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uirrnin gazette GAZETTE MOUOff COffXTTI HCWlfAfEl 7 time HrrrT Gafetie rfafciUhtd Msrch 30. JXS1 Tt lippe tuMisA4 jvovemfcer l l!7. IVnsoildated ribrvary IX I tf IIIIHItl ASSOCIATION WE5LET A. IHERMAJ Kdttet asuS rblUkw , . ti v Year RSnSSdJ? Si SittS M M Second (. lata Matter. The Case of the Disoppcaring Dime In reporting on outcome of the operation of the Snack Shark during the lair and rodeo, the committee of 4 11 leader IncI dentally mentioned that a lack of amall coins lor charge waa quite a handicap. This U getting to be an old tory. and It liwjj I n g of surprise to a citizenry who haa always believed that Uncle Sam could come up with an abundant supply If frn had the wherewithal to procure the coins. A shortage of quarters and half -dollars particularly ha been noticed here for aome time. However. It U not confined to this area for the shortage haa been causing aome consternation throughout the entire western part of the country and perhaps across the land It has been said that the great Increase In the use of vending machines has contributed to the shortage of small coins. They go Into these machines and are held for several days, perhaps, before getting back Into circulation. If a dime U spent for a candy bar at a grocery store, chances are that It Is In the bank before the day Is over, ready for further circulation. The vend Ing machine, on the other hand, acts as a temporary out-of. circulation depository. The American Bankers Association estimates that 10 percent of the small coins in this country are held In piggy banks and other family collections. They recommend that these collections be deposited In banks, not only helping alleviate the coin shortage but also collecting Interest for the depositors. The association tells a story on the shortage In The Case of the Disappearing Dime." which Gene Fierce, president of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, has passed on to us. It tells what a person can do to help end the shortage: "When the man tied his tie and put on his coat, he also took the dime from his dresser. On his way to work he used the dime to buy a paper. The newsboy spent the dime for a cup of coffee at a shop where the proprietor gave the dime in change to a man who bought a pack of cigarettes. This man left the dime as a Up when he bought his lunch and the waitress spent it for bobby pins that afternoon at the dime store. The dime store gave it in change to a woman who bought a pair of sunglasses and she spent it for a roll of mints at the candy shop. The man in the candy shop gave the dime in change to a man who bought his wife a box of chocolates. "In a single day, the dime served as a medium of exchange in eight transactions. But there it stopped. For the man who bought the chocolates is not only a thoughtful husband, he is also a dime saver. When he got home, he dropped the dime in a cigar box in his dresser drawer where it will remain along with 157 earlier dimes and more to come. "Is the dime-saver doing wrong? Not in the usual sense. In fact, he is practicing thrift through saving, a generally accepted virtue. But today our country Is in the throes of a coin shortage. Nobody claims this shortage Is being caused by dime-savers, but the dresser-drawer deposit, the piggy-bank balance and the sugar-bowl supply are ancient and widespread customs and account for literally billions of coins now des perately needed to ease the needs of retail trade. "Both U. S. mints are now working overtime to Increase coin production, and another mint Is to be constructed. In the mean time, coins already minted must be kept In circulation if both retailer and consumer are not to share in a frustrating impasse at the cash register. k "Do your share. Take your coins to the bank and turn them In for paper money. Or better yet, put them in a savings account where they'll multiply through the magic of interest That's an added benefit you'll never get from your dresser drawer." Last Holiday of Season-or Forever? Labor Day the last happy holiday of the season. Or will it be the last holiday forever? It is rather morbid to put it in such terms when one is contemplating such a happy occasion a time when many families will be enjoying together their last trip, picnic or outing before the long grind of winter ahead. ' But we know by experience and statistics that among the millions who take to the highways on the coming week-end, some 400 to 600 will never return to their homes. The laughter and joy that many experience will turn to stunned sadness when a sudden crash makes twisted wreckage of newly-washed vehicles, and maims or kills some of the occupants of those cars. What will it be in our state? Will the newspapers report five, dead as of Monday night? Ten? Fifteen? Who knows? . J it Autos won't take the full toll. There will be some deaths by drowning and some from other types of accidents attributed to activities of the holiday. But most will be on the highways. In our modern society we have come to accept with almost fatalistic inevitability that some of our number will die on the highways on any holiday week-end. We have been unable to adjust our emotions, reactions and mental processes to cope with the hazards of the mechanical marvel of convenience and transportation that was developed for our use and enjoyment the auto. (i No amount of education, no restriction by law, no publicity campaign seems able to, diminish death on the highway. But if every driver took it upon himself to be extra prudent and careful this week-end, if he pledged himself to be especially alert in watching for the unexpected, if he followed the basic rule of driving at such a speed and in such a manner so as not to endanger person or property with due regard to all existing conditions then the accident toll could be greatly reduced. Tour particular attention to this matter might possibly be the means to saving one life. How great it would be if all families returned home Monday night to hear on news reports that not a single life was lost on Oregon highways over the week-end! If you are driving this week-end, you can help make it so. Enjoy this last holiday of the season and don't drive in such a manner that it may be the last holiday forever for someone. Monument News A baby shower was held last Wednesday afternoon at the Gene Vaughan home for Mrs. James Hunt of Prairie City. Host esses were Reeta Hunt Hinton, Eva Vaughan of Monument and Mrs. Ellis Hunt of Fox. -timei. t!. a- t, mi IIEFrNEU -TIMES NATIONAL lOITOIIAll BELZJf C SaEBMAN JUaectala KbUaker Single Ccpy 10 Cents. ruMUhoi lS hce at II Wer. Oregon, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Stubble field of Clackamas visited re cently with his mother, Ellen Stubblefield, and with friends and other relatives. IF YOU need a rubber stamp for any purpose, call at the Gazette-Times office. All styles of type, all sizes of stamps avail able promptly. Does History Repeat Itself ITtfTOR NOTE: following U an ankle taken from another paper and given lo lh le Mountain Katie, Jvhn lY. y interetuM fw. It la quit Interesting to nute the clos relationship between the cumin election and the h4 ll rrlJ.vln waa tlerted In 1 Kennedy In li i h President tr .luuTirwd with CUtl lUfht. JL wrre atam tn Kdy and In the porn of their 4. Thetruvrr both named Jvhrun, were Southerner, lvmTatt . . . .... 3k Andrew J.hnon was born In London Johnson w as fi. John WUkea Booth was rn In IfcM. Oswald, 7. Both aUrr of WMh ai4 lwald tBosion Cwtbvth and Jtk Kutyl ftic-w them before their trial, ft. tkh Presidents wtvra lost children through death whlw luing In the White IUhjw. t. ?Mh president rre shut In the head. 10. Kennedy secretary was named Lincoln. Lincoln kv reUry named Kennedy. 11. Andrew Jihnon as nut re elected. Lndn jvhnn? Lexington Folk Entertain Guests From Otit-of-Town ty DELTHA JONES LI3tINCnN Kev. and Mi Walter Smith and daughters i4 Springfield. vUlted over ine Merk enj at tne nui juanju.i. and Carl Marquardt home. On Sunday Rev. Smith was gue! upeaker at the Chrutlan churvh. Mr. and Mrs. uerry irwnr and children ol rurtlana wre Lexington visitors over the week end. Mr. and Mr. Alonro Henderson and daughter Betty have re. turned from a week's vacation t Seaside and other coastal spots. Mr. and Mrs. Ic Gronhens ami children vUlted at the O. E. Irvin home on Sunday. All enjoyed a picnic at the Columbia River and did some swimming. Rev. and Mrs. Earl Soward were Baker visitors lat wee. Mr. and Mrs. Wll Nordean or Baker visited last weekk at the NtWt O'Harra home. Eueene Sawyer of Baker visit ed Sunday in Lexington with his children Walde and Pearl Saw yer who are also visiting in Lex ington. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mathews and children of Sllctz. were Lex ington callers over the week-end at the Leonard Munkers home. Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Chas Ccliy. Mrs. Florence McMillan and Mrs. Bertha Hunt were r. Pendleton on business last Wed nesday. Dixie Kay Peck, daughter of Mr and Mrs. E. E. Peck, is a patient In Pioneer Memorial hos pital where she is recuperating from a broken arm received la a fall. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cutsforth and children are enjoying a vacation in California. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cutsforth and children are spending some time at the Oregon Coast ana way-points. Mr. and Mrs. Gene MaJesJ.e and son Don were recent cailcis in Forest Grove at Pacific urU versity where Don will be a siu dent this cominz term. Mr. and Mrs. C C Jones and son Kenneth and John Rea of lone visited In Pendleton on Fri day evening at St. Anthony's hospital visiting John's sister Kathv who is a patient there following surgery. Roy Martin is a patient in St Anthony's hospital in PendJettn where he is recovering from major surgery. Mrs. Martin has been in Pendleton for the last two weeks to be near him but re turned to her home Sunday. Torn Martin has been staving at the ranch during the absence of his parents. Mrs. Gene Cole has been a re cent visitor at the home of her parents in Kinzua. Mr. and Mrs. Pine Thornburg and children of Pendleton were Heppner and Lexington visitors over the week-end. Lee Padberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Padberg, has gone to Boise, Ida., where ne win at tend a Junior college In that city. Rev. and Mrs. Earl Soward have been recent Boise and Baker callers. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Palmer and son Mike returned from a trip to Omak, Wn., this week. Mr. and Mrs. James VanOver and children of Anaheim, Cal., were callers in Lexington last week. Mrs. Wm. J. Van Winkle had coffee hour last Thursday afternoon honoring the Van Overs. Bob VanWinkle, who has been visiting in Mt. Vernon, returned to his home this week. Rich Lowry, uncle of Bob, brought him home and spent the day with his brother-in-law and sisters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. VanWinkle and Mr. and Mi3. John Edwards and family. Earl Miller of Hinkle was a week-end visitor in Lexington. Mrs, Emma Peck and children, Joyce and George, were Portland visitors a couple of days il.'s week. Dixie Kay visited at the O. W. Cutsforth ranch while ihey were away. Mrs. Bob Davidson was de lightfully surprised one night last week when her children sur prised her with a birthday caka and gift while enjoying a family barbecue. Two of the children, Robert and Beverly, will be away from home on the date of the birthday so they all celebrated a bit early. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Vern Viall and family, Robert. Beverly, Herb and Anita and Greg Davidson. Robert Davidson is visiting his parents for a few days prior to his departure to his teaching work on the coast Schools Opened In Monument If MARTHA MATTESOM MONUMENT The Monument M-hool opened f'r the year on Monday. Augut 31. Teaihers In the grades are Clara Flower, grades 1 and 2; Urothy Uulan c. grades 3 and 4; May IV ilia ton. grades 5 and and Uotvit GertMjn, grades T and 8. HlHh nhool teachers Include W. Baldwin. uprrtntendon; Page Dulaney. Mr. and Mm Clark. Custodians are Mr. and Mr. Mead Gllman. Cooks ar Mrs. Charlotte Howell and Mrs. Jesi Soott. Bus drivers are Robert Porter, Cottonwood- Ernie Johnson, Riverklmberly; Cvi Kinehart. Top. and Martin K. Jones, substitute. Mrs. Mlna Brown of Klmber.y visited a few days lat week wiih her sister, Fearl Keener In John Day. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Peterson and three sons spent their week's va cation at Vancouver, B. C Grand Coulee Dam and Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jackson and children of Portland spe.it their vacation here with h:s mother. Mrs. Wave Jackson and the relatives- Charles Denruson spent a few days visiting his sister. Mlna Brown, and niece Donna Camp bell and family of Klmberly. Robert Porter was In John Day la.st week to take his tesd to drive the Cottonwood school bus for the Monument schools. Also taking the test was Merlin K. Jones who will be a substitute bus driver. Robert Gertson was In John Dav I nit week taklntr care of business. He is me m nu am i take a noi oam in i " . -grade teacher here and lives in ting rid of some of the soreness, the Klmberly district. It persisted, so he took another Mr. and Mrs. Page Dulaney hot bath a little while later. nave rciurneu irwm men am.. . . I s-am - tL.I. ..-.. mers vacation. e is me s?i school coach and Mrs. Dulaney Is the 3rd and 4th grade teacner, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Matteson were business callers In Heppner lasr Thursday. Barbara Glenger was In town thi first of the week to move m-r household eoods from the BuJ Enpl ranch to town. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Johnon spent Friday In Prlnevllle on business and visited thctr daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Martin and two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Howcil and Paddy drove to Pendleton and on to Walla Walla last week where Clifford was fitted for a hrare. necessary after his acci dent in the timber two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Martin and two sons, Miss Margaret Martin, Jim Durbln and Mrs. Arvella Grassley, all of Prineville, spent the week-end here with friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs. Lovd Glengtr and children of Heppner visited friends in Monument over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Mead Gllman re turned from a week's vacation in Harney county where they camp ed and fished. Buzzv Leathers, who spent most of the summer working ut Bend, is now home at Klmberly with his folks, Mr., and Mrs. Wayne Leathers, and will aoon return to Chico, Calif., for his second year of college. Mary Lippert rushed Maynard Hamilton to Heppner Friday evening for medical care to his lefr hand which he had cut In an accident with a saw. Dr. Tibbie3 put in several stitches and he re turned home that night x. : . A Chaff and Wcs THE IUO WITK f fair and fatten I oter. HuitdfeiU Won ptue, ti'Me, premiums d u.U and w ct tf-e J-D tf rn ti g lull fir.tit la all wtut pnfrme4 Well. Ai uual. then wer many who itrked real hard on the events of the Vie Meek Mho Will e little recognition and no compel allxn eviTf that Ihev kiw they had a part in mMn the rountv'a ceU-itration week a line lUtvru. WE WOll.DNT want to lake anything away from the cow- b h came from all over the Northwet to tike part In the rodeo, out It ailered to us lhat the Morrow omnty entries are raining on them In klll and ability. Sure of the .aU are doinj?, a line Job en rail robins, and it might ! Interetlnit to M t up some kind ol a challenge maUn next er between the home bos and the vudtin pro. IT WAS GOOD to e some in mimlnif tin I Ft I hi .i.n.rimrni Tw iM. k Struckmeler. lor InManoe. This I was hi first venture, but he' came out In 1l time, had the rope around his calf's neck In hort order, and mlvht have got-1 ten in there lor low time in Morrow rountv amateur can roping. But he didn't tie the calf securely and It got un. rcsun ln In the heart breaking "no time." Don't count Dick out. In a future vear he may be walk Ing off with that Klmua saddle when he gets the hang of tying a little better. THOSE WHO represented the Chamber of Commerce In the calf roping event deserve praise for a great lob of entertaining the crowd. At the same time, they learned a couple of things: 1. The calf roping 1 tougher than wild cow riding, even though the calves are tied to a stake. 2 The rodeo hand has a much toueher lob than It looks from the grandstand. Jim Myers, the came guy. wno took quite a beating last year In cow riding, said that the roping event "was the moat terrlfvlne two minutes I ever spent In my life." Me saw ne graonea me au front leg. looked down his own arm. scrawny by comparison to the big calf's leg. and wonder ed as he wrestled the calf. What am I doing hereT Iiarley Sager expressed the same thought. He was literally oihausrerf and went home to I - - WE DONT have It on docu mented authority, but we are quite sure that Lois Winchester is the moving spirit behind the comic mounted band that de lighted crowds at the parade. You can count on this same gang to come up with something novel and hilarious each year, and it Is a great contribution to the occasion. That's the spirit that makes It a real festive oc casion. We know that Ralph Beamer was the demure blushing bride In this group, but H would be micrhtv rouch to identify the ujhnio hunch In the eetups they were In. We were aoie to pick out Al Fetsch in his female out fit. He looked ime an eagic- beaked movie actress of tne 1920's. . . , WHEN WE went out to the ro deo office late Friday evening. Buck Lieuallen and some of his relatives were sitting alone in the Buckaroo stand, enjoying a nirnic lunch. We accused him of getting there early to be sure of a good seat, like they line up nrlor to the World Series and camp through the night outside a stadium. But we don't sup pose Buck stayed there all night. He did take a minute to rem inisce, thouch. as he looked over the open field that would echo to horses hoofs the next day. n,,rU declared he still has the high altitude championship for being buckea on a norse many years ago at the Morrow rodeo. He was tossed higher than any mwbnv before or since, he de clared, and the record will prob ably stand iorever. Buck didn't say posmveiy, oui he hinted that some or tnose holes on the moon, which our astronauts have been claiming HOW sN Y Chatter Sherman are cistn. were rd wHr he tumsl his hsd tt t-ln l.uckrd 4I lhat wil l t . . . KAMI All. imU-SON an I hU parade heli-rra are frUm mny compliments n the M4e. Many have called II IM brl t. lids t Minrthin' thai ran never I proved lr sure, of o-ure. but II II U ! mind ol the particular niaior. It coes In his menry as la Uet. and he catalogs II lUndsll Is aU)S m rmnJeM Buy alxut geiunif ctrln for anything He latrs II alonit lo his heUis Jim Karley, le Harneit. Wavne Ball. tr. Robert TtNid a mentum a lew. He also eve a l"t of credit all came lo take art. I'endl.'ton had a line contingent, too. That surely a good exhibition of neiuhborttne The Pemlie oti Junior Drum and Uucle corps a,,ted life and prk lo thin.. , .i.ine with the jaycee raaoy Wagon, the Happy lanyon ga.ot ami Ihe calliope Irom the Uoun I lp. IT IS Interesting to see how k.ds can pull good sized trout fr-i'ti Willow Creek even when t.w water Is low In early summer, but Saturday was the first time we ever saw anyone fUh de licious beef roasts from the ground. They were doing It at tne 1'jilMi.pal chun h barbecue. Jj K I-oyd had a ole and line whlcii he dropped Into the pit beside th church, and he would brn! up a piping hot roast, wrapped In foil. The chefs at Ihe chunh have this thlnif pretty well down to a science. They dig that pit. sUit the fire about 5 p. in, the day bt fore. By morning It Is composed of live tllng not coals. The beef goes In at the aide of t.'u coal about 6 a. m. the pit is covered, and by 5 p. m- the meat Is wonderful. ThLs year the church had an excellent turnout at the barbecui; even though It was chilly, borne ate In.Mde the church, and one sure thing, no one went away hungry. PROBABLY ONE of the nwl unique things that you w-lil see for a county fair and roleo Is that of the "International Por cupine Races" at the Wheeler county fair, Fossil, which opened today and runs through Septem ber 7. Bullfrog jumping contests have become quite common, and enterprising communltl e s have come up with some other novel ideas, but It Is hard to si-e how anyone can outdo the en terprise of the Wheeler coun- tlans. Don't know whether this is suppose to oe a parimuiui event, or not, but everyone Is Invited to get over and root fo: his favorite porky Just as long as he doesn't get too close. Wonder what incentive they use to make the quilled anlmuis run towards a goal? Dogs, of course, have mechanical rabbi'.s to pursue. Which reminds us of the story of the greyhounds who broke loose from the racing track, got Into an open meadow and took after a bunny rabbit that ran for its life. . , The dogs finally ran It down but the greyhounds were dis gusted. "Heck," said one. "This ain't no rabbit. It hasn't got any wheels." A NICE LETTER comes this week from the Fred Gimbels, now installed at Cottage Grove. They keep up on what Is going on with their many inentis in Heppner through the G-T. The family is getting convert ed to water skiing over there and apparently enjoy it very much. They go to Cottage Grove lake for the sport. Fred and Betty are signed up foi" bowling leagues at their new home. He hopes to get back over for the hunting season. DOES AIM lo the ouUtdrrs who me to ' M; , WJI,, tini from the Mn in the fun. Ind . rjrr " f( ,,, (rpuii e aurh a wonderful du I J ',,,- Undmark In th of riatlwn lhat Irom 11. 1- ; " ,n;', ,, one the n.Ulon' The t hambrr td lorn- h the rtty. meree float t.old.-n Age tiuh. ..hy and Christopher. Jobs Daughters. Cmattlla Ord- 'rV MlU-4 I' plaw ert nance de,H,, Im.tllU la.r court. Z" lh; r.,y de- I rnatllla Sate lu-l.-is, and nn.-rs 'n' V- uii.mi So soft and smooth when you touch it . . . And when you slip It on, pure heaven! GONTY'S TO THE EDITOR. To the lit.: Your Itfrreiv. to ! flM ;u,Vm in e.V way, .' r-u- rvervr- oiJ I,mI It iliew hal was hen l.f Heppner a l.rmen.t-js rt,d with manir nwln tm dilad lnts Well do I refill the two lllfch ,4 MUs Uiui.lhrr.n In i Ms -fHln machine- a'd lh re-l had neer myb an airplane lit a.ul IHiht A lew ve.rs lf-e. MJn iwa.hy w. an aiu.e lln with Ms l"'" ".'P ll..rt al the U ,i7'rtlA ..liion at NtUn. In l n. A. irmemhrf. he made two lllithts 'tally between the llrr.ron.is inuver n , Silas made Ms take on and landing on the sld hill Ml south of where Ihe Pioneer Mem orlal hi-pltal now stands Ilia Ilmt flight was scheduled; l about eleven oYhwk In the morning and as the thrones ww nil! Un around the fairgrounds, nearly all eyes were turned up ward to catch sight ol the "marvel of Ihe age." There was some delay and I heard more than one skeptic remark that it was ut a put up d- lo draw people to the fair. Their skepticism was soon dis pelled when the plane appeared overhead and the shouting and yelling of the crowd all but dimmed the roar of the plane's motor. It coM the fair management over Slum for Ihe airplane at traction. All the entertainment features were flrt class and I have often thought that not too much credit could be given to the late Wallare W. Smead. who served as secretary and who did such a splendid M uer vising the many details. And he had the H prrrent cooper ation of his fellow townsmen. Art Crawford Kingston Way San Jose. 30. Calif. COMMUNITY l BILLBOARD Coming Events MORROW COUNTY ROLLER RINK Reopens Friday, Sept. 4 County Fair pavilion Friday, Saturday, 710 p.m. Sunday. 2 5 p.m. Admission 50c. rentals 25c HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL Opening game, Friday, Sept. 11. Rodeo field. Heppner vs. Enterprise, 8 p.m. Support the Mustangs! Season tickets on sale. FOOTBALL 'BOOSTER' BREAKFAST Friday, Sept. 4, 7 a.m. Wagon Wheel Cafe Chamber of Commerce. Members and guests. AUTOGRAPH PARTY Authors of "Oregon Desert," E R. Jackman, Iteub Long. Personal autographs from 3 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept 17. Humphreys Rexall Drug: SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625 Heppner PEEL? i rii-i'iii lit ' - - - k as
