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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.
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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.. -
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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
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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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Guest speaker, Warne Nunn.
a-otlstant to uovernor n
Held. Salem.
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