., 38'8Va"; discus. Bond, P. R., 11010"; high jump, Rosenburg, P. R., 5' broad jump, Corbin, H lb' "; 440-yard relay, P. R., 565. WEDDING, PARTY and ANNI VERSARY Napkins with names imprinted ; Monog rammed Playing Cards; Regency Pers onalized Note Stationery; Wed ding Books. Inquire at Gazette Times office. 49-tfx COMMUNITY ) BILLBOARD IV Reasonable prices on business cards at the Gazette-Times. Coming Events WRANGLER COW CUTTING County Fairgrounds covered arena. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 9:30 a. m., 12:30 p.m. Cutting, Barrel Racing, Team Roping. No admission charge. LITTLE LEAGUE TRYOUTS Little League Baseball field. Saturday, April 18, 1 p.m. For all boys of Little League age. WSCS SPRING TEA Methodist Church Parlors Saturday, April 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. Special musical entertain ment. GRANGE PANCAKE SUPPER and CARD PARTY Rhea Creek Grange Hall Saturday, April 18, 6:00 p.m. MORROW COUNTY OEA Meeting at' Heppner High Multipurpose room. Monday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 Pa 676-9625 Heppner Corbin Passes State Police Exam K. I. Corbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Corbin of Heppner has passed examination to become a member of the State Police and will soon join the state police force. He took the examination in Arlington on April 3. Corbin, who served four years with the Air Police three years in the States and one year in Greenland, is now an officer on the Pendleton city police force. He was married to Leonore Leon nig in December, and his wife is working in the district at torney's office in Pendleton. Need extra cash? Sell unused Items around your Dlace with a Gazette-Times classified ad. ANNOUNCING Our Special Semi-annual Showing of fine Imported and Domestic Fabrics Spring and Summer Weaves or Custom Suits and Sports Wear Thursday, April 23 ONE DAY ONLY Large lengths of more than 350 of the world's finest weaves . . . year-round suitings . . . warm-weather tropi- cais . . . lightweight blends con- tainine silk or dacron . . . fi sportcoatines ... and manv others will be on display. 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