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HCrrNCI CAXtTTC TIMtS. Thursday, taptaeabet t. IK , tiiis GAZETTE-TIMES MORROW COUKTTI NCWSfArEH The Heppner Caaette established March M. 1CL The Heppner Tt established NuVrtnWf 18, IS37. Consolidated February IS. 1912. NX VSA1toCIAT!ON NATION Al I0ITOIIAI HELEN C SHERMAN Asaodata Publisher Monday through Friday; 9 sun. WLSLET A. 8RIRMAN Editor end Publisher ffiea lloun: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mil nwn Saturday. sjbacrtplton Rates: MM Year. Single Cory 10 Cents. Published very Thursday snd Entered at the Post UHlct at lieppner, vrrvn. m Second Class Matter. Chaff nd Chatter Wes Sherman AS WE PUT Ihta Issue of the old t; T t bed, we think we may feel like a drowning man some kind to see movies, only lo have the iUlue Mail to Hut ler or the sound dissipate Into mut fret ttytnj: to fight his raucous libber Uh? We recently New Faces for Back to School The year inevitably rolls around, and It la back to school time again. This year the pupils and students of Morrow county will meet many new teachers and administrators, since there has been a heavy turnover of personnel Some have rone to larger systems and others have been lost by saddening circ umstances. It Is apparent, though, that Supt. David Potter and the county school board have chosen the new members of the staff carefully, and there Is every reason to believe that they are competent, skillful and professional We welcome them to our county and urge parents and the general public to seek opportunities to Ret to know them and make them feel at home. They are not to be set apart but are to be greeted as friends and neighbors. As this school year starts, we cannot help but look back to our first exposure to local education problems four years go the unrest and the controversy that came with the needed adjustments to a new administrative system. Morrow county still has some problems to Iron out. but progress has been great. The relative peace Is wonderful All those Involved in the controversies had one thing In common they were sincerely Interested in school matters and worked zealously for what they considered right. The stormy times, though, made It extremely difficult on the teachers and administrators, most of whom were Innocent parties to the whole thing, trying only to educate our child ren. It is to their credit that they stuck to the Job. In the past four years our residents have learned to cooperate much better on school matters and work together, though undoubt edly some scars remain. Supt. Potter is demonstrating excellent ability and leader ship, and with the advice and volunteer efforts of a good school board, significant strides are being made in the dis- There are hurts In the north end over the location of the Riverside school, and it Isn't difficult to feel sympathy to wards the feelings of all involved. It has been a mighty tough problem. The decision has been made, and it can only be hoped that this will not leave open wounds that will hamper the educational future of the children there. It is good when a teacher or principal can step Into a har monious situation and pursue the business of educating stu dents without being placed under pressure from outside. It appears that this school year is starting on this note. May the spirit of cooperation between the schools and parents be the best it has ever been. If this Is true, our children will be the ones who profit. Teachers and parents can share a mutual joy as they aid and watch them develop. Danger on the High School Road Some have expressed concern over hazards of the road going up the hill to Heppner High schooL As school is starting, it Is something that should be brought to the attention of the public. supt David Potter and Principal Clayton Norton are aware of the problem and will make a one-way system of traffic to and from the school. Signs have been ordered for this purpose. Perhaps they will be up before school starts. If not, the public may cooperate by voluntarily observing the system. In going to the school, travel up the Morgan street extension. Traffic in front of the school will be one way to the south and it will proceed around behind the school to go down, one way, via the new grade to the county (slaughter house) road. Observance of this one-way system will not eliminate all the danger. The entrance and exit need to be protected by guard rails, and a sidewalk should be installed going up Morgan street. All drivers, including some of our super charged youngsters, should observe the slow speed limit there. The city has twice requested state funds for paving the Morgan street extension, applying under a provision that permits funds for use on city streets where a sharply increased use of the street or added population create a need. The funds have not been granted to this time. If these funds are not available, the school district, city and county should come to some sort of agreement on re sponsibility and get the job done. Going up Morgan street in late afternoon the sun is shining directly in a driver's eyes. At time of commencement in late May, the blinding sun made it necessary for those going up to grope their way. Under those circumstances it would be easy for a person to pull too far to the right and slip over the embankment. Action should be taken before this first accident happens. A Great Week-and Some Suggestions i Certainly the events of the past week have to rank the 1965 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo week- with the greatest It seemed that many worked just a little bit harder and par ticipated just a little bit better than in some previous years. Committees all the way around put forth every effort to perfect their events, and their work showed in the results. Comments overheard at the events showed appreciation of the public. It's hard to look back on the week without using super latives. It has to be said that the rodeo parade was one of . the finest, and Randall Peterson, prime mover for the event, has to be praised for the job he did. Improvements at the fair contributed to a better event here. Take the livestock auction and pig scramble for instance. Held in the new barn with bleacher seats for the public, these attractions brought out a standing room only crowd. Chairman Tad Miller had vowed that this year's rodeo shows would attain a fast pace, and that they did. Charley Daly, Ray French and Art Vance kept the stock moving right out of the chutes for the various events. Announcer Joe Daley of Pendleton did an excellent job. The concessions and pro grams were handled better than ever, and Elmer Schmidt and his Chamber of Commerce crew handled the ticket taking and parking (under severe space handicaps) with dispatch. There just Isnt' space enough to give everyone credit; these are Just some examples. The interest in our festivities from the outside is shown by the wonderful participation by neighboring cities and others coming a long distance. Think of the Salem Saddle Club coming all the way across the state to perform so beautifully and colorfully in our events! (It makes us feel glad that they are now in our Second Congressional District!). They came at their own expense, and it takes considerable effort to move all their horses and gear that far. We understand that they were pleased with the hos- way to tn surtao or m aier. We're Inundated In result, award, honors, credit, congrat ulations for all those Involved In the fair, rodeo, nor show, para.le. and other event last week, and Ihere I a sea of them! We'll ml some, of course. We have enough material to put out paper ior a wnoie month. If w make some glar ing oversight, we- will apprec late hearing of them and we'll make amend next week. WE KNOW of on omission. We should have a great big pic ture of Tad Miller to run In thU issue because of hu fine work on the rodeo. We tried to catch him Sunday afternoon but did n't manage t. Jack Locke should have been pictured, too. He didn't even get to see the Sun day show. He had hi nose In the book in the rodeo office below the buckeroo grandstand. Jack's wife. Fran. wa right In there pitching through the whole thing, too. We did have Jack's picture last year. ri! a rut article In "The for et Log" on the matter and will reprint It when we ha the pace. BIT AN KXCF.PTION on then public add res vtcm l Ro Cltv Sound ThU firm ha none the lob for a number of years lor the rodeo, and there I no complaint about them! At the Saturday n m. I formanc of the rodeo, the wind hind of threw a monkey wrench In thine because before the sound tot across from the speak er to the main grandstand the wind seemed to carry it away from the Hand. Uut the Kom City man corrected this quickly. He went up the pole and ad justed thlnga so that the crowd could hear perfectly. We've heard many, many com pliments about ths manner In which Joe Daley of IVndleton announced the shows. We'd wager he'll be back next year if he wants to come, THOSE WHO WIN cash prUes at the events can't complain about the speed with which they get their pay. Secretary Jack Locke had all cowboys paid off SPEAKING of pictures: We have quite a batch of negative on the parade, some on the fair and some on the rodeo. We covered the horse show for the Wranglers and will have all them available. Since there are so many, we don't have prints made unless there is a demand for a particular picture. Ernest Royster of Umatilla covered the rodeo and horse show, and he expects to bring many of his prints to the G-T office for those who may be Interested. Pictures taken by the G-T can be obtained at 75c for 5x7 or i r f.r ft1( If thr I some- i thing particular in which you're In ones, rating among the best. rould oe nappy M'l's hook c by 6 p.m. Sunday (and that's a w hale of a complicated Job I, Lenna Smith and her fair crew was finishing up payment of the hundreds of fair premium Tues day, going out by mall; and prize for the parade have also been paid by Randall Peterson. WE'VE HEARD It said that some of our local people don't know the magnitude of their fair and rodeo perhaps because it Is too close to them. They do not rea lize that some of these perform ers who come here are outstand TO THE EDITOR... To the People of Heppner: Flmt. I would like lo commend each and every one that wurk ed on the Itodco dance, the lair, the Parat and the IUkIco for a M well done. It U a lot of work to put on the hiw' of last week. We are a small community, so every one need to do hi share, or labor Involved become a bur den for a few. About our parade: We had the largest and In many way, the bt parade yet. It wa very well organUed. thank to Ihos memtsrrs of the Chamber of Commerce that worked on thl. The loud speaking system, how. ever, wa Inadequate. Could not thl be corrected In-fore another year? It wa shameful for our school band to not be In unl- interested, we would be nappy to have you check at this office to see if we have it WE FELT sorry for the crew trying to staee the livestock auction last Thursday night when the speaking system went haywire. Ron Currin. superinten dent. Auctioneer Omer Bonney of Northwestern Livestock Com mission Co. and his ring man. Everett Snyder, carried on in the "show must go on" tradit ion, but it was tough. Elder Elwood Boyd stepped up to their rescue with a portable model that helped out. Haskell Sharrard arrived to give it some professional attention and spot ted the trouble right away with an experienced eye. We had to leave and never neard wnctner they finally got going again or not. PA systems are like project ors. No matter how wen you set them up, they always seem to go haywire at the critical time. Who hasn't gone to a highly-publicized meeting of to try to rectify next year. We'll try to get more advance infor mation on those who come here to perform. The Salem Saddle Club could have had consider ably more advance buildup, for Instance. LITTLE LISA COLLINS, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Col lins. was the hard luck gal at the horse show Friday when she rode her sister's horse. Pecos, in the trail class. Eight-year-old Lisa found her arms were about half long enough to reach from the horse to the gate when she attempted to open it as one of the obstacles. She worked and worked and never gave up. The gate got off bnlaiira and start ed teetering.' But '?.. kept at it and got the Job done. Once through the gate, Pfrcos backed off from the Jump but Lisa squared the steed around and finally made it Just watch this little gal. In four or five years, she will be among the best of our local rid er with the pluck and determin ation she display. WE IXDNT want to embarrass him but we had a particular Interest In Ken Waud. the live- tock and horse show Judge, since he was In our English and orientation classes at Nya Hieh nearly 25 year ago. He seemed to u good English In announcing the show and ap pears exceptionally well orien ted! Sadly, we'll have to con fess that he dldn t learn a thing about horse from u. but some where he learned It well. Ken. who I a nephew of Mr. and Mrs Fred (Sadie) Parrlsh. told us that he enjoys coming here more than any other place because of the friendly and courteous attitude of the people and the sportsmanship he en counter. He I very much In de mand, too. After leaving here, he went to a Benton Franklin county show as Judge and had to be back to Othello Sunday where he was In charge of a barbecue. HAVE YOU ever noticed how street decorations stay up in some communities long after the celebration I over? They get tattered and windblown and reflect no credit to the town that they were designated to enhance. No such procrastination here! Columbia Basin Electric crew, who put up the street streamers, had them down by Monday ready to store for another year, and that is very much apprec iated. Incidentally, when the flag were first put up, the wind tangled them pretty badly, but It was discovered that each had a long pocket sewn In the fabric for inserting a stiffening lath. The Columbia Basin boys stuck In 'these laths and the flag thereafter dropped pretty and straight (mm. Hand parent and Ihe community has upMted mon ey raising event to make cer tain our band would have the nice uniform they daer. Why were they not In unform? HwiuUlon Chamber of fom. more and other from Hertnl ion contributed very substan tially to our parade. Why dor n't our Chamber show a much public spirit and have a float to go to MUton rrcewatcr rva Festival, Condon 4th of July Pa rade. I'matUU County Fair Pa rade at llermlston. Pendleton Dress up Parade, a well a our own Morrow County parade? It would be great to see one by ncM summer. The Main Street Cuwltoys and oilier from IVndleton hae sup ported u wondcrfultv. It I tlm lo show by action that w truly appreciate all of these good peo ple rather than talk about It 'Talk la cheap It lake action lo show how w feel" Is a wise. old raying to follow. Also, wasn't th Salem riding group wonderful? rieas ex ores everyone's sincere aprec la i Ion to them. Dimple. Now for a realistic look at what our community ha bene filed. Between dance, parade and rodeo, we have between tiMTft ami fJiKU new dollar cir culating In our community. Each one of u iH-nellt imm mi. Are you entitled to benefit? You aren't If you did not donate at least 10 hour in labor and 10 In cash. Many contributed many time thi. Let u resolve right now that w are each one going to do our part, lake pride In a Job well done, and It won't be uch a burden on a few. I,et us not forget by next year, but find out now, today, what we enn do to help! Sincerely. Jewel I lager Dear We: Hope you have a spot to give folks their Just due. The rodeo dance thl year all had record crowd and I wish to compli ment all the young people on their fine behavior. I wa real proud that thl community and surrounding territories have such fine teenagrs In It. They deserve a lot of credit for not bothering or molesting any of rnv hand painted rodeo decor ation; and I would like lo thank them. Mr. Lol Winchester Mr. Roy Taylor returned to her home In Heppner Satur day after visiting the past two month with relative ana friend In various town in Ore gon, Washington and Idaho. English Traveler Visits in Meppner They won't believe- m when I tell them alKiut this country back home!" So remarked Mr. John Adam son of K I rut on Surrey. Fnyland, who wa a euest of Mr Mary lu ant here August 21 la IX Ilia comment ram after a trip to Madison Uutt In th Heppner Hanger district. Mr. Norman Lynn. Portland, Ister of Mr. Bryant, aevom anted Mr. Adamson here. The English woman I Mr. Lynn' sister In-law. Mr. Adamson wa on a lour across Ihe country and Into Can ada. She aald she like Ihe west coat much hettrr than the t coast. With Mra. Lynn she re turned lo Portland Monday, August 2d. and left from lluae fur home. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Etrents IIEPPNEK SWIM POOL Close Sunday, Septenilier MORROW COUNTY SCHOOI.S Oix-n doors Tuesday. Sept 7. 8:4.t am.. Heppner, lone, Buardman and Irrlgon. RAINBOW MEETING Ruth Assembly. Order of Rainbow for Ctrl Important meeting. Wednes day. Sept. It, 7 p m.. Mason ic Halt. Members urged to be present. HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL First game of new season Heppner vs. 11 lot Rock Friday. Sept 10. 8 p.m. Heppner Rodeo Ground Support the Musings! Store Closed Lattor Day Travel safely; don't b another statistic. IK1NT FORGET TO WATCH FOR THE SCHOOL KIDS IN THE CROSSWALKS! SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE 1Y C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Boa 247 PH. 7-9C2S Beppoat pitality shown them here. Certainly they should have oeen given every courtesy from a county that Is known for its wholehearted western hospitality. , And look at the support given by Hermiston and Pendle ton. At least five floats came from Hermiston, not to mention riding groups. Pendleton had its Happy Canyon group, the Drum and Bugle Corps, the entire Round-Up court. President Ford Robertson of the Round-Up and other officials and en tries. How can we show enough appreciation for such a spirit of neighborliness? We don't think that our local committees are going to rest on these laurels. They will be meeting right away to con sider suggestions, perfect details and plan for next year. A letter from Mrs. Jim (Jewel) Hager elsewhere on . this page has some suggestions of merit. Let's take a look at some of the things that might make our big celebration week even better. Shouldn't we be a little bit self-conscious about the lack of local participation in the parade? There are some fine floats, riding groups, and humorous entries, to be sure. One wonders how the lone band, for In stance, can become so snappy even before school is on. Those who entered floats from the Heppner area worked many hours on them, and they were good. ' But visualize what our parade would be if Pendleton, Hermiston, Salem and other outsiders didn't come to partici pate with us. Mrs. Hager's Idea of 10 hours and $10 towards partici pation Is a good one. Businesses should never doubt for a moment the value of the fair and rodeo to them. Those who so generously come to perform without expense to the fair and rodeo contribute to our local prosperity, if it must be put on a mercenary basis. The fair and rodeo Is gaining a top reputation throughout the state and this puts a focus of attention on Morrow county and Heppner. They attract the interest and attention of people from a wide area. Miller, as rodeo chairman, has expressed faith that the local show is one to be proud of and should be continuously expanded. We're with him. NRA cowboys coming from all over the northwest declare that this Is among the best of those they work. They like the spirit of cooperation and the efficiency with which it is run. Jack Locke, rodeo secretary, by the way, had all checks paid to performers by 6 p.m. Sunday, and they are hardly used to such speed. We'll have to say that the rodeo crowd was disappointing. Gate was only about equal to last year, the main grand stand was only half full Sunday, and the rodeo receipts don't meet expenses. We think that local people can make a better effort to attend; that they can encourage their friends from elsewhere to come and spend the week-end with them. Sure, there are complaints that the seats are too hard and the grandstand is uncomfortable. But with support, it is hoped that a new grandstand can be built in a few years. In a small community, there are scarcely enough persons available to work on events of the magnitude that we stage here. But the many who serve on our committees are extending themselves to do a fine Job, and they have Just one basic thing in mind as they give of their time and effort to better the community by doing something which may bring pride, enjoyment and Incentive to all. Congratulations are due to all these hard workers. It is our feeling that anything less than full support to them from all able persons in the Heppner area is too little, for their efforts are aimed towards benefitting everyone. We have found none of these leaders who are not open to suggestion and we are sure that anyone with constructive ideas for bettering the events will find that they are welcome. Now, while the events are being re-evaluated, is the time to give them. - Know Tour Newspaper Better Dear Editor: Now This Is What I Think! Did you ever write a letter to the editor? It's fun to see yourself in print. But actually, you're not writing to only the editor. If he prints your letter and he probably will you are really writing to all the thousands of readers of this newspaper. That's a substantial body of readers, but don't let that scare you . . . write as If you were talking to Just one - of them. What Do You Write About? Perhaps you arc really mad at the editor and want to tell him off on some opinion he has voiced. Perhaps you can't contain yourself any longer on some Important local issue. Perhaps you Just like to sound off now and then on topics of current interest What ever you choose, the "letters to the editor" column is your opportunity to speak your opinion. We Welcome Good Letters In writing them, please follow the rules printed at the top of the letters column. These rules ask that you keep your letters reasonable in length, reasonable in tone . , . free, of de famatory matter. Remember, the editor must "boll down" your letter If too long, and will take out statements that are libelous , . , even though the letter has your name printed underneath. Plenty of Topics It's really fun to write to the editor. We don't recommend that you become a "chronic" letter writer, but every now and then we'll be glad to hear from you . . . taxes, highways, elections, the legislature, streets, parks, schools, city gov ernment, accidents, safety, business . . . scores of things to write about! GAZETTE-TIMES