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.
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Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon,
as Second Class Matter.
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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.
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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.
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