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THE
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MORROW COUNTT-1 KtWSfArtl
The lUrpner Garett established March 30. 18KX "The Heppner
Time established November 1. 1897. Consolidated rebruary la,
1312.
'AIIOCUIION
WESLEY A. SKX1MAM
Editor and fubUah
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Every Thursday and Entered at
at Second Clasa Matter.
Our Feelings on Teachers Salaries
There oik wu an occasion when It"" ,fort!
m Kim it skilled rrtltsman to do tome technical work In the
Si'Si, p ini The price rt hu labor at W.75 per hour w.s
htTrI v didn" feel that we could afford him but the Job had
?o be done, and wW grateful that we found the right man
'SJwVnKSrSU with him. but he replied,
v k i. taiir ai the nrt-e we command. It
nivr ii i u urn' w -- " '
allow for conversation."
Needless to V. we pained respect for that man.
wTlooked upon the teacher wlarV Increase rr.nted by the
Morrow county vhool board In much the tame light
The rolns 'rate for teachers seems high, but they do Job
that muEtbe done" and we cannot afford to do without them If
we vTlue our children's future. It Is necessary to pay them
the salary that the times demand for to"Jfc& that
At the same time educators must have a dedication that
makes them worthy of their salaries. The teacher with a real
Sealto do the most he can with his students, and for Jhem. Is
Invaluable. He Is the one willing to give the utmost of hU
knowledge, training and abilities to prepare the youngsters for
life and help make them worthy citizens. 1.,vi-
But we have little but scorn for the one who enters teaching
with only the Idea that It is an easy field In which to find a
Dor!e,nrfchtb' teaching U an occupation that requires the
utmost skill, and it Is hard work.
The current Increase In salaries comes after agriculture has
had a bad year here, and it Is the principal substance of our
economy. Thus, while teachers' salaries are destined to go up,
others In the county are finding their Incomes dropping sharply,
and the latter group largely pays the salaries of the educators.
Looking at the matter objectively, the school board had
little recourse If It Is to staff the county system with good
teachers. Now that starting salaries are higher, it Is to be hoped
that the county will have more applications from top young
prospects who may find Morrow county a desirable place to
remain and teach.
Teachers In the system must know, as Mrs. Carmlcnael em
phasized in her original report fran the teachers committee
several weeks ago. that things have been tough economically
in agriculture and business recently. They should constantly be
aware of this and give full measure of their abilities in teach
ing the youngsters of the county. The ones who do not should
certainly be considered expendable.
Supt. David Potter states that there are areas in the school
budget that can be pared without hurting educational services.
The auditors reported that the district has had too large a cash
carryover for the past two or three years. Indicating some over
budgeting. This can be cut Dr. Errett Hummel In his survey also
pointed out some areas where economies can be made in the
system.
If these things can be accomplished and the salary Increase
can be incorporated without a marked Increase in tax levy,
. th district shall have aecomrjlished a pood stroke of business.
Dollars spent for schools, after all. are primarily aimed at
educating our children. Teachers do the educating and so it
would appear that the best use of tax money which goes to
schools is to devote as much as Is practical to teachers.
Maybe the best situation is that when a teacher receives
his salary check, he knows and feels deep within himself
that he has earned every bit of it If this is true. It will be
evident in future years In accomplishments of his students,
and the harassed taxpayer can be assured that his money was
well spent
Arbuckle Gains Momentum
Arbuckle Mountain had its best day Sunday with 60 skiers
"on the hill" and perhaps 30 other visitors.
This was encouraging to those who have been working to
develop the recreational facility, knowing that skiilng is an
ever more popular sport.
Starting where the Arbuckle Mountain ski club left off,
the new Arbuckle Mountain Corporation has been attempting
to make a first rate ski run that will attract skiers from a
considerable distance.
The attendance Sunday came after some promotion had
been undertaken with small advertisements in some six east
ern Oregon papers. Among the outsiders were some from as
far as the Tri-Cities.
However, directors of the corporation know that this is Just
a start. If the Arbuckle facility is going to become a mecca for
ski enthusiasts, it is going to have to offer the facilities avail
able at other popular resorts.
At this time, the corporation is seeking ways and means
of providing some type of lift that will replace the present
rope tow. This permanent lift would represent an investment of
$15,000 or more. Work to the present has been done for a few
thousand dollas from these investors who have had enough
.faith in the project to share in the initial financing.
There is still available at this time a current small offering
from the first issue of stock, and proceeds from the sale of
this stock could be used to good benefit now.
Progress that has been made at Arbuckle has been sur
prising for the small amount invested, with the ski run doubled,
the beginner's slope improved, the 1200 foot tow rope bought
and installed, permanent toilets erected, shelter moved and im
proved, and other work accomplished.
There have been, and will continue to be, problems facing
the supporters. Financing Is the big one, solution of which
would make other problems seem small. There have been
difficulties with the tow, and it has been a task to keep the
road up Shaw Creek grade open for travel.
Directors of the coporation feel sincerely that recreation is
an industry that can most readily be promoted here and one
that will pay great dividends by bringing more people here.
They need more support by others who have faith in this area
and who realize the potential that recreational development
will provide.
The sun was shining at Arbuckle Sunday, and it was a
great day for skiing. With the 60 paying customers on hand,
it was the brightest day to date for the young corporation and
it seemed to justify the thinking that the skiers will come when
the hill is properly developed.
With faith and development the time will come when
hundreds will be at Arbuckle on a day such as this
National Ski Week is here and there will be a few special
events at Arbuckle on the coming Sunday. At this time the
road is clear, and with some five feet of snow on the moun
tain, the skiing is fine.
It would be a good day to take the family up after church
and see what is developing there.
Picture Quality Low
Recent difficulty in getting a
clear picture on Portland TV
channels has been due to the
poor receiving quality coming
through locally, according to Don
Wise of Heppner TV. Inc. It Is
believed that it will be only tern
porary. Accompanying the poor
picture quality will be noticed a
buzzing sound on audio, when
receiving difficulties are exper
ienced at the local transmitter.
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Marine Private First Class Mer
ritt H. Gray, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Merritt H. Gray, Sr., Hep
pner, completed a Welders Course
December 16, at the Marine Corps
Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He re
ceived training in welding, work
ing with various types of steel
and various military subjects.
Tell the advertiser you saw
In the Gazette-Times.
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LAST WFFICS letter from Mrs.
Annie lan U Ithaca. New
York. scckm information on
how Butter lYeek got Its nam
bruutht forth four accounts, all
simitar, and !!. quite naturally.
Involving Incidents concerning
butter.
Barbara I Mrs. Orvtllel Cuts
forth kked up Butter Creek la
Lewis McArthura "Oregon Geo.
graphical Names Immediately
Iter she received the paper and
read the letter.
Tarn" McArthur had two vet.
tlons, one saying that the name
came about, when on September
9. 1SK2. some volunteer soldiers
ok some butter from the of.
fleers' mess while the soldiers
ere camped along the creek.
The other described an Incl-
dent when a party of pioneers
supposedly found some stale
butter on the banks of the
stream. Incidentally. Barbara re
ports that the post office In
Heppner was known as Butter
Creek post office for some years
and for some unknown reason.
John Kenny, who was born
here and has been here for SO
years, has a version that tends
to agree with the second account
He said that a freighter tipped
over while crossing the stream
and spilled Its load of butter.
Barbara Wltherrlte of Fxho
writes: "In the History of Mor
row County there Is an account
In the Pine City Community sec
tion that Is thus:
'Butter Creek was named
prior to the settling of the Pine
City Community. The Cavalry
detachment of the U. S. soldiers
stationed at Walla Walla. Wn,
and The Dalles rode back and
forth over the Old Emigrant
Trail at the emigrant crossing
from one fort to the other, camp
ing on the creek each trip,
which Is about 10 miles south
of Hermiston. The captains had
butter at their mess but the sold
iers had none. At one time the
soldiers stole the captains' butter
and hid it in the creek, causing
considerable trouble. Hereafter
It was called Butter Creek.'" I
Well, that version agrees with
McArthur's first explanation.
Old timers in the area might
want to argue for their respec
tive versions, but leave us out!
We're neutral!
Mrs. Wltherrite concludes her
letter. The people of this area
are proud or the name or the
creek. There are still four pine
trees in this area of Pine City,
also two of the huge landmarks
are dead, and we must cut them
down. But there will still be
two of them left. They are vis
ible from the road as people
drive by."
WHEN JERRY SWEENEY be-
came secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce and came to
get the filing cabinet that has
reposed at the G-T office for
three and a half years, he start
ed quite a chain reaction, un
known to him.
Stashed around the C of C
archives were piles of material
which can only be called "stuff."
When the cabinet was moved,
this "stuff came tumbling
down and had to be cleaned up.
The cleanup resulted In get
ting us poking into an old cab
inet that has been at the G-T
for time Immemorial. Hitherto
we hadn't the time nor courage
to invade Its venerable sanctity.
But It revealed some Interest
ing things. We found teachers'
directories and Institute pro
grams going back to 1914 and
turned these over to School Supt
Dave Potter.
We found a brochure saying
"Why You Shouid Attend Hepp
ner High School" that contain
ed pictures which would frighten
the most hardy student of to
day. A county statement of taxes
for the 1928 rolls shows a sur
prisingly high valuation in the
county. $13,979,729, and nice
low taxes!
Total of special school taxes
(59 districts in the county!) was
$124,652.74. A general school tax
brought $14,818.51, and there
was also an item for union high
schools, $5,894.51, plus high
school tuition, $6,938.59.
We found a copy of Heppner's
Water Rules and Regulations for
August, 1924, and rodeo pro
grams from way back.
There was a premium list of
Morrow County Poultry Assoc
iation's first annual show, De
cember 24-27. 1912, with E. G.
Noble as president and Vawter
Crawford, secretary.
There was a program of the
Umatilla and Morrow Odd Fel
lows convention of February 26,
1921, and a charter night pro
gram of the Heppner Lions of
March 15, 1930, with Lion Cal
Sweek giving the address of
welcome and Lion Sam Notson
responding. Meat course was
listed as "Raw Zebra Breast with
Jungle Dust Dressing."
We discovered a Hehisch of
1920-21, at that time being an
annual instead of the Heppner
High paper. We found some
printed statements of Rachel
Dick, florist.
There are programs for annual
Elks' Memorial Service for many
years. And a brochure, eviden
tly put out by J. O. Turner, says,
"Save Your Grain by Keeping
Your Combine Level," and it de.
scribes the benefits of the "Combine-Harvester
Level."
THEN WE came upon some
printed copies of the Heppner
High paper, "The Hehisch,"
when it was printed in 1945 and
1946. Some of that material, par
ticularly in the gossip columns,
might make good dope for black-
mail now. ,
Among the editors were coi-
leen Miller, Marlene Turner,
Chatter
Sherman
Marvlou Ferguson. anJ tWhal
do know. Joe! I Jo Grave, now
ivttvjohn
On measure of the worth of
school paper Ued to b Its
J.4r. Remember thes knee
latpers?
Now. Tommv. how do you
know th world Is round and
hangs on nothing In the alrT
How do you prove It?"
-I don t have to prove It. I
never said twas
Roy Carter's mother hopes
he ll grow up to be president,
but his dad. who Is a staunch
Rrpub.. wants htm to amount to
something.
"Samuel!"
"Mummwrnpf."
-Samuel! Wake up!"
-Lh . . . mppff . . . wassa
matter?" "Samuel. I'm certain I heard
g mouse squeak!"
"Waddva want me t dor uet
up and oil Ut
ile: -You look like Helen
Green."
She: "I look worse In pink."
Lady (at almond counter):
"Who attends to the nuts?"
Glen: -Be patient, mam. I'll
wait on you In a minute"
Passerby (to motorist at side
of roadl: "Hav a puncture?"
Motorist: "No thanks. I Just
had one."
1st hunter: "Hey Bill."
2nd hunter: "Yeah."
1st hunter: "You all right?"
2nd hunter: "Yeah."
1st hunter: Then I've Just
shot a bear."
Curtis: "Young man. are you
the teacher of this class?"
Don G.: "No mam."
Curtis: Then don't talk like
an idiot.
AFTER ALL this on the old days.
we 11 have to explain that It
is Just by coincidence that we're
A
Heppner
R. Salem Scene
bt Robert I. Owned J
"Property Us relief congress
lonal if'iHiiioiuirit. tViulitu
Mortal revuum. wwkiwti'i coin
ensatton and the Governors
rtviM.I bu.K'rt are Issues v4
prvtitt rii.i.rn." This i the
ni'l) ffm lltue P-k- V. K.
Muni fmmfv lit Lane
rMintvl (then akkdl What he
tnttJer are major problems
fat-in the VMA tiegm lxjU
Utuie. Montgomery said property
tat.i haM IlklMlTll 105 ltf
cent during the ten year period
from lUSaM to I'M -6. Akcl
what he hopes the legislature
would do to relieve the serious
lit- of (his trend. Montgomery
taut he desires a return to coun
ties of surplus General Fund
monies exceeding 15 million as
a direct offset against county
levies
Suable surtiluses have evlst
ed n the state s General Fun
at the close of nearly every ol
mnium during the last ten
years.
Although several proposals
have been discussed. Montgom
ery Indicated he favors "tying
down" these surplus funds as a.i
offset against existing county
budgets, thus providing "dirixt
relief to the property tapacr
II- feels this proposal is
"good, sound business manage
ment" for the state and predic
ted It would get favorable con
tldcrallon by the legislature.
"Congressional reapportion
ment will have a murh greater
Impact on this session than most
would believe." the Republican
House Speaker declared He
starting the 10 20 30 Years Ago
column again this week. Many
folks wrote and told us that they
used to enjoy it very much, and
getting a little better organized
now. we hope to keep It going.
Co-publisher Helen Is digging it
out and writing It. She gets so
Interested In reading those old
papers that she almost rorgeis
to write me column.
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The Gazette-Times
Dealer For Moore
pointed out that some IS differ
rut plans have already bee
aufKcsteJ. ''d It aPPr " J"
end up being more "geograph
ical problem" than one 'l l
nature.
Whatever the IrgUlature fin
ally decide. It Is almt reitalti
District Three IMultnomaii
oouniy. and pusaibly District
Due. will have to yield some if
I; territory. Montgomery assert
ed. Oregon's congressional dis
trict ptesently vary a widely
r. v.-JHlS In lMtrict Thre !
'X4.lt In District Two tesstern
IHvgont, a difference of over
;S0.UM based on l'.! frderl
census figures.
"Constitutional revision, sail
Montgomery, "is almt a mut
It has been three legislative
sessions since a UMM nujotlty
In IVM voted the legislature U
come up Hh a Constitutional
revision plan."
The House Speaker said the
same revision bill Introduced
during the last session Is now
before the VM& legislature.
Referring to the defeat of Bal
lot Measure No. 3. at the No
vember elections, Montgomery
said the "avenue Is now open
for a competitive system oi
workmen's compensation."
lie said there Is great nceo
to strengthen employee saiery
programs and that a competi
tive system would assist lm
mcaiurably toward this gal.
A bill providing lor benetlt in
creases of INNS, per ceru iu
broadened coverage under a
oomjK-tltlve plan has been Intro
duced. "Budgets." he said, "are al
ways serious prooiems lor me
legislature, and Governor Ha'-
field's record 4'I9 million pro
posal Is no exception. He Iihii-
latod It would grt a thorough
examination and that It Is pos--
lbl some reductions can be
mi. ie
Although It Is too early -a
knew the Impact of IVcvmt.
flood damagea on Income tax re
Phone 676
Business Forms
tort s. Montgomery said tit rd
Mature, at this junction, would
b, nwxe Inclined to make use
of bonding prfnta raplUl
M.nMiu. un than Increasing
lasi-a should a substantial
amount of Income las revenue
t, , to the floods.
COMMUNITY I
BILLBOARD V
Coming Et-tntt
llFTTNr-R HIGH
BA3KLTBALL
Friday. January 23
Sherman to t llrppner
First home league gam,
jayvc game. .TO P m.
Varsity game. R.U) p m.
Support the Mustangs!
RAINBOW INSTALLATION
Ruth Assembly No M. Sun
day. January 21. Masonic
hall. 2 W Prn. PublU? In
vlted. SKIING AT ARBUCJCLH
Observe National Ski Week
this week end.
Tows operating Rat, Sun,
from 10 a m. to 4 p m.
Snow 5 feet deep
tskt Lessons Available.
4 II LEADER'S BANQUET ,
Wednesday, Jan. 27. 130 pm.
Fptscopal parish halt.
Theme: Fifty Golden Years
of 4 II In Oregon.
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