HtrfNER GAZETTE TIMES. Tburador. Dmrxr 17. 14
THE Tf PsF HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
MORROW COUNTTS N EWSFAfEl
The Heppner Gazette established March ). 11 The Heppner
Times established November IS, Consolidated February 1
1912.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
TO THE EDITOR...
A GRKEMIOKN COMING to thl 'COACH RAY POYCK of the I.lons
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ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL fOITOIIAlj
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associat Publisher
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Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon,
aa Second Class Matter.
Forgotten Again?
It U hard to stifle disappointment at first glance at the
governor's proposed program to supplement highway revenue
In order to take care of needed highway construction.
In the projects listed. GO of them. Morrow county was not
mentioned. It is realized, of course, that when something like
this is proposed, every section of the state may be expected
to come up with a "me, too."
But Is a little more than that with Morrow county. Dele
gatinns from here, generally headed by Judge Oscar Peter
son, have been appealing to the Highway Commission for high
way Improvements for years. At one such hearing, Sam Malll
coat, director of state planning and development, appeared on
behalf of the county. Appeals have been made to the governor,
too.
At times, these delegations have come back with some
rather heartening half promises, but always the story from the
commission has been, "We Just don't have the funds available
at this time."
Now under the governor's proposed program, the gas tax
would be Increased lc per gallon, the motor license fee would
be Increased $3 per year, and the bond limit would be In
creased. Our residents will help pay the bill and they will get some
of the benefits when they go to other parts of the state. But
It apparently isn't going to help us at home on a major Im
provement project. What work is done here, so far as it appears
on the face of the program, will come through highway main
tenance funds, pecking away at blind corners and building
shoulders. This Is appreciated, but the county, with roads
In the condition that they are, have the right for more.
Is Morrow county to be forgotten again?
As this Is written, we note that Giles French has similar
comments in the Sherman County Journal:
"We are pretty sure the governor had no part In making
the proposed program of road building in that message.
It came directly from the state highway engineer, Forrest
Cooper, who has a desire to help his old home town of
Dufur. The program would build 7.9 miles of road from
south of that town to the top of Tygh Ridge. The road
is needed and should -be built some day, but already
$4,000,000 has been grafted for that road and spent in
recent years.
"It is only proper that The Dalles-Criterion road should
wait until more important roads are Improved. We see no
mention of the John Day highway, the Heppner highway,
-nor of highway 97, all or any of which should be improved
before more money is spent on 197."
We hope sincerely that we are not right about this, but it
certainly appears that Morrow county has been getting the
stalling treatment by the highway commission all these years.
Our Bill of Rights
(From It's Your Law" of Oregon State Bar)
With December 15 being observed as "Bill of Rights Day"
throughout the land, many persons should be thinking about
what this important "document" means to them.
The American "Bill of Rights," consisting of the first ten
amendments to our federal constitution, all adopted at one
time in 1791, specifies in some detail a number of basic civil
rights of the individual citizen. Unaltered by subsequent amend
ments and Jealously guarded by our courts, these privileges
must still be respected by our governing bodies today.
Among the most familiar of our constitutional guarantees
are those relating to freedom of religion, speech, and of the
press. The same article protects the rights of peaceable assembly
and the privilege of petitioning the government for redress
of grievances.
Another amendment secures our persons, houses, papers and
effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and specifies
that no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, and
unless supported by oath or affirmation.
The due process of law amendment encompasses not one
but several guarantees. Every American is secured against
being placed twice in legal Jeopardy for the same offense,
against being compelled to be a witness against himself in a
criminal case, his private property taken for public use with
out Just compensation.
He is also secured against being held for trial for a capital
(death penalty) or other infamous crime, unless upon a pre
sentment or indictment of a grand Jury. And, of course, no
person may be deprived of life, liberty or property without
6rderly court procedures, on due process of law.
The right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial Jury,
in the locality where the crime was committed, the right to be
Informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, and the
rights to compel attendance of defense witnesses and to have
the assistance of defense counsel in all criminal prosecutions
are secured by another section of the "Bill of Rights." Ex
cessive bail and fines, and cruel and unusual punishments,
are prohibited in Amendment VIII.
The Tenth Amendment further emphasizes the basic theory
by providing: "The powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved
to the States respectively, or to the people."
Thus, that fundamental philosophy expressed in the Dec
laration of Independence, that men are endowed with certain
inalienable rights, and that "to secure these rights, governments
are instituted among men, deriving their Just powers from the
consent of the governed," has been carried forward into the
highest law of pur land.
country could ordinarily spot
a rancher in weather like this
because he'd be the fellow on
the street uho would be grin
nine like Charlie Paly Mon
day while rain drixxled off his
note. On a day like Tuesday,
he'd Hill be grinning while
snow covered his hat.
But some ranchers are look
ing a wre bit grim In spite of
11 the moisture. They are thoe
who delayed planting because
of the early fall dry' pell. Trie
way it's going, the county will
probably have more spring grain
planting In '65 than ever before.
THIS IS the season of "Peace on
Earth and Goodwill to Men" but
watch cut for all kinds of chic,
anery. skulduggery and nefar
ious malice In the big basket
has been strangely quiet as
game time near, lie's got
something up his sleee. Would!
he a bit surprised to see Mm pro
due Mel Count of the rtn
Celtic out of a hat Friday night
Of course, he ha a couple
nearly a rood In Charlie OX on
nor and Ted Palmateer,
Earlier today we had an In
terview with a former famous
hoop Mar who will he seen in
action for the Chamber. He was
an all star guard of McOrew
High school and was named
most valuable player In the Al
liance tournament In 19.13.
Where la McGrew, you ak?
Weil, roughly somewhere be
tween Tollgate. Oregon, and
New York. N. Y but closer to
Chadron. S. D. Thl man Is Rolee
Fulleton, and he I all primed
ball doublerteador Friday nignt and rarln' U go Friday night
at lone. The Lions club will If Coach Jim Farley Isn't too
have two teams, one playing the Mired from watching the TV re
Junior Chamber of Commerce play of the Battle of the Bulge
and the other (those over 35) Tuesday night to think about
taking on the older members of I tome of the bulging waUtllnc
the business community, the on his team, he'll probably also
lleppner-Morrow tounty mam- start "Phenomenal Phil" Ma
ber of Commerce. honey and "Joltin John" Yenard
We Dredlct there will be a blc Farley brags that he has
share of ludicrous nonsense In "Plenty of reserves capable of
the play, too, although both starting" (and that's about all).
sides are going to use any tac-MEd note: The latter phrase U
our own)
Assisting Farley will be La-
Verne Van Marter. who'll be
armed with 30-30 to prevent
the Chamber boys from fleeing
from the floor.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo head up
a crack squad of trainers for
the Chamber, and he is enlist
tics possible to win.
The Chamber of Commerce
boys, we happen to know, are
feeling pretty cocky after they
defeated the Jaycces in a tug
of -war at the rodeo queen's coro
nation in late summer. You see
such guys as Herman Winter,
Clint XfrOiinrrl nA Ppf Me.
Murtry going around the street the entire facilities of the
rippling their bleeps and gnash- on
Incr thoir iwfh lx" theory that they will all
Wed waeer. thouch. that urely be needed
some of these vociferous nlavern I xvieanwniie. an Marter
of Coach Jim Farley have never fIn,n doufih W mad "elllng
seen haskerhaii came Thev're Insurance policies to all his
lust liable to ePt nut on the rourt players. Each player will be
and start davine London hridee Murni-shl with a dog tag for
or rin rummv leasy Identification as he keels
i uu i uii uic iiiwr.
.
SINCE WE wouldn't want them
to be embarrassed, we thought I AS GAME TIME nears, sale of
perhaps we should print a few I Absorbine Jr. and bandages at
Opposed to Sito
IVar Editor:
IV IVrelt Hummel's lectin
mi'ndatlori to place the element
ary sthool In lrrlgon and ll.xu.t
man and . ie a combination
Junior Senior High School some
where between the two
hat been received wllh mUcd
emotions. In theory this would
seem to be an auvrlUhU Com
promise, and It I somewhat
understandable that the Morrow
I'owiily Nilio.il ftoard should ac
ceot the recommendation.
The problem created by thl
smilingly simple solution are
many, such as the creation or a
third community In the North
End of the County. Km the sur
face thl would seem self e-
ptanatory, but It I not this sim
ple.) Imcon arul lUiartlman are
ow lav base town, and have
been worklnf hard to provide
a community water and sewer
system. Itoardman Is In the
unique portion ef hull-line an
entire new town wllh the V. x
Cover nment paying a large part
of the costs. Both lrrlgon and
Hoardman have obtained profes
sional help to plan their com
munities, and to provide modern
facilities ft the roJeeted impu
tation growth in the .North I'm. I
The two communities (as lr.
Hummel stated In his report l
have worked diligently to ac
complish this, so it would seem
somewhat unrealistic to estab
lish a third uncontrolled com
munity.
While the Corps of Engineers
Olokct Write
IVar Wes:
We are well situated lV now.
haln bought a home In a new
addition ( Monmouth The en
tire family like It teal well e
crpt for the es.cel rain I
sure uth there wa some way
that It could le share.! wtui
r'aMrrn Otcron. The add reus u
.J Stadium Ittve K.. Monmouth.
We lake thl mean to Invite
you all to droit in when you are
il thl country.
Karen and Kathv attend Jun
ior high school in Independence.
Jenny I a freshman at Central
IIUh school, and ol.l tla.l i at
tending Oregon College of Edu
cation, which I am enoint Im
mensely, and the U of the
famllv. Shirley. I woiklnjf a a
secretary at the college. I am
a I vi working part lime for llolse
Cascade Corporation, so you can
see that we are all slaying
busy. We really haven t had time
to get homesick et.
I have met many people In
Polk county who remember oi
and Vour famllv well. They all
ay- to gle vou their reeard.
Many e resident of Morrow
county are at present residing;
here. Many will rememlw-r Jack
Morion, Henry Tett, and Marilyn
Miller, now all associated with
Ihe college. Ken and Hetty Hoy I
I Hetty Coteni former reshh-nl
of llepoiur. the Tie. McClin-
tock'a an. I many others, and I
swear that everyone In IVlk.
Marion and Itenton know Violet
Lanham.
We still await anxiously the
arrival of the Caette-Tlme
BOWLING
Male Lnfvie
Team W I.
lesliifc'lon Coop .11 IT
II. I iin r HarU-r Shop 51 IK
II. l i ner t leaner ,tJ'
liilarul Chrm. Service VIS
Heppner I Iks T
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Turner. Van Marter
and firvant 1T4 JiH
lleppoer Auto Sale K 41
llUh In. I l.aine W,b Kil
kenny, 314; HU'h Ind, Serle
lel I'lper. :wlj High Team Came
Heppner I Us, !; High
Team Serle tiTklngtort Oil
Coop, 2.iU.
t la Spinners
Team W
Hank or il) 41
IvteriMiri's Jewelry ,Vi
I Vi s M-uket 3.V
Central Market .11
Jack's Chevron 31
lli-ppner I Iks 21
I'M 1 1 Anirrls
lima' Apparel 1J
Hik'h Ind (lame
thwart. 171; lllk'h Ind. Serle
Marie Mcijuanlc. 4Hrl; High
IVarn Came Jack's Chevron,
K77; Wen Team Series Jack'
Chevron. 2510.
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rudiments of the game.
This thing pictured below
called a "hoop," or a "net":
t
Also used In the game Is
leather or rubber spheroid,
known as a "basketball" and
sometimes called a "casaba.1
round ball," and if a team is
far behind, Its coach Is liable
to call It something else, along
with all members of the op
posing team and especially the
officials.
Pictured below Is a "basket
ball." (Those who are going to
play Friday night should clip
and save for reference):
LITTLCAPS...
Object of the game is for a
team to so propel the ball that
it goes down through the hoop
For achieving this feat, it gets
two points.
For the benefit of such husky
stalwarts as Bob Abrams and
Rod Murray of the Chamber and
Paul Pettyjohn Sr., of the Lions,
we must point out that It Is
strictly illegal to throw an op
posing player, or any part of
him, through the hoop. While a
glance at some of their stom
achs might confuse others into
mistaking this part of their an
atomy for a basketball, this error
definitely should not be made.
This may be hard for Abrams
to understand, since his ath
letic experience was gained on
the football field and in moun
tain climbing, and also with
Murray because he is a bull-
dogging specialist and might
have difficulty being convinced
that a Lion should be treated
more tenderly than a Hereford
steer.
the drug store is equalled only
by the brisk ticket sales.
Lindsay Kincald of the Lions
declares that spectators will see
the most dazzling uniforms ever
worn by a basketball team In
Morrow county, well worth the
price of admission alone.
The Lions have had their No.
2 unit, the one that will play
the Jaycecs, working In high
gear, enlisting the aid of the
lone town team and the coach
ing staff of lone High, including
Gordon Meyers and Gene Dock
ter. Also included will be the
Lindstrom brothers, Roy and
Art; John Jepsen, Herb Ekstrom
Jr., Francis Rea, Leland Mc
Kinney and others.
We know Coach Harley Saer
of the Jaycees has some power
ful players for the contest and
hear that Dr. Bob Todd Is on a
strict diet of beef steak, toast
and tea, but the coach hasn't
listed a roster of players.
So if you want to see basket
ball at its best, attend the Far
west classic In Portland next
week. But if you want to see
it at its funniest and have
real enjoyable evening at the
same time helping the lone band
uniform fund get out Friday
night.
has Indicated they w ,11 par Id- lwh WMk rnV,ylnir rPilllnij ,he
SOME OF THESE beautiful
Christmas trees you see around
town required some real pers
onal sacrifices and hardships to
obtain. Take the one at the First
National Bank. A crew from the
bank went out Saturday to get
it. They spotted it down in Wall
creek, drove the rig down to
wards it, got stuck, couldn't get
out and finally had to come out
via Sunflower Flats. This just
about made them miss the
bank's Christmas party, but the
heroic party, headed by Harley
Sager, straggled in, exhausted
and weary, sometime in the
evening.
WHEN YOU look at that tree In I
pate In this program. It would oe
on a percentage basis- The bur
den of providing the balance of
the funds would be borne by
the Morrow County taxpayer.
The additional construction costs
can be estimated to be Sl.Vi.ftD.
While the scheduling, adminis
tration and tranKrtation prob
lems are many, we need only le
concerned with these Insofar a
they affect our budget. With the
operation of a third plant would
come the additional coMs for
constructing and malntatnln
a separate heating facility,
separate custodian, additiona
landscaping to be maintained,
additional light and power costs
anc general maintenance coMs,
This could Increase our annua
budget to upwards of 110.000. It
seems Impossible to ju.sttiy
building and maintaining three
separate schools for approxl
mately 3.X) students.
Alter five years of seeking a
site for the Boardman school, it
would seem the School Board
would be justified in reconsider
ing their acceptance of Dr. Hum
mel's report, especially when It
presents a complete new plan
that involves so many new us
poets. It seems the School Board
needs to get some detailed plans
drawn, along with realistic cost
estimates, before proceeding
with the new plan,
These problem can only be
resolved by bringing together
responsible people from the af
fected Public Agencies, the Corps
tngineers. Morrow County
School Board, Morrow County
Planning Commission, County
Court, State Health Department.
and last but not least, the Mor
row County taxpayers.
Sincerely,
Dewey W. West, Jr.
Mayor
City of Boardman
activities of the community. We
are afraid that Morrow county
will always he home to u. Our
best retards to you all and a
very sincere Imitation to you
all to drop In and see u.
Sincerely,
The Blake.
Bill. Shirley, Beverly.
Jenny. Karen and
Kathy
Money receipt book In dupll
tile and triplicate are on sale at
the Carrtte Tlinra.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Heppner Grill, you'll swear it
just can't be. Like the farmer
who saw the giraffe first time
and declared, "There ain't no
such animal."
Conifers Just don't grow as
full and bushy as the one In
the grill but Mrs. Bud (Marvel)
Hebert swears solemnly that
there isn't a single limb wired
on.
THE BILL BLAKES, writing
from Monmouth this week,
said that Morrow county will
always be home to them.
This wo well agree with after
looking at the return on their
envelope. They had written al
most instinctively "Heppner,
Oregon" in the corner and had
to scratch over it and change
it to "Monmouth." Homesick,
Bill and Shirley?
To the Fditor:
Dear Mr. Sherman.
Thank you for all the wonder
ful publicity you gave the play
The article after the play was
more than we deserved bu
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely.
Janet Grove
Hj Neighbors
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"Why, I'd love to have you
drop over, Don I want to
how you my new dress!"
Coming Events
ill OFKICKR TRAINING DAY
Saturday. Iec. 19. 9.30 am
Heppner F.lementary School
All 4 II rluh officer.
IIKPPNFR HIGH
BASK LTD ALL
Friday. Ik-e. 18
Enterprise at Enterprise
Saturday, Ire. 19
IH-Sau- at Heppner
Jayvee game. 6:30.
yarsliy fame. H u).
Supjrt the Mustangs!
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM
Combined upier elementary
gra.k-s and high school
Tuesday. Dec. 22. 7:30 p m.
Chorus, Band. lrama num
ber.
Old gymnasium auditorium
LIONS CHAMBER
OK COM MERCK
Benefit Basketball Game.
Friday. Dec. IS, 8 p.m.
lone High school gym
Also Lions v. Jaycees.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
f. 0. Box 247 PH. 670-9625
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CUSTOM REQUIRES THAT each
game tolerate some miserable,
decrepit and universally un
popular characters, called, for
want of a suitable epithet, "of
ficials." These are carefully
chosen on the basis of their poor
eyesight, uncontrollable tempers,
their abiity to have their atten
tion focused on a pretty girl in
the stands during a key play,
and their gentle and kindly solici
tude towards coaches.
The Lions, Jaycees and Cham
ber participants all agree that
they have some very well qual
ified for this job In Peck Leath
ers and County Judge Oscar
Peterson for the Friday night
LEARN to SKI
DURING CHRISTMAS VACATION
WITH SKI LESSONS
BY STEVE PECK
At
ARBUCKLE MOUNTAIN
SKI AREA
For Complete Information
Inquire at Pecks' Ski Shop
Phone 676-9401
?m m Jiff1
we're making the sidewalks
softer this year.
Try them.
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