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GAZETTE
MORROW COUKTTS HEWSfAfEB
The Heppner Garett established March 30, 1H81 The
Times eYtablUhed November 18, 1&T7. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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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!
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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