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TimrJ ilXfuU November 18.
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WESLEY A. SKCEMAN HELEN E. SHESMAH
Editor end Publisher Associate fubllshw
Office Hour: 8 am. to 6 pm.. Monday through Friday; 9 a-m.
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S5ruI5dE "and Entered at tht lot Otlic at Heppner. Oregon.
a Second Clasa Matter. j
Getting o Tosto of the Good Rurol Life
It U a bit odd in thU day and aw of fast asportation
and communicaUon that people can live so close together and
still not know much about each other.
Portland Unt far from Morrow county any more only
about a three hours drive. . . ,h
Chancea are. however, that out of the group of 35hJ
graders coming to Morrow county thU wvnd for
not more than three or four have ever set foot in the county
Tour Director Ncl Anderson last year called for a show of
hands among the group visiting here and found that only two
or three hands went up when he asked how many had ever
been In Morrow county before.
The county is happy to play host to the visiting youngsters,
and the hospitality shown will be genuine. It Is expected that
the kids will discover the mode of living considerably differ
ent than that to which they are accustomed. At the same time,
they may learn that there is something abundantly refreshing
and Invigorating about rural living In the great open spaces.
Mutual understanding and respect will tend to come from
this exposure of city kids to country kids, and vice versa, u
enough of this is done, maybe some day Morrow countycan
outgrow the popular appellation of -sagebrush country, by
which it Is so often described (even In an Oregonlan editorial
this week). At the same time our young people can learn mat
city kids are good kids. too. that the majority dont run in
gangs, and that Portland is a City of Roses instead of a land of
smog and rain. . .
Last year's Portlanders made a fine impression here as
emissaries of their city, and it Is a certainty that this year's
visitors will be of the same caliber Out of the new acquaint
aneeshlps between city and country youth will grow some
lasting friendships.
The visitors will find that they do not need a "key to the
county" because no doors will be locked to them and they will
find a hearty welcome wherever they go. If they enjoy their
visit in proportion to the interest and effort that has been
given by committees and host families in preparing for them,
they will have a great time Indeed.
A Diabolical Plot . . .
(By Clay Brownhlll, in Condon Globe-Times)
We're convinced the government's health and fitness pro
gram is a diabolical plot to do away with all newspaper pub
lishers and editors.
As is generally known our politicians . . . especially those
in Washington, have been saving more and more nasty things
about the press, patting them on the back one minute (while
using the news media to make contact with the public) and
verbally beating the daylights out of the poor wretches the
next minute. . , .
Well anyway, while looking at TV Saturday night we
watched a commercial promoting the health and fitness pro
gram In which a teenager did pushups, ending up with a flat
stomach and obviously in the pink.
Now we've had problems of late in getting the type pants
in which we look best This fact Is due to the men's pants
industry no longer having any consideration for the fellow
who enjoys the finer things in life . . . such as food. We also
think there may be a possibility of the men's pants manufac
turers (not the ladies') being in cahoots with the politicians
in Washington. Be that as it may, we have had to get by with
the type worn by our younger set of males . . . those which
are close to being skin tight. Now we hasten to admit we don't
look exactly like Cary Grant, though in self defense we can't
help but wonder if the famous screen star doesn't wear a
corset, which no self-respecting, food-loving Journalist would
be caught dead with, even though newspapermen are known
to spend two-thirds of their time on the seat of their pants.
Well anyway, we decided that if pushups would do such
wonders for the young fellow on TV (not thinking of course
that the kid probably had a flat stomach anyway) that this
exercise was undoubtedly just the answer to our problem.
So we arose the following morning with plans to do our
pushups, have breakfast, read the paper and try to catch up
on work that had been piling up on us for months. We marched
into the living room, fell on our face, did three pushups . . .
and promptly dragged ourselves back to bed with all plans
for the day shot. '
So now we are definitely convinced our politicians actually
feel unkindly towards newspaper people and have devised
the physical fitness program to do away with the fourth estate.
Ruggles Back Home
Wedding of a great niece of
Mrs. Charles Ruggles at Santa
Clara, Calif., was the occasion
for Mr. and Mrs. Ruggles to
take a trip to California, leaving
here April 20. In so doing, they
took their vacation trailer along
and spent nearly two weeks on
a vacation.
Tre niece, Sheryl Anna Tho
gerson, was married to Harry
Charles Dewey, Jr. Prior to the
wedding and after, the Ruggles
visited other areas in California
and Nevada before returning
home. They stopped at Redding,
Marysville and Livermore, visit
ing the Bob Penlands, former
ly owners of the Heppner Gazette-Times
at Livermore. They
report that the Penlands are
enjoying producing their paper
in their fine new plant there.
Continuing to Fresno they vis
ited a cousin of Mr. Ruggles
who had suffered a serious ac
cident in a rodeo that required
a delicate operation on his
back. After the remarkable oper
ation, however, he is making
fine progress towards recovery.
The Heppner couple went to
Yosemite Park and found it very
beautiful at this time of year
with torrents of water making
the always-spectacular water
falls magnificent. Upper reaches
of the party are not open for the
season.
Leaving the park they took
the Trail of the 49'ers to Placer-
rilln onlnvinir Columbia 0!itV.
TIMCS. ThrdT. Mr
HEPPNEH
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NATIONAL tOlTOtUl
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After 2 Weeks Trip
tYia tmlH rush rtavsr a visit to
Mark Twain's cabin in the area ;
and museums and exhibits at
other locations.
They went to Virginia City,
Nev., and then to Reno where
they were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jay Ticer, formerly with the tel
ephone company now at Reno.
After leaving Reno, they came
home via Lakeview, Burns and
John Day, arriving Sunday, May
2. in Heppner.
They stayed in the trailer all
the way, lound it very comion
able, and nothing marred what
they considered to be a perfect
trip.
Condon Theatre
Group Bills Play
The Masquers, a community
theatre group in Condon, will
present two performances of
Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" on
Wednesday and Thursday, May
12 and 13, at 8 p.m. in St. John's
Parish hall in Condon.
The three-act farce concerns
the upsets caused in the house
hold of a man and his second
wife when the first wife sudden
ly appears as a ghostly spectre.
The performers in The Masquers
are a cross-section of people
from all phases of community
life, drawn together by a mutual
interest in drama. The group is
directed by ramer raincK lmh
Chaff nd
Wes
THIS IS the Urn of ear when
school Kuis are counting the
dav. Just try them.
On Friday we pt the quo
tum without warning to Greg
Pierce, our back shop printers
deil and senior In high school.
-How many more days?"
He looked up from his work,
rather startled, but replied with
out hesitation. -Seventeen."
Seventeen more days until
school U out. As of this writing
It is lust 14 and another year
has slipped by,
NOW THAT our twodav sum
mer has gone and winter U
back again, mabe we should
revert to standard time once
more. It's, chilly. Isn't U?
BUT THERE are some signs
that summer Is going to come
eventually. For Instance. If
you happen to be an early riser,
and look over on Cross hill along
about 7 a.m. on most morning s,
you might spot a big man with
a large pack on his back on the
hllL
The man would be Bob Ab
rams. No, he hasn't gone daft He is
Just keeping In shape for his
mountain climbing activities
this summer. Bob expects to
number ML Rainier among hi
conquests this season, and In so
doing, he will have climbed all
of 16 major mountains In this
section of the country.
Bob is also going to lead a
Mazama climb on another
mountain in a few weeks, and
he Is making the daily assault
on Cross hill with a 50 pound
pack to prepare for It. He says
h.t h. cKmli4 tnfTpa.se the DSCK
to 80 pounds, but that might
be too mucn oi a k'"
DR. C. M. WAGNER made a
comment the other day about
the large number of accidents
that occur every summer from
power lawn mower acciaenis.
He feels so keenly -about this
that he made a short talk at
the Chamber of Commerce call
ing attention to It and urged
caution.
Rut now we see that Bob
Lowe has blossomed out with
a splinted and bandaged linger.
He bays that he was operating
ihn nowpr mower at the hos
pital the other day. and in
going tnrougn a iigni spoi.
the finger against a fire hyd
rant, peeling it open.
At least Bob was right handy
to the hospital to get the in
jury cared for.
But ur. wagners puim, Bil
iously, Is a good one. People do
some aDseni-minaea minus
with power mowers, not realiz
ing the hazard, we rememucr
a rau u'hun a follow was OD-
erating a power mower on his
lawn and came to an oDsirucuon
in the grass. He squatted down
to lift the rotary mower over
the obstruction while it was
ctiii nnnratincr and absent-mind
edly rested it on the upper part
of his leg. 11 siasnea on uie
entire top of the leg.
Many accidents happen when
rotary mowers pick up stones,
wire, glass and other objects and
hurl them out the exhaust side.
In nnsratnr should alwaVS bC
careful that this side isn't aimed
at anyone standing ncarny.
THE PTA is having a rough time
trying to get a date for Its
talent show, and It has been
Lyle C. Cowdrey
Dies in Portland
Lyle C. Cowdrey, 51, of Stayton
and formerly of Heppner, died
in a Portland hospital Tuesday,
May 4. He was born in Hardman
on June 15, 1913, and had been
a resident here for much of his
life.
Funeral services will be at the
Sweeney Mortuary chapel Fri
day, 7, at 1-30 with Paul Jones,
acting worshipful master of
Heppner lodge No. 69, A. F. and
A. M., officiating. Interment will
be in the Heppner Masonic cem
etery. '
For the past 15 years Cow
drey has been a resident of
Stayton. He was married to
Gladys Gentry in Boise, Idaho,
on August 14, 1940. He had grad
uated from Heppner High school
in 1933 and later attended Mer
ritt Davis School of Commerce
in Salem.
Cowdrey was a member of
Mill City lodge No. 180, A. F.
and A. M., and was a member
of Heppner lodge No. 358, B. P.
O. E.
He' was a construction worker
for most of his life.
Besides the widow, Mrs. Glad
ys Cowdrey, he is survived by
a daughter, Mrs. Joe Peters of
Stayton; two brothers, Donald
Cowdrey of Vancouver, Wash.,
and Russell Herrington of Seat
tle; a sister Leatha Herrington
of Lakeview; his mother, Mrs.
Bessie Herrington of Vancouver;
two grandchildren; and an
uncle, Scott Furlong of Heppner.
Mr nnA Mr. Paul Breeding
formerly of Heppner and now of
Caldwell, Idaho, spent the week
end visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ott, and
others here. Mr. Breeding is era
ninviut hv thp Idaho Concrete
Co. at Caldwell. They state that
they miss their friends of the
Heppner area. The Breedings
moved to Caldwell in mid-
Chatter
Sherman
pretty discouraging The date
was iHiktiKinetl until Msv
. .... K.t imnv conflicts
ai:aln that U has Uen moved
once more to Friday, May .'i.
Leaders have tried to be very
careful In chetklng this date to
we that there are no major con
flict. In deference to them,
.hin t schedule anything on May
21.
The talent show has always
been a popular event, and it is
hoped that many acts of ail
kind will take part. Certainly
t a lot of talent In thl are, and
.. i. .. hva ihi mutortunltv
to see thee folks perform, both
young and old.
WE SEE bv the paper that
kkt.-hoard are civlng city
council everywhere great caui
lor concern, siany nun ni
outlawed them. Hood River
paper had an Item the other day
about them and pointed out that
roller skating on the streets was
Illegal.
This brought some nostalgia
of the good old day. In the
town of our youth one of the
popular summer pastimes was
for a bunch of 20 or 30 kids to
get together and go skstlng
down the street, and they had
a lot of fun. Of course, the ve
hlcular traffic wasn't a tenth of
what It U today.
In most town and cities kids
couldn't do this today anyway.
The street then were of smooth
surface either concrete or some
type of smooth asphalt. Today
mot of them are a rougher
macadam which Isn't very con
duclve to skating, and so they
seek the sanctuary of skating
rinks.
SAY. THERE Is certainly a fine
crop of Little League base
ball players here this year. Tht
we noted In taking their pic
tures Saturday. If they can play
r.wu ihv livik we should
see some real snappy diamond
action from tnem mis summer.
vi-nnMn-r want to incur their
disdain bv saying they look aw-
fully cute, wnicn is no uru
to use In describing a he-man
baseball player but you will
understand what we mean.
They swing Into action Sat
urday with a doubleheader Sat
urday at 1:30 if the weather per
mits. But at this moment It
doesn't look very hopeful for
warm weather for the Little
Leaguers or the Portland 8th
Grade tour.
h,.k Uonrv of J. C. Penney just
reported that he had sold 10
pairs or lonjj-nanuiru un.m
wear today (Wednesday). This
brought some smile of consol
ation. "I thought I was going to
be hooked with them through
the summer," said he.
No great loss but what there
is some small gain, as dad al
ways said.
Rockhound
Corner
By RUBY MILLER
Your reporter was attending
a rock show In Sweet Home at
the time of the March club
meeting. Only by going to a
rock show can one really ap
preciate the beauty there is in
some rocks.
At the meeting of the Morrow
County Gem and Mineral Soc
lety in March, two books were
selected for purchasing, the
first of a selection to start a
club library.
President Ed Gonty was sur
prised with a birthday gift and
honored with a special cake at
refreshment time.
During the club meeting on
April 24, several coming events
were discussed, including a
field trip in May, a potluck in
June and the sidewalk bazaar
in July, with Joan Taylor chosen
as chairman. ,
A club donation was voted to
ward the special display case
containing Oregon's state rock,
the thunderegg, at the state
capitol. The president of the
Northwest Federation of Miner
alogical Societies, George Wil
liams, presented the case to Gov
ernor Hatfield on May 3.
A report was given and a few
slides shown of the rock show
in Sweet Home on March 27, 28.
Another report was heard on the
mid-year director's meeting in
Pendleton on April 17.
The door prize, a quartz crys
tal, was won by Mrs. Dick Rob-
Bob Lowe showed a few slides
of his trip to England, but due
to projector difficulty, he was
unable to complete the show
ing. The club is looking forward
to his return soon to complete
them.
ATTENTION
rrom MAY IO To JUNE I
Heppner TV
Office Hours Will Be
I ho 5 p. m
MISS NELLIE VAN CALCAI
IFYE to Jamaica
To Present Talks
Here Next Week
ki urrk M or row county
people will have the opportunity
to hear of iu in jaman- num
MIn Nellie Van Calcar. who has
Jut spent several months in
that country.
A an International Farm
Youth Exchange delegate, she
has been In Jamaica since Sep
tember, living with farm fam
uli's In the various province
and assisting with various 4 II
activities. Including 4 II camp.
I'pon special request she partic
ipated In the observance of the
25th anniversary of 4 H In the
Island nation In early April.
Nellie Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Van Calcar of
too Bay. She grew up on her
parents' Jersey dairy farm with
three brother. After graduating
from htRh school, where she was
a member of Future Homemak
ers of America. Mis Van Calcar
enrolled In Oregon State Univer
sity where she was active In the
Collegiate 4 H club. Mu Beta
Beta (a 4 II and extension work
er honorary fraternity I and
Home Economics club. She was
a 4 11 club member 13 years.
Last June she received her bach
elor's degree from OSU in home
economics, socializing In fooui
and nutrition.
Miss Van Calcar will arrive
in Morrow county Thursday eve
ning. May 13. and will make pre
srntatlons. Including colored
slides depicting her Jamaica ex
pcricnceH at several gatherings
between then and Sunday. May
16
On Thursday. May 13, at 8:00
p.m.. she will speak to South
Morrow 411 Leader In the Ex
tension conference room.
On Friday. May 14. 9;00 a.m.
she will speak at the Heppner
Elementary school; 10:30 a m. at
lone high school; 1:00 Pjn. at
Riverside High school. Board
man. and Friday evening at Rhea
Creek Grange. Ruggs.
On Saturday. May 15. 7:30 p.m.
she will meet with the Irrlgon
Community 411 Club at A. C.
Houghton school cafeteria.
All Interested persoas are en
couraged to attend one of the
above sessions. Or. If you would
like to schedule Miss Van Cal
car's presentation for your or
ganization or a community gath
ering or group of friends, please
contact Donna George at the
county extension office.
Armed Forces Day
Open House Set
At Army Depot
Saturday, May 15, has been
designated by Colonel John
Sherden as the date for Uma
tilla Army Depot's annual Arm
ed Forces Day Open House.
"Armed Forces Day Is the oc
casion to present our annual re
port to the American people and
to demonstrate a national unity
dedicated to Power for Peace, a
day the community will be wel
come to come to the Depot to
view their nation's mighty de
fense facilities," UAD's com
manding officer stated.
An interesting and varied
Armed Forces Day program has
been planned for the public.
Bus service between local
communities and the depot will
be furnished free of charge on
May 15.
Umatilla Army Depot, near
Hermiston, is under the com
mand of the U.S. Army Supply
and Maintenance Command,
with headquarters at Washing
ton, D.C.
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them for sale, Including special
church bulletin style.
Judge's Statement Backs
Engineers on Riverfront
Hearing on ue of the llvrr
fmitt In I he lunnlman irtlgon
air held l.ct Thursday bv the
Coil of iJiglneer at Hoard
man foun.l m 100 Interenled
lrn in atifiwUm-e f I'w
appealing, all were In lavor of
tifi.-atiiui of th tdans
that would take a targe area for
wildlife refuges.,
County Judtfc Paul Jone. in
hU statement, said that the
Morrow county court support
tht adoption of a land tun plan
a ubmlttel by Cornell. How
land. Hayes) and Merrllcl4. en
gineers. The hearing remains open for
written statement for 30 davs.
Among thooe planning to file
uch statements, according to
Judge Jone. I the liaak Walton
League, probably In favor of the
Church Women
Install Officers,
Set Anniversary
By DELPHA JONES
LKXINGTVN Women' Fel
lowship group of the Lexington
ChrUtlan chun-h met at the
home of Mm. Ilarley Sager last
Tuesday for a business meeting
and installation of officers.
Those Installed were Mr. C. C.
Jone. chairman; Mr. Carl Mar
quardt. vice chairman; Mr.
Ilarley Soger, secretary, and
Mr Floyd Smith treasurer. As
each was Installed, a ribbon ex
tending from a corsage, named
her office, prepared by Mrs.
Alonzo Henderson. Each out
going officer was presented a
Kx of plant for her yard from
the outgoing chairman.
At a committee meeting that
evening plan were made for an
anniversary dinner to honor the
.SOth anniversary of the U-xIng-ton
Christian church on May Hi.
with the Women' Fellowship
planning the dinner. It will be
a potluck dinner, wnn me mam
meat dish furnished, and served
in the JOOF dining room.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kltnger
are the parents of a baby son.
bom Monday. April HI. In a Pen-
dleton hospital. He has been
named Kenneth .Micnaei ana ai
birth weighed 7 lbs.. 11 oz. Ma
ternal grandparents are Mr and
Mrs. Earl MeCabe, and paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth KHnger. Sr. Great
crandparents are Mr. and Mr.
Jim Lindsay. lone, and Kudolph
Kllnger.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warner
motored to Sokane over the
week-end. taking her sister. Mr.
Lou Broadley, who will visit In
Couer d' Alene and SjHikone for
several weeks.
Vernon Warner of Portland
was a recent visitor with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Warner. ,
Mr. and Mr. Vernon Munkers
were In Portland last week on
business. Accompanying them
were Mrs. Trannle Parker, who
spent several days attending to
business matters, and Mrs. Paul
Nichols of Portland, who had
been here several days.
The district meeting of Christ
Ian churches was held at the
First Christian churches in La
Grande last week- Hev. and Mrs.
Karl Soward attended from
Thursday through Sun d a y.
While there their son and fam
ily. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sow
ard of Boise, Ida., visited them.
Motoring over for the service
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Marquardt and Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Sager of Lexington.
Mrs. Loy Keene of lone visited
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker, on Mon
day and attended the shower
party for Miss Beverly Davidson.
Mr. and Mrs. Keene have re
cently returned to lone from
California. They are at present
staying at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bryce Keene.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Hender
son and daughter Betty return
ed Sunday from the Washing
ton coast where they spent sev
eral days enjoying some clam
digging.
0nSvNS VEDGIll
Cl0M coMmr. O O
m -r7 WALKIN0 C0MFOKT
GONTY'S
I Heppner
full wildlife refuge.
The Judge's statement, one or
seveial prcM-ntetl on behalf of
official county organisations,
was as follow;
The Mofiow County Court
respectfully urge the adoption
of in lni w iin PU"M"i
lel by Cornell. I low land. Merry
field, an. I Hayes.
"Phis Inuepentleni urm. wmcn
t. . . iu.-n r..iaitw.,t liv the Mor
row County riannlng and Ie-
velopment t otnmission, a wen
a by the Mid Columbia Plan
nlng Council, ha made exten-
klve stuille or me lann po
tential in Morrow County and
we have every reason to think
that thl 1 an Impartial sur
vey.
'Their report has taken into
consideration the mile of river
front which are suitable for In
dustrial use. Thev have also
studied the site which are aull
able for recreation and wildlife
areas and. In the main, they
conform closely to the land use
plan prepared by the Cor of
Engineer.
. as Judge of Morrow County,
am not opoel to the general
recreation and wildlife long
range plans a submitted by the
Corp today. However, since the
areas which can be usm1 a In
dustrial site are limited by
rather rigid requirement of ter
rain, accessibility to ran. ihko
way. and water. I believe that
both the sportsmen ana me
nlmnlni) prmltui Will Profit In
the long run by these modest
requests,
I.I libit tn nolnt out that
the Court does not feel thst this
Is an inordinate recommenaa
tlon. Morrow County ha pro
vloVd some rather large acre
age to various government and
state agencies. These Inrludd
about 100.000 acre In the Bo.
Ing site, some 50.0U) acre In tht
Navy Bombing Kange. some
H0U0 acres In the Ordinance
Depot and about 140.000 acre
In national and state forest, not
to mention some B. U M. and
other land. The additional
acre for the wildlife and rec
reational area will Increase the
above amount by about U.OnO
acre, which will also be tax
free."
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Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH BASEBALL
Saturday, May 8, Burns at
Burns, I p m.
VltACK
Saturday, May K. Elk Invi
tational. Pendleton. 9 a.m.
MOTHER'S DAY DINNER
Elk' Temple, 1 to 5 p.m.
Chicken Dinner. Ticket,
$2.50. l2i.
GIRL'S LEAGUE TEA
Wednesday, May 12. 2:00 to
3:30 p.m.
High School Multipurpose
room.
For all mothers; benefit
scholarship fund.
One-act play, program, re
freshments. PTA TALENT SHOW
Friday, May 21, 8 p.m.
Junior high auditorium.
Lots of prizes. Enter now.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner
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restored as a park monument to ham.
February.