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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1965)
HcrrKCi CAxrnrr GAZETTE MORROW COUKTTS HEWSfAfEB The Heppner Garett established March 30, 1H81 The Times eYtablUhed November 18, 1&T7. Consolidated February 15, 1912. jfSuwlfAMi WjdJK rouiMii 4 iA$10CIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Office Hours: 8 a.ra. to 6 p.m.. U Second Clasa Matter. City Dclirery for Hcppner If person wanted to see representatives of most of JlfPP nert families snd businesses In a single day without traveUng ITl oveVZ all he would have to do would be to stay at the pit office foV that day and he could contact a majority of them. Without city delivery. Heppner residents keep in close con tact with this most Important medium of communication- As Postmaster Jim Drlscoll pointed out In Chamber of Commerce Monday, the Hcppner off eel handled 565.615 pieces of mall in 1964. not Including P receipts were more than 140.000, and the $40000 has been considered ss the breaking point for b" "g class offices, although factors other than receipts are also taken Into account ... The postmaster said that patrons might want ; to think about the possibility of seeking city delivery here. He doesnt know just how such a move should be implemented, but It Is an Interesting thought , MB Undoubtedly home delivery would be wkomej by a teg. ment of our people, especially the elderly and handicapped whS find it a chore to make the frequent trips to the post 0fflpTrcel post delivery would particularly be welcomed by many. Not Infrequently does one see someone emerge from the office staggering under a heavy load of parcels. On he other harU businesses close at hand might prefer to retain their boxes at the office since they can get there quickly Vst after the mail has been distributed without waitlnz for the mall carrier to arrive. Scnfe day-whether soon or not-city delivery will come to Heppner. It Is almost Inevitable as the volume grows. Whether It means enough at the present for our residents to push for it Is the question. It would be good to hear viewpoints on this. As it is now, the post office Is something more than Just . center for the handling of mail It Is a place. ceoDle rub elbows with one another, say their good mornings and exchange Jocularities. Some of our residents might use the walk to the post office for their dally constitutionals. But for those who find It hard to get out to pick up the mall or to send a letter, and for those who live a good many Mnrko awav dtv delivery would be a welcome thing. SidentaVly pVtmasteV Drlscoll showed how the Zipcode system Is being Implemented and how it speeds delivery of Se malL There are probably still some dissenters who look with disdain on this trend towards figures and numbers in every aspect of life. The post office department recognizes their Mint ofrtew and is tolerant of it at least for the present But those who want their mail to get to the desttaatton i in the least possible time should not forget -Mr. Zip." Addition of the code means that the letter or parcel ca bypass some of the distribution centers and reach the recipient in tne shortest time. Clean Up-Company's Coming! Getting underway across the broad and scenic wonderland of Oregon is a new summer campaign, "Company's Coming. This is the followup of, or complementary to, the now-familiar "Welcome to Oregon" promotion. ... . ... During the ensuing months, posters, stickers, publicity bill boards and all sorts of methods will be used to emphasize "Company's Coming," referring of course to the thousands or fortunate tourists who will visit our fine state. In a sense it is Just too bad for us Oregonians that we 11 ve in this state. We therefore cannot take a vacation to it TtunK of the fortunate ones, for instance, who can leave the smog and congestion of harassed Los Angeles to come to cool, casual uncluttered Oregon on a vacation trip! But for Oregonians, there are plenty of places in the home state where they can hide themselves and have a grand and Elorious time without traveling to distant points. We can go to northeast Oregon, for instance, and in the primitive area there enjoy spectacular scenery not outclassed by the Alps In Switzerland. We can take a run to the coast and relax at the shore in surroundings of sheer grandeur, free and un contested Our lakes and rivers are superb. Well we remember the first time we saw Crater Lake and the thought that came to mind, "Surely nothing could be more beautiful than this." But on the other side of the summer season, we play the role of hosts, and Oregonians more and more achieving a name for unequalled hospitality. Being proud of their state, they are happy to welcome tourists and delight in sharing its beauty and greatness. There will be a goodly number of tourists coming to Morrow county this summer. The wheat and cattle country has beckon ing attractions of its own. No one can say that he has really seen the state until he has come to know the particular beauty of Eastern Oregon. In our role as hosts we need to put our best foot forward. Now, with spring coming on full tilt, we need to clean up, brighten up and remember "Company's coming." lone already has had a cleanup day; the Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce is considering some plans. Downtown we can keep the walks tidy, paint store fronts. Home owners can get their yards in order. Everyone can contribute for the benefit of the company who is coming, and the bonus is that we will enjoy our home county all the more ourselves! REELS POLES GILLIAM AND BISBEE PH. 676-9433 times. Tun&rr. Aptti u. mi nrpPNEH -TIMES NATION At tpO'lr1 HELEN E- 5HLKMAJ1 Associate Publishes Monday through Friday; 9 evm. When Trout Season Opens April 24 ?1.98 "P $4.95 "P HXPPNEB Chaff nd Chatter Wes Sherman rr IS TRADITIONAL that when ...t.ii.- i ttiui nttetl tn coin tat, he revives purple heart a oo It yourself carpenter U a bulky bandage at assorted places on m person, a iavoi ilace being the linger, so vuln erable to errant blows of a hammer. w noticed the other day trat do t yoursclfer Orvlll Cats lonn nas iwo bujuiuiiik " on his left hand swathed In ban dage. and this testifies that he was Injured In the line of duly again. It happened when he wa. working on the porch or tt' to hU new home. He dropied a heavy plank on them. O.w would think that after his years' experience, Orvlll had long .i. K.x.n ntiti.l iii distinc tion a a do-it-yourselfer, but he has earea ni ainpc once -. THIS IS by preface to th fact mat mis, once murr u youisclf season. As surely ai tht grass comes up In the spring. the yen to i mai irncv or re- r. Utfi-hn nimM to man- kind. Probably more truthfully. however, u comes o vmM kt.,1 Hut h uii eaulPPcd with elbows to nudge the man of the house into becoming a pcrhapj nottoo-wllllng do-it-yourselfer. Surprising is how much a per son can do on a project, even ikminh h iiMn't know one cid of a saw from another, after he g-jt started- We once launcliu' into a project of finishing basement room. It got to be an obsejslon. We'd think of plan h the nicht and recall getting up at 5 a.m. to go down in pajamas to me osemeru m Implement some Idea. That was the time we smashed the left thumb, a la Orvllle. It was a K-ontifiii iiffht with its red swollen pulp and a proud black Mood Diisier unaer uaiirn-j nail. A hacksaw cut below atd- ed a service stripe. i PROBABLY one of the flrjt elementary things mat a no-it-yoursellcr learns is that generous and untiersianain?, building suppliers manufacture a type or molding io coer any mbtake. If your boards don t come within a -inch of mat ing, you can buy an attraci.ve moulding to cover the hole (al though some use H-lnch putty), and once It Is applied, it ap pears that this trim was a vuat and important part of the pro ject (which, under the circum stances, in truth, it is). If cu don't saw the moulding straight and a true do-it-yourselfer never sawed straight in nis me you can buy another moulding for a few cents that covers up the hack marks on the bigger moulding. Many probably have yet to discover what real friends the home caroenter has in his building suppliers. They don t know tne sympaineuc yrunw ln.1 thou usill crpt hv DOlir- ing cut your troubles to Howard snd jo reuyjonn, io nm juuoc ct Tum-A-Lum or to Erv And.r son. And it's surprising what these kind folks can find to meet your particular problem And if you need a gadget to go on the end of that whossis, or n thinaamalicr fnr thf whatsit out of the kitchen, chances ar. that John Pfeiffer at western Auto (he's a handy man to have across the street) or ciaua? Buschke at Gilliam and Bisoee can take care of it. Folks like Amie Hedman at and Matt Hughes can help with Case Furniture and Ray Ayers linoleum problems, counter tops and that sort of thing. Randy Loft can help work out electri cal nrnhipms. A do-it-yourselfer can have some shocking exper iences wnen u comes io wumg. And whpn vou've earned your spurs after sawing a wrist with a hacKsaw or jauuea 'ucw driver into your thumb, the Mur rays at Humphreys and JUn Myers at Phil's Pharmacy are waiting with all kinds of ad -fhesive bandages and remedies. CJJ-Wl'i-' .'6 ivr that it is recommended that you live next door to a building contractor. (We did when w.; built the basement room, a: id his doorbell rang more in that period than it ever did before. We'll always remember Norman Gatz, Dallas, for his help): Us ually you can milk him for a little needed advice, and if you play your cards right, you can n,niiu cot him to come oer and demonstrate. At that point, you have the Dame won. unce he fcets into it, he'll probably stick with it for a few nours and if you have tne jod v.eii laid out, you can get a lot of crucial work done In that time. Meanwhile, keep the wife post ed to fend off calls to him from other do-ll-yourself e r s who might come seeking his "ad vice." If you are afraid that the.e is some possibility that he- might send a bill for his "coun cil tho wff rnuld have a piece of chocolate cake ready to give mm io piay on nis con science. Of course, if you really get stuck and all things fail, you have to admit you're licked and call up someone like Maurice Groves, Howard Keithley, Aveiy Taylor, Frank Adkins, Bruce Bothwell or Eddie Thorpe to bail you out. Tills isn't really a bad Idea, becouse when they :et through, it will look like a pot ised Job, and you can still strut your stuff and declare, when lends come, "U at "T da It yourwlf project." t"M-Me me, I've gwt ta go out ml tit my gate i;aln. MAMA PUBLISHER, headed f? Stroptlmut convention In Sal em thU week-end. ha pretty will succeeded In worry In nrr M-ll Into a ttrry. After babying th publL-vher and children ui r a W year eroil. she doen1 Kriw how we can aurvlve alw for three days. She knowi that the editor may be able to write a n-w Hory but can't roak? cofte without burning It. i-he'll probably wind up lay ing in enough provuwma to u us for a month W face thtt majr crUls undaunted. Young I tm can now rotk an eeg guud iwugh so that it dornt break a tooirt when you bite Into it, and Cathy knows how to make toast. Then the reMaurants are only a block away down .t:e street. It wouldn't be a real problem In watermelon season. That conies already cooked, to all in tent and purposes, and la gKd en. I filling. But we can always go back to the simple fare. In bohod. one of cur favorite dishes morning, noon or night was raw rolled oats with milk and sugar. And whatever happened to good old bread and milk Then on occasions when Mother Sherman, who Is Ju-t like younger mother Sherman in babvlng her family, was rt home for lunch, the boys would make a beeline for the fruit cup board. What could be tastier than a Jar of home-caniu-1-laches. Utterly satisfy ing wi;h out anything else. The sad truth is that the edit or could go on an accumulated hiuhrvr for three davs without ratinit a bite and it would be good for him. But we're thinking of the Kids yrvi understand! W w WERE FINDING OUT. after nino our own classified 4u- that It Is sometimes a good Idea , to lump back out of the wayi quickly after Inserting them. We ve had a great many can on the metal we advertised for sale for making do lt-yoursself Lbullets and sinkers. Our first customer. Bill Kill. tooK me ioiai supply of scrap type metal Hit pounds) we had on hand. There have been many more iir.ee him. When we get some more on hand, we'll put In a l.ny classified ad and offer It again on a first come basis. Morrow County CROP-WEATHER SUMM9ART (From V. S. Department of Ag riculture) . .. For week ending April 18 Soil moisture adequate, Summer-f allow operations continue with most all areas now eompUt first or mors . operations. Grain and hay ma smriHl CTTOWth.' of SSO son this week with warm days and not too cold nights. Spring wheat aad barley 90 percent emerged and In stool Ing or lesser stages. Spring oats 90 percent seeded but not emerged. Spring grains are looking good.: Many winter grain fields look spotted and ax growing slowly. Aspara gus is making som growth this week. Most cattle are out on pasture and rang but some feeding Is still being done. Ranges and pastures hare been slow to come. Hay stocks are low. If.. T ..s-11 Prrrrilh and SOU ma ..... - Alvin, who is now empioyea m oiinriav whpr thev were Easter visitors with her sister, Mrs. Tom Haters. In Our Showroom Marl.ro by MAY AND TO THE EDITOR Bos 4T t a.lle R.xk. Wath. 9N$l! April J. To the Editor: il.- I! ma know when II Is time to renew my subscription to my favoiite paper. i i... i .. huil Krvln Ander- .tn'a n h" Hmrt Hiffl- tng. It bright bach many cany day memoiiea. I think I wag ..-... i i r -en veara old when my father. James L. Yea. er. built that roue ior i Rufch. for the ut of hla -on In law Ieo Crabtre to live in. i k.t tints th onitf nouses on what U now Jonea Street were the C.llilam houe. ouui vy i Swlnburn. and our big Iwt jtory houw. That same year my lath er built the Anna (Illllam hou on i ha corner of Jones and Church Streets. The old ,-n Horner house wii aenxu in treet from us on what waa Al kali Street, now Water Strret. All the land between in Yeacer home and Gllllam'i k nw ih uf-tt aid waa used as a big corn field by i. d,,.k On ih east aide of Jories Street was a big livery and feed stable yard. They used to i. j Kia han.ls of sheen to be loaded out on th big double decked sheep car, nav seen -many ai elsht or ten thousand head of sheep there at one time, sim - wmrmhrr when tncv used to drive cattle nad horm- right down Main Street to the stockyards. Many times w'hen I ..... bi,i smunci lletutner I went down to the stockyards to watch . MUKr.v- hreak hows for the army cavalry. I remember t. un uhnw folks had S kind of hotel near the Willows iiirnnner Junction! ana new J.m. used to be th leading cowr boys. Joe White never used a saddle or bridle. Just a rope haltrr Heppner was a great race horse town then with the race tr,w un Willow Creek near wher Sconn Hacer and Phil Ma hnrvv built their homes some fates Attn This is the order In which the old homes on Jones sum were built (At first there was no Jonn Street): Gtillam house (Dr. E. R. Swlnburn); old two TAX-EXHAUSTION? OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY FIKSY FEPEKflL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION BOX 739 1 J 4:sL FARLEY ilsOTOR CHASE story Yeager house; Anna Gill ,um I..". ".ner thuivh Jones; tieoiK Srry "' " . . -..ii. is- lslnilsi hUUMr l-eo 11 a U re house lAndersoti s renuMrle,! eai. ago vlL" leak'er I r iiaurn " J.ank and Mlllart Turner once lisr.1 In this house. I also built the little house nest to th big hous. 11. SI. irsri Mmrrely, pelak. Oregon Ai.nl 1 IShA Dear Wet; . i,... win r 1 1 m eslnce I hav begsed apai in your v a uabk columns. iui nyi . . ... -. I.., i.raklllir in at this time. Ilavln been an edi tor and putmsner. i mm n I"....,.. u ih trlitleilCV of laminar ! - .ii.... the readers to register complaints about thlnga that uipie '. . i...h. f vuur "woltle" U III II"- ' , of Pat Mollahan. I want to be . ....... iiwo sno tuK ...... s jss Ika kSk WBj iia iuhv uu did and I cant think ol anyone among your readers who . ....... . vuur rraaers siwi. would not 1) iieasvu, lighted. . .. . .v,-. nt.tilmers. it use m-i.T ,..," "V ' ifrma. was my pleasure i . ami to esoeri encThe VarSih oi hi. f rlendly ereetlng. whether as layman, and It warmed th. cock les of my heart to ' htm rec ognised for the good citizen he has always occn. Permit me to add a few line In relating an Incident that w as .. .... n.. -i.i i.h" in llNki. I was returning to the coast from IMllman. Wan.. ana " Heppner a matter of ibwiai minutes before th P'klnf.me: tem closed shop for th day. 1 parked next to the pollc car at th Masonic ul1,J'n,or"r-r' cot out to drop a coin In Ihinw ter only to find I had nothing Wa than a quarter, nu w about to step into the corner store to r.el some f.nmnt Jmrvi pat showed up. After a hearty greeting I explained my predlc frnTnt and he told me It was no i ...... .1.1 ftiM a tlcKet inai late In the day but nm";h as there was that poaa blltty he would take care of It And so saying, he debited the usual f, and -nt me on my way rji Jolclng. but most of all think Ing what an understanding and If Income taxes caught you short this year and you had a hard time pa y 1 n g them, now Is tho time to make a res olution not to let It happen again. Reg ular savings will en able you to meet such "emergencies!'' PENDLETON NOW! (RAMBLED AMERICA'S FIRST MAN-SIZED FAST-BACK Garden Club VlCWS m l nnhlln.' To Hold Annual Sale iv- miwiiiK nf th lone Garden Club was held last week at th home fr Mrs Mary i.un rt.ll Mm F.llth Ntthoaon a th himtes. Mrs. William icawiins nrmon it., t.taniin of dahlias by planting three tubers in Mrs l.un.lcll s gartlen. Kh remarked. as she went wmuen inw nm Ing atepa. "Th dahlia la a cool weather loving plant, so It U planted In a hoi 6 to den. It la fin to mis a little bone meal In th bottom of the hoi. Lay tuber down with the ev un. cover with two Inches of fine dirt. Th hoi may b filled In mor as the dahlia leaving th hole. It fan b fUUd with water where it la needed the most.' ... Mrs. Fredrick Martin gav a i. ik n "Our National lorst la..aas VSsaSi I C.ardea" She told th names of s ivtiartment of Agrtcul- .i. . . n.i ,. a frmlt must b' obtained from a forest officer be fore on is pcrmiuea o V " .... .iii-ii...i a. i ..m Mn Martin distributed them. Mrs. Aiarun uiiiwi ..kii. mnisinln Informa tion about wild flowers and the rules Rovernlng them. Final plans wer mad for th annual plant sale on net day. April 2S. In th Builder's Supply building, from 1:00 pm. to 5 w p m. Advance ordert may b mal bv contacting Mrs. Mar tin for chrysanthemums, dahl ias! pussywlllowa. Shasta dais ies, and many other perennial and annuals. PI and coffee will be sold throughout the sale as well as a large variety of baked foods. The next meeting was an nounced for Tuesday. May 11. at the home of Mrs. Wallace Wolff near Heppner. fondly gentleman Heppner had .. it. ru.l uv force. With best wishes for your con tinued auocess. I beg to remain Yours truly. O. O. Crawford COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH BASEBALL Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock, Saturday, April 21. 1 pm. Biu Mt. Colleco at Hetiprvre. April 2"J. 3 p.m. Heppner Hlgn neia. ivoucw ground. T RUM MACE SALE Bv Civic Leairue Friday, Saturday, April 23, 24. from 8 to 8. Trl Co Bldg. BAND CARNIVAL Saturday. April 21. Fair Pa vilion Bldg. Supper. 6:00 to 7:30. Door prizes, booths, dunk tank, all kinds of fun ror everyone. ELK'S HIGH SCHOOL PARTY Heppner, lone High school students. Friday, April 23. 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Elk's Temple. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676 9625 Beppnec HEPPNER. OREGON