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ntrrntn gazette times. Thursday. Dcmbr 1 is4 THE fT c? IIEPlTtEK GAZETTE-TIMES mouow cocxm kswsfatii The Heppner Gazette establUhrd March 30, 1KS3. The Heppner Tmf -tabllhed November 11 17. Consolidated February 1 1912. A iwirArit riiuniii AslOCtATtON MATIONAl lOITOtlAl) WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and FublUhat HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publish! Subscription Rates: $4.30 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the rost Office at lirppnrr. Oregon, as Second Clasa Matter. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman WE WONPEH what aurprlea'ene to Influence-their fair Judii are In store fur the audtencea ment of awar.lm the hU-e on who will attend the Heppnerllhe basis of the team with the High Junior riaas plav. i.re-n l bent record, Nevenhelewi, It IT LOOKS AS If the CuHte. Time I it nilnij to hae ti plk an All AnieiU-an team If for no ether reakoiv than In Ket Itulil on an All American eleven. It l kind of Ironic luw he haa been l.to4- after hit ktroni! play ani defensive leadership for Ihe li.Mem all )ear. Iuk a pick ed for the mhihuI team on de. Ien on All Coast, hut shucks, lie miii-Iv should have been on the first team. The Hummel Report On the face of It. Dr. Errett Hummers recommendation for a alt midway between Boardman and Irrlgon for the River aide school might aeem to be a compromise aolution designed neither to hurt nor enhance either of the two communities. Any such conclusion. It seems to us. would do an Injustice to the professional Integrity of Dr. Hummel. When he took the task of making the impartial study of the situation In the northern part of the county, he made it clear that one thing would be paramount In his mind the education of the students In the area to be served. His decision, which has been accepted by the board of directors, seems entirely logical, sound and true to his an nounced purpose; so much so. In fact, that it now seems strange that the problem loomed so big for the past three years. The proposal for a Junior-senior high school, with grades 7 to 12, has understandable merit In our county of light population, since it would bring more students under one roof with the con sequent advantage of being able to offer a broader and better educational program for those attending the school. His recommendation that each city have a school for grades one through six would mean that the small youngsters would be provided education without need for transportation for long distances. Each community would have a school of its own that would fill the role as a local center. It is only natural that there would be some disappoint ment In each of the cities in not obtaining, or in losing, the high school, whichever the case may be. However, when Dr. Hummel presented his report at the school board meeting recently, his reasons quite obviously were pointed towards the welfare of the students in the area, and it is pretty hard to argue with such reasoning when the school district is organized for the education of children. His recommendation brings up some new concepts here, such as the trend towards junior high schools in the county; and it broaches some new problems, the first apparent one being the question, "Can the district finance construction of the new Riverside school and the six-year elementary school In Board man with the some $900,000 it will have available?" Supt David Potter believes that this will come very close to doing the Job, but when it comes to construction, no one can be fully certain until specifications have been drawn and bids are in. It was interesting to see reaction of those from the north 'end in attendance at Dr. Hummel's report meeting. Most were In accord with his recommendation. In fact, he was given a hearty round of applause which recognized a thorough and pain staking job. His comment that all Morrow people must recog nize that they have common interests and must work together as one community is certainly appropriate and goes much broader than just in the county's educational system. It is a good theme to remember from now on. At the same time it is hoped that those involved will forget any controversy that might have aroused animosities over the location of the school. Dr. Hummel's complete report, embracing 103 typewritten pages, is quite an amazing document considering the short time he had to prepare it He has made what appears to be an exhaustive study of the entire district and the report is considerably broader than many had expected it would be. The educator points out, however, that a problem such as the location of the Riverside school has an interrelation to concepts throughout the entire district; hence, when a recom mendation is made on such a problem, it necessarily has a correlation to the whole system. Dr. Hummel's report will give the district some real meat to chew on for a long time to come. It was made clear when the report was accepted that this did not mean that all the individual recommendations are being approved by the direc tors. This just could not be possible. There are too many ramifi cations that require stringent study. The least that can be said for the report in. general is that it does give a good objective look at the county's educational system by an impartial professional person. It thereby sets up a proposed general course that could be used as a guide for future development to the extent that the district finds the recommendations feasible. Dr. Hummel's frank and forthright method of presenting it was refreshing. night? In the pant few years. the drama department, under Ihe direction of Mr, Janet (roves, haa always nad some delightful or novel surprise for tho attending the plays aome innovation that was striking, uch a the black lighting of the Chrintmas program last year. rrom tne sound oi tne ad vance Publicity on X.reen Valley" this will probably be the beat of all. Indications are that the properties will be quite In genious and right down the alley for Mrs. Groves and her interested students. The fantaay typ production offers all sorts of fascinating possibilities. Our guess is that those who do not attend the plav either Friday or Saturday night will miss an outstanding production. The lleppner High drama de partment takes a back aeat to none when It comes to staging plays. Local people don't have to attend piaya purely aa a matter of obligation or courtesy; they can be assured of first clau entertainment here. would be Interesting to know lukt how the vote went. It prob ablv Is pretty well acknowledged that mot of the California schools voted for CSC. The walla WOL'LP.NT IT BE great no If lhoM Southern Callfomlau could be big enough and gen erous enough to throw v their crying towels ami give OSU a (treat welcome to tne aouui TO THE EDITOR. . . from the southern part of thelt r (h m, jK mHl (J ,h mate ran almot be heard In Oregon without benefit of radio trarurniulon. auuad that haa been rruMeii to represent their conference? I vou think they'll do It? We'll CERTAINLY by far and away the biggest surprise of the week was OSU's selection for the Rose Bowl after everyone had it figured that if Southern Cal did well against Notre Dame, the choice would go their way. USC did better than make a good showing; It won. The surprise In any event. Morrow county u.ii UVtn rvnlcal. re Is now assured of having rep. ; memberlng the last time OSU resentatlv In the Rom Bowl i th UmI Th ralir.ntiia with Dick Ruhl as co captain of papers performed abysmally at the Beavers. Those fans who tor (ru boas era were defeated In can't get to Pasadena for tha lr,t one. Our position U that New Year'a event will have their thrv ar a hunch of crv babies eyes glued to their TV set, down there. Jut watch the rabid Ruhl a work through the ear f.n. on - t.-vlvt iro football has had the local populace game when any little thing aooui ousun iis nuuonn wunigoes against them. ail year, ana neil cue a upift'.t, u i-c u performance In the Bowl. nuon-rt Wtn.Uv mornlii as saving Oregon Slate has a fine DICK'S WIFE. Susie, gained a team and la a fine choice. I.'e lot of publicity when news- tald that he would be fully be- papers railed for reaction from hind them. That's typical of Ruhl after the team's selection John McKay, for the Bowl. At It happened. But he has some Oregonian uick was out wun Hooker asn- blood In him. having been bad;. Ington rounding up some of the fu.j coach for the U of O for rest of the players to share the a number of years. It seems to moments of exultation, and u that McKay exemplifies the! susie turnea out to oe a apoKes- kind ef spirit that a coach man. Her comments went out on should show, lie knows the game. the AP wire. has a sene of good sportsman- She was quoted as saying that ship, and a real sense of humor. Dick was "happier than happy.- . v the wav. he's one of the We happened to be In Eugene after-dinner speakers wee Monday and found the Puck par- ever neara ana win never lorgei was that the AAUW faculty rep-1 Beavers now on the theory that h told at a dinner meeting l.i resentatives didn t allow the they had a good team and a power politics" of the confer-better record than t'SC To ihe Editor: My letters to the Cactle Times containing Ihe name of tome of Ihe old timer, with the amount of the iroerty tae thev mI1 nvnu.l to Intrii'M quite a few people from the let ter I have received. Even mv brothers and slater have been sending me name. Following Is another list of names i.f pioneers who paid taea some year Ih fore the lleppner flood: Henry Welch. Ulitt A. W. Wright, f I. 11; W. II Yerkea. $1 7S; Pavld Baker, f I.Otf; Jarne M. Ilamblet. $1,155: C. K. Holland, $1,413; John Jordan. W.IW; H (J. Slurry. S1HO; II M Thornton. SJ1M0; Robert ( Will, $1,470; R. K. Wll- mot. $1,015; J. 1- Ayem. $l.Vtt; W. A Aver. $1 M; Jerry Hro. nan. U.6t.; C. It Calea, $.1.2.15; Charles Cunnunghame, $IJV10; Ed. F. Pv. $5,351; James Paugh erty. W.010; B. V. Paugherty. $-. aJ; W. M Dougta. 4.; Hen rv Jon IJ'ksi): W. Avers. $-t.. i'v.10; Felix Johnson. 1.1.371: Mra E. Kllcun. $-H: Walter Kllcuo, $li; Joe iAickman. $3ri5; M. B. Mann. $3.3); J4tn Molallv. $l.0ri; John Marshall, $3tkrt; Towns Mathews. $J.Niii: Hugh Field. $3.51)0: J M. Waddcll. $1.. 130; Davis A Burgovne. $l."0; William I'enland. $I.Vnm Next letter .there will be more names of "old timer" that I know many Morrow county tieople will still remember, but they will have to be up In their years to do so. Sincerely. O. M. Yeager Box 47i Catle Rock. Wash. !'.ll To Attend Meet I ton Turner. j-lngloi, Mor row County l( publit an Central t'ommltlee rhalnnan, will go to Salem 'tl Saturday, Icemlter 5, for a meeting of the rseeutlve lomnilMie of the Ute Itepubll ran Central mmmlitee lie la rhitlnnan of Ihe credential com mittee tn Sutwlay. Itefrntxr 0. he will attend the general e bn of the central mmmlttee. The meeting are In Ihe Marlon i loir I. COMMUNITY ( BILLBOARD iole. the driver went to sleep. When someone fount! him rid Think Twice about Medicare (From Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day) Let's start out by saying we're not against medical assistance for our elderly needy people. Let's face it we do have lots of older folks in this country who can't begin to meet doctor and hospital bills. Welfare doesn't always take care of them In certain circumstances. What can they do? This is why some time ago the federal Kerr-Mills law was derived. It is a joint federal-state project which puts the ad ministrative responsibility at the local level. It offers health care to all elderly people who are in need. It is a complete program with hospital, nursing home, medical, dental, surgical and drug care. In view of the weakened financial status of our social security system, we believe it would be safer to use the Kerr-Mills law as a foundation for medical help for the elderly instead of bringing on the Medicare program, which could be a financial back-breaker. Our present social security system is spending money faster than it is coming in. And It appears this trend will continue in definitelyunless something is changed. Medicare could make this problem much more critical and faster. If Medicare became law, it would increase social security tax. borne by workers and employers, to 10.4" percent of the first $3,600 annual Income by 1971. This would be $582.40 for each worker. And, it is not certain that this would be enough to meet the costs of the system. If taxes had to be Increased to meet expenses of the system, we would be in the same boat as Ene- land, or maybe even France. In France, the whole social security system and Its "Medicare" program have gone bankrupt It has been announced that the "Medicare" part of their social security program has been the main downfall of the whole system. It seems common sense to assume that If medical aid is to be free, there will be many who will take advantage of it. "As long as It's free, let's make the best of it," we'll say. Doctors' calls will be more numerous than necessary, and costs will go up. And we'll wind up paying more and more for this type of system as each year progresses. Taxes and more taxes. Do you suppose someday there will be a nation where people turn their entire paychecks over to the government as taxes and get in return so much allowance for food, rent, clothing, retirement benefits and medical care? Com munism is close to this right now. . We believe the Kerr-Mills law can provide the medical help that is needed for our older residents. States on a participating basis can offer medical hospitalization and treatment to these un fortunate citizens on a separate program. This law does not add any complications or strain to our social security system. This program Is now working in Oregon and other states. If more is needed, let's do it through this existing law. Let's protect our social security system we don't want to lose it like France did. ago about an alleged character aroused him. hla first comment named Jim Bailey. It wemcd to was. "I'm going to sue the city!" naia tne r.nicrpri'e, would have hern quite go on forever but got funnier all the time. John seemed scared to death when he got up to taU. but It was all part of his act. He used kind of a minor kev voice that contributed to the humor of the stories he told. Too bad all Southern Callfornlans don't take McKay's attitude on the Bowl selection. Wonder what will happen In Southern California If OSU boats Michigan? It will probably ruin a lot of pre conceived vindictive sports pages that the nt-ws papers there will have cooked In advance: THE GAZETTE-TIMES gets some 50 or 60 newspapers on an exchange basis with other papers, and they furnish some real good reading If a person can find time to sit down and go through them. A mystery was turned up by an elk hunter from Bend, ac cording to a story In the Wallowa County Chieftain of Enterprise. The hunter. BUI Snider, shot a cow elk, and in its mouth was a partial denture plate with three front teeth, a roof and some hooks and wires. Now everyone Is trying to fig ure out how the elk got the artificial plate. Some think that the animal might have been one caught for checking and banding and that the game commission might have found teeth missing and provided the plate. Others figure that some scared or Incb riated hunter might have ex polled the plate when the animal might have charged him. and still others with more morbid minds theorize that the animal may have dispatched and con sumed some unfortunate hunter, clear down to the dentures. In any event, the Chieftain's story draws this conclusion, "An elk hunter should keep his mouth shut!' ' AND DON MOFFATTs Mill City fcnterprl.se of last Thursday s issue carried the story of an inebriated driver whose car slammed into a power pole and sheared it. After breaking the 'That a feat as he was In the country." THEY SAY that Santa Claus came Into a Washington city Friday via parachute from a fdane. lie was supposed to land n a certain area, but wind carried him six blocks away and he found himself hanging In a tree with a sprained ankle. That's strange. We didn't see Santa hobbling around when he arrived here Saturday! Coming Events JUNIOR CLASS PLAY Friday, Saturday, pee. 4 and 9 High school multipurpose rtwm. "Oreen Valley." Tickets $1 aoc. IONE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL Sunday, Pec. 6, 12:30 to 4:30 ft m. How Grange hall. Ham dinner, 12 30 to 2.00. Booths, Games, prawing at 4 put. EPISCOPAL niURCH BAZAAR Saturday. Pee. 5 l.plseopal Parish Hall Luncheon 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. tiaraar Itema on sale from 11:30 a m. HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL First game of season Friday, pec. 11 DeSales at Walla Walla Saturday, Dec. 12 Enterprise at lleppner SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. 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Deniece Matthews, reporter Arrington Family Moves to Heppner Mrs. Darlene Arrington and her three daughters, Katherine, ualo Ann and Bonnie Lynn, ar rived here Friday from Moses Lake, Wn., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wise. Widowed recently when her husband SSgt. Ed lArrington, lost his life when an Air Force B52 bomber crashed near Glas gow, Mont., and claimed the lives of sixty other airmen. Mrs. Arrington has purchased the Grace Nickerson home and plans to make her home here. She and her children will stay with her parents until the house becomes available. The two older daughters, Katherine and Dale Ann, were enrolled at Heppner Elementary school, Monday. I nr'i 1 . - . f iiimsriiiri n in'1 !' .-y "' ' v7 f X'-1 aKhfyAi & rg f .v'ms,,, s. 0 6 6 9 o 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 o 9 o 6 6 6 6 b o. fl 0 6 6 0 6 o 6 6 9 in lip make-up o-o-o-o-o. 9 0 9 0 6 6 6 6 6 9 o 6 6 0'0-00-0'0'00'0-0'0.00'0' 00'03' GussariDOi Have you priced a tiger lately? Take the GTO. for Instance. 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