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ASSOCIATION
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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until noon baiuraay.
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A Good Report from (and on) Rep. Mann
' No matter how a person tries to keep posted on proceed
In In the legislature during time It U in session. It U a dif
ficult thine to sift out matters pertinent to him rrorn tne
many reports by news media on the mass of business being
conducted. ...
For being Informed, there Is no substitute for personal con
tact to get It "from the horse's mouth," as the old saying
Rep. Irvin Mann of Stanflcld. representing the 2Sth district
in the legislature, appeared at the Heppner-Mmrow County
Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday and In a talk not ex
ceeding a half hour gave the home folks a better report on
. matters of concern to them than they could get In weeks of
reading the papers or watching TV. .ntv
He has the advantage In reporting because he Is Primarily
concerned with matters of particular Interest to hU constitu
ents. and he can sort out the rest in bringing juch a report.
For Instance, we learned that the bill proposed by a Eugene
representative to consolidate a number ot "stt7L
counties (with Pendleton as the county seat) Is hibernating
soundly in committee (for a long, long winter, we nope.). Rep.
Mann said, however, that a proposal to study possible county
consolidations on a statewide basis was brought up. It was
not passed, but may be In the future. This would make con
slderably better sense than to arbitrarily point the finger at
a group of counties (far away from your own. a la Rep. Ken.
nedv of Eugene) and say. "You're it"
rv,. MM.ntatv rave us backcround on the Congression
al redisricting, told about some property tax relief that will
come as a result of the state being in a hltMe enom
Jc condition than was anticipated, reported on a fight to pass
a bill to reappraise farmlands on the basic of prou?.
gave his point of view on the new meat label law. which he
"introduced, and discussed a good many other matters.
In short he brought a succinct and enlightening report on
matters of importance to our people. When a man serves five
counties coverine 8.955 square miles, he has a real Job keep
ing In touch with all his people and making them truiy ieei
he is their representative. ,
tm Mrm- virtues of sincerity, logical reasoning, under-
standing of the area and people he serves, and IaIghtIor
ward manner convey this feeling In the feature he has
demonstrated that he has enough dogged determination to do
battle for things that he feels necessary to do Justice to the
' area he represents. .
In his talk Monday, he said that he came home from the
sessions with the conviction that 90 of the legislators are of
"extremely high quality."
From what observers at the legislature have reported. Rep.
Mann ranks well up in that 90. In less than nine months
after his election nis active psrucipauou .C6.-w..
experience In two sessions have brought him to political ma
turity. He has demonstrated that he Is a strong man who will
give top representation to his district.
Hearing Needed on LCL Shipments
Businessmen here have expressed concern over the expect
ed discontinuance of less than carload lot shipments of freight,
below 4000 lb., by the Union Pacific Railroad. . .
, No formal announcement has been made of this Intention
to our knowledge, but the report nas oeen currem. umi
a change is expected as of August 1.
At the present time, small shipments of goods are routed
bv Union Pacific from Portland to Arlington and are picked
up there by truck to be hauled to local points in Morrow coun
ty and elsewhere. ... .
Apparently the reason for the railway company wishing to
discontinue the service is a-sound and logicaTone it loses
.money on the LCL shipments, according to information we
receive
Alternative to this method of handling small shipments
coming here would be to route them via truck lines with the
local truck service making pickups at some point on Highway
80N Principal objection to this is that it will mean consider
ably higher freight costs for local merchants in an area where
freight is already a substantial item.
Merchants in a small community have neither the customer
' demand nor resources to order large volume, and it Is almost
- an axiom that the smaller the shipment, the higher the freight
is in proportion. ......
Some have been sending letters to the Public Utility Com
missioner asking for a hearing on the matter. Bill Flatt of
Flatt's Trucking Service said Monday that because of the in
terest on the matter here as well, a from other points along
the Union Pacific system, the" commissioner may call such
This would be a reasonable thing to do. It Is quite obvious
ly a matter with good arguments on both sides. The railroad
can't afford to operate the service at a loss, but neither can
local business people stand higher freight costs without pass
v ing them on to consumers. The customers would undoubtedly
have strong feelings on this. -
Service via the railway has been good and important to
our area. It has been something of a lifeline for local com
merce. While it may not be legally required, it would seem logi
cal and right that a hearing be called on the matter where
jail arguments could be heard, questions answered, and per
. haps another solution might be forthcoming.
About Those Missed Papers
: During the past two weeks the Gazette-Times has had
more cards and letters from subscribers In the western part
of the state notifying us that they have not received their
papers than the total of all such communications during the
past four years.
The trouble is due to some confusion caused In rearrang
ing the mailing list so that papers are grouped to go to the
: appropriate sectional distribution centers of the post office
department under the Zip Code system.
Postmaster James Driscoll has been cooperating with the
paper to get this Job done. The task Isn't particularly diffi
cult, but it is somewhat confusing and has led to some mix
ups between what we call our "single wraps" and those pap
ers which go to other towns in bundles. The result has been
. that in recent Issues some papers have been missed.
At the same time we are in the process of adding Zip Code
'numbers to all addresses, which is to be requiredUby the. post
'office department This is a considerable Job for it means
'reworking all the plates in our address trays. - -- -
. . As of this week, the list should be in good order, and all
subscribers should receive their papers in good. time. :
The rearranging is aimed at improving service and should
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NATIONAL COITOKUl
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HELEN C SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
Monday through Friday; 9 aon.
Single Copy 10
the IN Office at Heppner. Oregon.
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WATCH FOR THE OREGON ROAD RAT
THE OREGON Rood Rat may be
but oa the road be boa.
driver Im cast stand a car
Safety Commlaaioc )
Local Folk Among
Those at Monument
Anniversary Reunion
Mn. Carl McDanlel accompan
led her brother. Jim Smith of
Pendleton, to the 30th anniver
sary celebration of the Monu
ment High school oxer the week
end. Both are graduates there,
and returned to renew acquain
tances and enjoy the festivities.
Mrs. McDanlel was one of three
returning graduates of the das
of 193ft
Others attending from Ilcpp
ner Included Theta Stratton and
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Steers.
About 250 persons were reg
istered in the truest book, the
majority of whom either attend
ed the Monument schools at one
time or were graduates there.
Saturdav nieht the cuesis
were entertained at a dance and
supper, sponsored by the auxil
iary or the American wRiun,
and on Sunday, a reunion pot
luck picnic and program were
enjoyed on the schooinousc
lawn, as wen as louring me
present day school facilities.
Glenn W. Farrens
In Basic Training
vTjaman Rvniit denn W.
Farrpn. USN. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Darrel Farrens of Monu
ment, has begun nine weeks of
Naw hatir training at the U. S.
Naval Training Center, San
Diego. Calif,
in th firr wk of his naval
service he will study military
cnhwt and live and work un
der conditions similar to those
he will encounter on his iirst
hiD or at his first snore sra-
iion.
On completion of his recruit
training he will be assigned to
a school, shore station or ship,
according to the results of his
Naw rlastifieation tests, his
own desires and the needs of the
Navy.
xtr mA Mil Cordon Bender
f Portland visited relatives and
friends in this area last week.
They were guests in tne nomes
of Mrs. Bender's sisters, Mrs.
Fay Prock and Mrs. Maurice
Elder.
i.i kiA AihA- thin
With the Zip Code system here to stay, subscribers can
help us by checking to see that Zip Codes on their paper ad
dresses are correct. If they are missing or are incorrect, a
card bearing the correct number will be appreciated. This, or
course, applies only to those going out of Morrow county. We
know the Morrow county numbers.
If addresses are incorrect in any other way-wrong street
number, names spelled incorrectly, wrong compass direction
(such as "S. E." Instead of "N. E."), now would be a good time
to get these things straightened out.
We would stress again also that subscribers who change
addresses should notify us at once. If these changes are not
made on our list, post offices hold the paper with the old ad
dresses and send clippings of the addresses on the papers bacK
to us, charging us for each return.
We appreciate the patience of those who have missed pap
ers. Any others who have not received their copies but haven t
notified us are invited to do so, and we'll send issues that
wcr jtixisscd
, When the Job Is done, the mailing list will be In the best
'condition that it has ever been, and delivery should be ex
pedited so that every subscriber should receive every Issue
0nTothose who have experienced trouble we say "Thank you
for your understanding." The only thing gratifying about the
whole thing is that our subscribers really do miss their pap
ers when they don't come.
Our Reader Family Grows
Some very happy reports come via Bud Weik, manager of
the current Gazette-Times subscription campaign.
Lively young salesmen at work in the contest for cash and
merchandise prizes, as well as sales commissions, are doing
a surprisingly good Job.
As a result of their work, the Gazette-Times family of read
ers Is growing substantially, and there Is every indication
that circulation of the 82-year-old paper will reach the high
est number In its long and colorful history.
The energy, resourcefulness and enthusiasm exhibited by
this young crew are revealing. They know how to get out and
hustle; they know how to stick to a Job and get It done. We
suspect that much of the spirit they display comes as a result
of support and encouragement from their parents.
The reponse they are getting is also something of an In
dex to the interest our local people, their friends and relatives
elsewhere, and former residents have in Morrow county and
its happenings. It seems to us that whenever anyone lives in
the county for any length of time he never loses interest In
what is going on "back home." We enjoy having them in the
"family" and of trying to convey to them via the columns of
the paper what is going on that may be of Interest,
We haven't pressed Campaign Manager Weik for specific
results on the campaign thus far because we wouldn't want
to do anything that might indicate that we would influence
the work of any of the salesmen or show prejudice towards
any of them. From bits of information we gather, however,
we know that all are doing a splendid Job. There may be
some new records set as our reader family grows and Mor
row county news goes to more families than ever before.
cool etui McUd the tjltoj.
P J..ToJ,
ahtod I Mm. (Oregon name
Attends Clinic
Dr. A. D. McMurdo attended
an annual tumor clinic at St
Anthony hcwpltal, Pendleton, on
Wednesday. July 14. It was pre
kv a hrraUf ikt served bv
the sisters at the hospital at 8
am. IV. William Mippacnne.
professor of surgery at the Cnl
erlty of Oregon Medical
vvh.wl and Dr. William Fletch
er, assistant professor of surgery,
headed the clinic. Aner u
elusion at 12:45 the doctors
went to the cabin of Dr. 3. P.
Brennan of Pendleton on Lake
Langdon for relaxation, canoe-
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conversation. This was climaxed
by an enjoyable steak dinner
prepared by Mrs. Brennan.
On Honor Roll
Martha Doherty. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard lXheriy ot
Heppner. made the Dean's LWt
at the University of Portland for
the spring semester, it was an
nounced this week by the uni
versity. This requires a graae
point average of 3-23 or better.
V LSI 1 11114 awtw
end with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
Nash, were his brother and sis-ter-ln-law
from Nache, N. Da
kota. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
. L i-. ...ii .l was t hp OC-
easlon for a family get together.
2 I J4k
Saturday evenmi:. "i
1 . t, 1. inn Also ores-
t auiiii Hume -- -
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jen
son and sons, and the Dean Con-
rrr famtlv.
Greg Daughertf. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stan Daugherty of Cot
tare Grove, is a guest this week
in irte nonif ui 1 -
.. LZa fr Rill Co lins.
ores avwu'F""" v T v.
family home last week-end after
hey had visited in Cottage
Grove during their vacation
from the Heppner acaners. Mrs.
Collins and Mrs. Daugherty are
sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell connor
j ..... . idtoH hre recent-
ly with his parertts, Mr. and
vacation trip. The Wendell Con
nors live in Forest Grove, and
he is with Pacific Title and In-
surance company ax
maka It WOFSC.
NATIONAL
rARM lArCTT WEEK
The Importance uf (Vegon'a
grlcultui economy t re
riiiliiiliisl duilnii this period
if mi)r harveMlng, when
lhouand of farm workers
r bu.ilv enraged In prewar.
ln products for preing or
shipment to the enuner. I'n
fortunately. Increased artlvlty
In our rural area often
an acceleration of farm axl
drnta. rrulun In needles
.vwnal auflrtWiit and rro
rKmlc loan.
It Is appropriate, therefore,
that each cillren. and particu
larly thoa working In agricul
ture or related hunlneu.
ruerrlie caution and take alt
appropriate meaure to re
duce the Incidence of farm
acrtdent. .
During the perM July 2!V
SI. Oregon will cooperate
with other state In the ob.
M-r ani-e of National Farm
Safety Week, with the theme,
Stay Alive In "fcV
Our Committee on Frm
Safety haa done much to alert
the public and educate farm
owrator and employee on
the need for caution In opera
tlon ot machinery. In ,ru
handling of chemicals and
other potentially dangerous
activities. The succcm of our
farm safety program, however.
d-penU upon the wtlllngnesa
of each ind.vldual concerned
to learn and practice neoeary
precaution.
I urj;e all our people to Join
In the campaign to reduce ac
cidents on the farm. In the
home, and on our at reels and
highways, not only durins
Farm Safety Week, but
throughout the year.
MARK O. ilATFlFLD
GOVERNOR OF OKEGON
Farm Safety Week
Stresses Emblem
On Slow Vehicles
Farm Safety Week will be
observed In Orecon July 23
through 31. Keith Slme. fori
land, chairman of the Governor's
Committee on Farm Safety, an
nounces. The Oregon event will
aeain be a tle-ln with the coun
trywide observance conducted
annually by the National Safe-
ty Council to emphasize me im
portance of safety measures at
work. In the home, at play and
on the highway.
Mindful of the general earn
ana nn hifhu.v of the state
niiilnn th Orrron com
mittee Is placing special em-
rttincla M VIU L'noFl the USC
of the new Slow Moving Vehicle
emblem on all farm equipment
moved on highways and public
roads.
This Is a warning symbol to
let motorists know they arc ap
proaching equipment traveling
less than 25 miles per hour. It
Is plainly visible by day and by
night through use of a field of
fluorescent orange-yellow and
border of ruby red Scotchllte. It
is an equilateral triangle 16
Inches across at the widest
point and 14 inches high from
base to peak.
In addition to equipment of
farmers and ranchers used on
the roads, the governor's com
mute in also encouraging the
SMV symbol use by canneries
and other processors utilizing
slow traveling vehicles. .
California Packing Company
Is the first large food processor
in Oregon to use the SMV sign
on,! ...ill hiva thpm Installed on
all Its mechanical bean pickers
and tractors tn use mis season,
reports Tom Cowan who is Ore
gon chairman for the National
Farm Safety Week. Falrvlew
Home Is the first state agency
to use the sign on farm equip
ment.
Through the effort of the Ore-
nnn mmmlltM this RitTTI 1.1 nOW
v.(nrr maniifar-tprpd in OreCOn
MV;"K HiW.i. T '
and Is available direct from
Pacific Reflex signs, Mcminn
ville. Farmers are advised it Is
.is. nuniinhio thrnnch concerns
In Nebraska, Ohio and Illinois.
This symbol was developed by
Ohio State University after six
years of studies and experiments
to determine tne Desi uevivc ot
the purpose.
r-ntitrA FormpM nf America
chapters and 4-H Club groups
in Oregon, representee on me
governor's committee, also are
oromotlne use of the new safety
symbol.
Boardman Sailor
Has Long Cruise
Mflte Third Class
Mnnirpr. USN. son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Otto B. Munger of
Route 1, Boaraman, reiurneu w
Long Beach, Calif., June 25 af
ter a nine-month deployment on
the Western Pacific, while serv
ing aboard the ocean-going
minesweeper USS Energy.
While in the Western Pacific,
Energy operated with the U. S.
Seventh Fleet, making her a
part of a force responsible for
almost one-fifth of the world's
surface, covering 30 million
square miles.
During her deployment, Ener
gy's crewmembers visited ports
in Okinawa, Japan, Taiwan,
(Formosa), the Republic of the
PhlliDDines and the British
Crown Colony of Hong Kong.
On the return trip, the vessel
visited Suva In the Fiji Islands
and Pago Pago, American Sa-
moa.
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Chaff nd
Wes
LtrrS SFF Where did we atore
that eU-1rlo blanket a lew
wnks ago?
NKLS ANDKRSO.N a bark in
town for a ahoit time lat
un-k. II U-knl vet hav one
of iho little Kreiu-h niuitachra.
but he may be gil"lC ne
MHin. He ha been talking, liv
ing, breathing and aieeping
Firmh In a vra.rt court In
Seattle In the language.
lie a thi-y 'i '"' "P "
a litt'e 4H rH-m with hi Fremh
teacher and he l not allowed
to peak a word of KnclUh. All
cvmrrtation rnut lie In Hewn
Ntla gets m filled with "par I el
voiu" that he even has night
mare about It.
Thi. of courw. I preparatory
to hl going to Niger. Africa, to
wl up an eteiialon art vie
there. Marling later thla year.
Firiuh U the language there.
U'o'rw nut a tin- atiout Ncl
nrocrrfta to thla IHtnt on la
Krancala. Someone here. In sym
pathy. aail to him. 'V'et la
guerre." JS-I said he thought
the H-ron wa talking to him
about a rallroaJ station, "gare,"
and he couldn't aee what that
Ik.. I l,i it. i with It.
"tt la cuerre" H That'
war." or llorrally. That's the
uau It i-Ot-a
But we're not the one to make
fun of Nela' French. We went
lhnnrh lun Vi-ar of It In htizh
Mhool and one In college, and
don't know a railroad station
from a hole In the i: round in
French. ....
In lad. If there hadn t been
three of u lads In the back row
In the college da pooling our
total accumulated knowledge,
we might never have made It
through all thoae conjugation
You have to watch your accents
and pronounclatlons In thl
nal lanpuaee. for a sllcht dev
iation might change the whoK
meaning much as "guerre ana
"gare").
A guy might come up to a
pretty girl ana ay meintng
that he know to be perfectly in-nni-nt
and then be atonbhed
to have hU face Iapped.
FROM THE lift of teach.-r to
whm contracts were offered
by the school board Tuesday
niRht, It apHars that the pop
ulation of South Iakota will be
depleting. Six of the 11 are of
South Dakota, ami three are of
Idaho. Probably we'll have to
have a South Dakota picnic here,
come next summer. We'll surely
welcome them to Morrow county
and expect they will make fine
additions to our school system.
OUR WILLOW CREEK Little
l-rnoiur i'n (iff to the WBr
again Friday as they enter the
area tournament at The Dalles.
Thr All. Star fpflm 1 Composed
of the (Team of the crop, less
one. of the league mis year.
We say "les one" because
Rruro Marnuardt la out of ac
tion with his broken leg suffer
ed In a game In late season.
He's going to make the trip, out
Im'it on rnilchM. and the squad
will have to get along without
his power
rtup all-star are a lively
bunch, and If they can convert
even naif of their energy Into
base hits, tney il ne winners.
Wn sneak for all the home
town In extending best wishes to
them In the tournament. They
play Friday at 6 p.m. against
th Deschutes all-stars, and win
or lose, they will plav again
Saturday evening, at 6 If they
lose the first start, and at 8 If
they make the championship
round.
Rv h iviv. IJttle Lea true lead
ers deserve a lot of applause for
the way they have handled the
youngsters this year and the
tnings mey nave oune w im.ni.
Dr. Bob Todd as commissioner
has done a whale of a good Job,
as have me managers mi
others.
WELL, SIR, the G-T building Is
blossoming out in a Dnm
new coat of paint this week-
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this Is a darker green than the
previous tduUh green, more on
the order of the Uiren tilanl.
Folks will begin to think that
(J-T alanda for Urren Tonea.
Drt frrwn-trpa luwwt
Every litter
bit hurts
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COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
RODEO DANCE
Honoring Princess Erna Win
chester Saturday, July 24. 10 p m.
Fair Pavilion. Jleppner
Music by The Weatern Gen
tlemen. Condon
Supper served
POMONA GRANGE
Lexington Grange Hall
Saturday, July ol
Barbecue Supper, 6:30 p.m.
Business. Program
SWIMMING POOL
Open Tuesday through Satur
day, 1 to 4, 7:00 8:30; 2 6
on Sundays.
Closed Mondays. . .
Season tickets and dally tick
ets available.
Swim lessons now available,
mornings.
NOTICE. TRAVELERS
SPECIAL Auto Insurance ID
Card Is required In Canada.
See your agent before you
leave.
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