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HtrrNE GAItTTt.Tmtl ThrdT. rbtut U. rf&l NIWIfAMi 4 VjAIIOCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editoi and PublUhet GAZETTE-TIMES MOHHOW COUNTY'S HEWSFAFEB The llrppnrr G.iotte eatablUhrd M.rch The "TPnj Time rVtaMUhrd November 18. IK". Connoiidated February 15. 1912. NATIONAL lOITOIIAt ZQ hc6TI5N SZhiifiwiiii ii ma HELEN C SHERMAIt AuodaU Publisher ubarriitkn Rate: USO Year. SlnKle Copy 10 Cent. Published SThurifcy and Entered at the lst Ott.ce at Heppnw. Oregon, at Second CU Matter. . Rebuttal to an Editorial An editorial In the Condon ClobeTlmea last a Morrow county resident as saying that would-be olunteer fn this county were -restrained" from helping on road repairs m&7 recent floods. While criticizing the Morrow o tcUU and road department the man commc Clillani omclaU for the good work they had done on the res tloVl?!mri.l We ll have to take exception to the criticism of our offlclata and road department Our observation has been that they have J Jlw Irk In a very difficult indeed, sometimes tZS!1 done in Gilliam i county in fact, the work of all responsible persons in meeting the ilicencv was rather awesome including state highway crews, SSwiSS to aliwuntle. of the area, the railroads and others. It cealnly can be understood that a resident hard hit or IsoItS by he flood, could be considerably J " Sihtwel 1 m t nothing was being done about hto problem. Tut man! mere were problems everywhere The county had to work on the worst first For days after the first Hood, equip ment couldnt trawl on most of the mushy-soft . roads. As to the charge that "volunteers were restrained, it might be foted Vnat many volunteer, pitched i the editor's personal knowledge were these Don Turner ana ine ciuforth on culverts near their AJSkri upper Butter Creek area. Ken Peck on the W mow Creek road. s.'ZSfssssi ss s the maienai or equipment WUA?ModrrX county court states that they rnaterSS2 in the county that isn't passable now, or an alternate route pro JSedTSSoSS Wtte i yet has been done toward , perm -inent repairs. In the case of the bridge washouts on Butter Oeek. dc our road has been constructed to reach those stranded, work ng Sunday and long hours to do the job. The road crew pitched in to iach the Ray French and 1 HWer Xamlhes fhn i-e. flood too because they were isolated, it got rSht SVoJ Sme flood to ojen upper Willow Creek. &JK.5l.nd Commissioner Gene Ferguson spent ChrKas Day helping out when the Al Bunch elevator went down in the December flood. Repairs were made to the Clarks Canyon road to get the CTain out. The Judfje was out with Doc Sherer until late at night during the second flood, placing flares and checking on damage. It has been a terribly hectic time for all. and particularly so for the county road department and county court. All information that has come to us is that they have done a good Job meeting the emergencies. The spirit of those who pitched in to help out as was pointed out in an editorial at the time of the Christmas flood, demonstrated what good people OuTgSoT'friend. Editor Clay Brownhill. concludes his editorial, "Just another reason why this area is a desirable place to live." We surely agree, Clay, but dont stop at the Gilliam county line! Road Levy Election Important February 24 is the date for the special election on the county road levy, calling for an annual sum of WWvetyeutot the next three years. This is a very important matter and some thing that every voter should earnestly be studying now. Although once defeated (in November, 1964 . the levy Pas sage might be considered a foregone conclusion in the waKe of devastating damage by the floods. However, those in favor of ttStoS lfieJt its approval cannot be casually assume The county road department has depended on this serial levy method of financing for years. What is asked at the forth coming election is nothing more than that which has been the foundation of the county's road program in recent history. As in all Oregon counties, some outside sources, other than taxes, bring receipts to the road department It is estimated that in the 1965-66 year, such other receipts will approximate $80 000 Without curtailment of the road program, this would last the county about four months at the current rate of ex penditures of $20,000 per month. Application for federal funds for flood repairs complicate the picture. It should be remembered that while the county has applied for aid funds which in total approximate $400,000, indications are that it will get only a percentage of this, and it could be a small percentage. These aid funds, too, are de signed to bring county roads back only to bare minimum stand ards In other word, to restore them to ratable condition. It cannot be cwutder.! that they will make any Improvements to the rtvad or to maintain thrm. Nor can It -umrllr J the aid funds will fully cover damage done. It l a urtuai crrtalnty that they wilt not in th Although the road fund had a carryover of In current year's budcrt from the previous year, all fund In m SSSmlSt will bih.uted by July I. By the way. the nv csl, remain In the rd department and not placed I n the general fund, contrary to the lmprron whlvn m nase re WlSrtiaM U w painful to pa W ,,r" 11 eMrdtn term. t mills ln.te.d of a Mai sum. but Ihel.w now rroulrrs that it be enprrwed In terms of the proceed. SSLTSJrillu of the chance I. to the voter, lt a jej the fixed amount does not allow for escalation If aluatlon Increases. That was the reaon the chanje was made. S!d damage Unt the only challence facing the road d. partment Sever breakup Is expected bec.u o the hard w inter For thoa who muit depend on county roads, this ley ww will be a crlsl. If It Is defeated, residents will have to plan on rough and rugged travel In the time ahead. Wc Have a Winner Going Dont be fooled by the standings of the Greater Oregon basketball league. Ileppner Is In third place and some may count them out but this team plays like a winner. They may not come out as champions, although they still have a chance, but it U quite certain that they will make It a hot time for leaders before the season's final game Is played. The squad looked a bit awkward and fumbling at the start of the year, undoubtedly due to the fact that there are so many young players on the squad. But they have become a fast breaking, fast moving, ball stealing team that harasses op ponents with a pestiferous full court press. They now show a polished floor game with each boy giving hla best. Coach Bob Clough's platoon sytem has made a strong aggregation from top to bottom of his traveling squad. Against Burns and rilot Rook they showed they can ghe away an average of four to six Inches In height advantage and still take command. Ironically, the Mustangs have been winning most of their games despite poor shooting. They have outplayed every op ponent on the floor but have had trouble getting the ball through the hoop. It Is to be hoped that this Is Just a slump and that they will come on to blaze the net before the season Is over. Not a man In the lineup scored more than eight against Burns, a game the Mustangs won, 47-45. Of course, this shows balance, but the shots missed mercifully go unrecorded. If they develop their firepower, watch out Pilot Rock and Grant Union! Heppners basketball team Is a winner, and they are perfectly capable of topping both the Prospectors and the Rockets in coming league games here. THIRTY YEARS AGO rebruarr T. IMS , .rr.w iminiv Umb and Wool Growers rltvf.il Urn In offers lor r?,r' ? ..... I . f ii t ' 11 A. Cohn. vie president: Jeph Wilkinson. William llynd and Hill Kilkenny, directors. lar.lman Melt en1' "Y ,f henrflt dance at the lOOKhalL JI5 was cleared which Ks 'or, Uw benefit ol tne kfuu-.m. cl.ss. Mrs. Carev naming Ml Zclta Bleakman upicr at the Hasting home. Ilcmmer Ulcus t Irish- barelv etlgiM oui .....L..i..r in a fast came al itt.n. ... - - , the lHl gvm. The imai was 21 1?. The sianinj; hwuf WAa C.Uman. Furlong. an Marter. Prlwoll an.l l.feen. i..i.ir.i.. his Ira- 4 rxi iiiv tiiMv ........ ternltv. Slcma Phi F.pMlon, win . t m m I n if rrnvl on ImU campus bv plactnit first In tne KK) foot trea.si sirone -. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman PEOPLE dropping in the office today are still bundled up in coats even though it looks nice and bright outside, as if spring An KiA u.'v Wnn't be loni? until we'll be looking back with some lontring on tne cooler aas. Air vnnriitinnrs will be turn ed on and folks will be greet ing one anoiner, rioi enougu for you?" Or you might be out perspir ing as vou mow the lawn. Which reminds us of the definition of a bird that gets caught In a lawnmower: Shredded tweet! QUESTIONNAIRES we get from different sources on current problems keep reminding us how pitifully uninformed we really are. One came in today, for instance, asking opinions on Viet Nam whether to maintain the status quo there, pour money in and escalate the war, or get out Which one would you circle? Neither could we. Wo alt lilra tho IaHv who Was asked what she thought of Red China. "Oh. I really don't know, dear." she replied, "but I sup pose it wouldn't be too bad with a white tablecloth." THE ARNOLD RAYMONDS had .nnnintmpnf in Pendleton the other day and had to hurry to get there on lime, nuwevci, they found they had to make a stop for gas in the city before they could continue to the des tination. At the service station the kids popped out to stretch x-hilA tho rip was Nlnff serviced. Came time to aepan. ana me Yester-Years . . .. IIII.Kd Ham So.tL. wugn.pr. ...... - mi to Mr. "- Vh-nnon Kailev. daughter, .shannon Mien- ... ... ii. vrar MulMln pern". . V.r.H oi !" - 4.i. pitva of N-lnif lmj. ? !m,hec,.n,m.tee.reN.l.H.- ..-ail ii.rrv i,uvhi.. - ". ... riv and t. u. TWENTY YEARS AGO . rtbruorr li- IMS ir- .n.t Mrs. Dan Wav V Oil ""' ,.,, I Uxlngton "Halved a W ,.s. wwk i the their son. Stanley, who gave his life in the service of his country In the Normandy campaign. B. C. Pinckney turned over tne Chamber of Commerce gavel to K A. House, rinrkney had held trie offlr three of the five years ainoe the chamber was formed. Spend Ration PoinU Wisely Sugar Stamp No. 34 is now good for five pounds of sugar. More than a ton of used clothing was shipped from Ilep pner to the Russian relief cen ter in Portland, according to Mayor J. O. Turner. TEN YEARS AGO rbruaxv 10. I95S New arrivals during the past week were to Mr. and Mrs. Wll- Ui. Emll GihM wa eolUd to iNiiiUmt February follow Inn the dealh f her aunt, Mr. Ola Smith, statin sever! dya In attend Hie imt n-m. mm .smith wa a lner teacher anl pilnrtpal In ! hrtlnd snhnol tut I-in. Public Noticet notice Notice t hereby given that the Oregon State Highway tVm-mi-wlon ha prwped plana for relocation and construction on the Irrlgon Junctlon-Umatllla fkiunty I ne Re-tUin i.f the Old Oregon Trail tlnterstat KM. King in nMlheatern Morrow County, Oregon. Tills notice la given In com. ..ii....- u.iiii fnlrial rritulatlon tv and F. O. l,,rKU""' w-r- ' .i.i,. atatutea ertalnlng to Nf,r. C,,.V. 'two ml A pe of prohH t I hereby tt I. milled at two i. ,!.,.., i, -.i that nubile notice t Mm to requeat a hearing on the proponed proleit. II any inuw etcd leron tlenlre such a hear ing, a request iwr ncamm should t dlre1rl to the Mor- .... .iu is.urt In llrlumrr. Oregon, on or brfore NSedneaday, February 17, i'.o. Inwja main highway Ileppner TO THE EDITOR. . Dear Mr. Editor: With vour permiwlon. I would like to oorrei Church Plans Special Meetings Next Week Bishop Lane W. Barton will be present at All Saints' Episcopal church Sunday. February 14. for special services, according to Father C. Bruce Spencer. Bishop Rartnn will preside al connr ii. wi.j ft i. i ih. i .i c.i.a a , m-iin am. A lamliv scrnmoieu pain t.niuun .-k-i . ,, , ,u car and off they went. Some 15 potluck dinner will follow In the VT U IlllliUlCS lain. iii-ia ? jiiiiou siclsi. asked poppa. "Where's Thllllp? Phillip wasn't there They thought he might be In the outer office of the building they were in. He wasn't Then came the dawning. Phillip must have been left at the service station. They hurried back and were relieved to find Mm there, the service station attendant consol ing the lad all the while and telling him that mother and dad would come back for him. TVila u'o as hnrl m one that happened to a neighbor some 8 nr in vonr nan The eouDle de cided to move to another town, some 250 miles away, inc lamer drove a trucKload or iurnuure on the move and tne moiner followed in the car. The dad llg- ured that his wile wouia Dnng their only son, but when the iimcn'l urniind UhAn Rhe wj y vvai, v nivu.iv left in the car. she assumed the , lad had gone wltn tne iamer. Both went off without him, of course, and when the lad came home from play he found only a dark, empty house. There were other relatives that came to his rescue until the man .m,.. rn TSiHav rvenlnir. February 16. the church will sponsor the visit of Leonard Kombe. one of a team of four who is serving In the mission field in Central Africa and now visiting parishes In Eastern Oregon. Mr. Kombe has been headmaster of Living- n.u i.vinr1 a rv school at Livingstone, Zambia, since 196 The public is inviiea 10 aucnu and hear the speaker. an error In tne Ixach publUhed Times. .. n.,m.iin ami ni . F. Thomson were brother. Hen ry was born January t. .nd Oscar November .. ' They went bv team from Mis souri to California n f Oscar came to I'matllla m. till, county, Orreon In He married Suan AiwivhI ' She came from Iowa to Butter Cr-ek in la. fmattlla county by team, with her parent. I, . and Lucy Atwood and lived on the ranch now owned by Mr. A rv mnn tTllllltlvll. . I Mr. and Mrs. Oscar r. innvi on lived in fmati a until 1.( then moved to Pendleton. In lXTi thev tioucht and moved to the ranch on Butter Creek, now own ed bv Mr. Prince Thomson, widow of D. Sloan Thomjon. I Mr. Atwoo.1 died in WJ and Mrs. Atwol married Henry C. Thomson. Tliev owned the ranch on Butler irecK. wnerr .o. Proudfoot live, until l'.s4 when It was purcha.-wd oy Mr. ina Mrs. V V. Jarmon. Mr. Jar- , mon was the former i.ucv ni. Thomson, oldest dsuchtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar r. inomson. i am thrir econn aauKnu-r, iu years younger than Lucy. Oscar Thomson oieu in ijj and Susan Thomson In 1931. Very Sincerely. Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew Klovd Qvierv. 1-cretary 01tKC.f)N STATE HlGlIWAY IXJ.MMISSION WJtte COMMUNITY I ) BILLBOARD L niirents oleced together their crossed signals. LAST WEEK we got our Ayers crossed. It was Mrs. rrann Ayers who had the treadle sew Ing machine that is going to Viet Nam for Mike Benge's work, and not Mrs. Clayton Ayers. we'll nause here to slap our hand and sav that we're sorry to both Mrs. Ayers. THIS WEEK'S THOUGHT: Con science is that small Inner voice which tells you the In ternal Revenue Service might check your return. Dallas Ward III nulla Wnrd former outstand ing athlete here and at Oregon State University, sunereu a wr lous heart attack In Minneap olis. Minn.. Saturday, according to Information received bv Mr. Charlotte Walker of Hardman. Mrs. Walker's late husband. Ks lie Walker, was a step brother of Wards. She said that Ward, now assistant coach at the Uni versity of Colorado, auffered the attack while on a scouting trip. He formerly was head coach at the university. Boxboard for making signs and decorations at the Gaiettc-Tlme Coming Events HEPPNFR HIGH BASKETBALL i-ri.iav February 12 chi-rtmn Co. at Moro. jayvee game, 6:. TO p m. Var!tv game. 8.u p.m. Support the Musiang: ST. PATRICK'S ALTAR WJe. FOOD SALE Saturday. February 13 Central Market, irom ju.w am. BLt'E AND GOLD DINNER All Cub S-out. Boy :ouis, parents and friend. Saturday. Feb. 13. 6 30 pm. High School Cafeteria CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER Monday. Feb. IS. 6:30 p m. 1.-. t.-irlb'a ParUti Hall. .-.. . 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