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The Heppner Garctte established March 30, 1833. The Hrrpnei
Timet established November IS. 1837. Consolidated February 13.
1912.
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HELEN E, SHERMAN
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Wes Sherman
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aa Second Clasa Matter.
Council Considers All Three Sides
Monday night's meeting of the city council was an espe
cially busy and Important one. City officials spent 2H hours
deliberating problems of the community they serve and much
mom time will be spent as an aftermath in committees to
work out solutions.
Except for the newspaper reports of council meetings, the
public would scarcely be aware of the time and effort these
persons give to operate a good city and work on our troubles.
Probably these reports are Inadequate, too.
A few problems Involving neighbors came up at the Mon
day meeting not major Items but pestiferous things that
would try the wisdom of Solomon. They took considerable
time for discussion and study.
Councilman Bill Collins expressed It very well after the
meeting when he said. "A lot of people might think it foolish
to spend so much time on these things. But when someone
comes with a problem, we can't Just Jump In and make a
decision. We have to consider his side, the other side, and
the publics side."
So Councilman Collins put ncw perspective on the old
saying. There are two sides to every problem." The council
often considers three sides. There are some wise and thought
ful heads on that body, and they are doing a good Job as they
maintain this triangular perspective, yet work out a singular
compatibility.
Two and a half hours watching them is a lot more In
structive and Interesting than viewing TV for the same length
of time. You ought to try it some first Monday night of the
month.
Salvation Army Helps in Morrow
Millions of people have good cause to wish The Salvation
Army a very happy 100th birthday.
Families helped over periods of Illness or unemployment
Men restored to self-supporting life through the Men's So
cial Service Centers. Husbands and fathers enabled to triumph
over alcoholism. Unwed mothers receiving the finest medical
care and understanding at the Army's maternity homes and
hospitals. Children learning new crafts at the Army's neigh
borhood centers or enjoying nature for the first time at one
of its camps. Senior citizens living with comfort and dignity
in an Army residence. Oldsters finding companionship and
new reasons for living at golden age clubs and summer camps.
And what about the former prisoner, inspired and aided
by The Salvation Army to lead a self-respecting, law-abiding
life? Those still behind bars given hope and Insight by a vis
iting officer? Patients Isolated In mental hospitals, nursing
homes, Institutions for the retarded who find friends In the
cheery blue-uniformed Salvationists? Families receiving swift
aid when hit by fire, flood or tornado?
Not only these, but their families, friends and neighbors
have the best of reasons for wishing this fine organization
a happy centennial year.
It has quietly helped many In Morrow county and Is now
in the process of organizing an extension service committee
here, a primary object of which would be to help those in
need who cannot be helped or who are not helped by other
agencies. -
The Salvation Army deserves wholehearted support as it
launches on its second century of service to God and man.
One way this support may be expressed locally is by careful
consideration and cooperation of local civic leaders in study
ing the possibility of a local committee.
Need for Camper and Trailer Space
A release from the Pendleton Round-Up says that this
year's event will bring to Pendleton the largest number of
people in trailers, campers and tents yet known there.
"Requests for information and tickets from persons, with
campers and trailers make it possible for more than 2,000
of these units to invade Pendleton for the world's greatest
Round-Up," the release states.
Now from this example of our big brother, Heppner can well
take heed. Several voiced the need here prior to Rodeo for
trailer and camper space. Our one commercial trailer court
was filled, at that time, with families of highway workmen.
We direly need some type of additional space for visitors,
whether they come to the rodeo, come to visit relatives, or
headquarter here for bird hunting, rock hunting or what have
you.
Such a facility would improve our already excellent rep
utation for hospitality, it would improve attendance at our
local events, and it would help our business economy, too..
While this thinking is on the tourist and recreation side,
there is an even greater need ahead accommodation of the
influx of workers and their families on the Willow Creek dam
which seems to be more of a certainty with each passing day.
There would certainly seem to be a good opportunity here
as a commercial venture, but if no one comes forth soon to
provide the facility, it should be studied as a civic project.
Battle of Bands
Set Friday Night
Two local ensembles of mod
ern music will stage The Battle
of the Bands" Saturday night
at a dance in the fair pavilion,
starting at 9 p.m.
The "Cheetahs" and the "Fug
itives" will play at the dance,
which will continue until 1 a.m.
Each band will play alternately
for a half-hour and an attempt
will be made to determine which
is the more popular.
In the Cheetahs are John
Pfeiffer, bass guitar; Mike
Smith, rhythm guitar; Gene Na
jor, lead guitar; and Roger Leon
nig, drums. Playing for the
Fugitives will be Gene Heliker,
lead guitar; Tim DriscolL bass
guitar; Dan LaRue, rhythm guit
cr; and Terry Hutchens, drums.
The bands have played at
school dances and at other func
tions, and this is their first ven
ture on their own. Admission
will be $1.50 per person, and the
Battle of the Bands is open to
the public.
Family Reunion
Enjoyed at Camp
Members of the Struckrneier
family gathered for an informal
reunion, camping at Bull Prairie,
over the Labor Day week-end.
Joining Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Struckrneier and family of
Heppner were the mother. thr
sisters, and a brother of Mr.
Struckrneier and their families.
The mother is Mrs. Alma Struck
rneier of Jefferson who came
with one of the sisters. Miss
Bernice Struckrneier of Salem.
The others included Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Allen and two child
ren of Enterprise, Mrs. Harry
Brooten of Salem, and Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Struckrneier and two
children of Albany.
Mrs. Brooten. whose husband
died in Salem about three weeks
ago, had been visiting the
Struckmeiers here and went
home with the Aliens to visit
for a time with them at Enter
prise.
The family group enjoyed
camping from Saturday through
Monday and proved to be Bull
Prairie champions at fishing.
The men caught their limits
through the three day period.
JOHN VKNARD was Just a young
sprout working In a bank at
Chr halts. Wn.. when a man step
red ud beside htm one day, pat
ted him on the head and aald.
"That's the boy, sonny. That a
the way 1 got my atari.
Had young Johnny known the
Mont a v of the man at once, he
might have tatted tnrougn me
floor. It wa A. P. Glannlnl,
founder and chairman of the
board of Bank of America and
president of the holding com
oanv. Transamerlca. The latter
had control of many banKs. in
eluding the branch In which
John was working.
Well John may have a bit of
a way to go yet to catch up
to A. P. as a banking tycoon.
but he and his staff proved ho
pltable hosts at the open house
at the Heppner branch wednes
dav on the occasion of First Nat
Ion al 100th anniversary.
The Incident came to light
while we were drinking some of
First National s coffee and eat
Ing some of the beautiful cake.
The gals at the bank, acting as
hostesses, cut the cake around
the beautiful decorations with
out destroying them as long as
they could.
We understand Bud and Mar
vel Hebert of Heppner Grill
made the cakes which featured
the designs of the current Hrst
National emblems, fashioned In
true color. Yes. a real beauti
ful Job and tasty, too.
THE LARGE crowd that filled
the Christian church Tuesday
at funeral services for Fred Par
rlsh was testimony to the high
esteem In which he was held.
Fred was the quiet, solid type
of man. a good neighbor, but
a man with a sense or humor
He was the sort of a fellow who
makes up the backbone of a
good community like Heppner,
and we grieve with his many
friends at his passing. We ex
press heartfelt sympathy to Mrs.
Parrish and other members of
the family. May they find solace
in the fact that others found it
privilege to know him. enjoy
his friendship, and in the fact
that this Is a better community
because he lived here.
NOW. YOU'D think that when
folks go out on a camping
trip they'd like to get away
from their neighbors. But when
the Charlie Ruggles pulled in to
Bull Prairie Sunday, they found
the Sherman tribe (their across-the-street
neighbors in town) in
the camp right next to them,
and on the other side were the
Ed Gontys, who live Just a half
block from them in town. It was
all by coincidence, too.
In fact, it proved to be quite
a gathering around there. The
Everett Struckmeiers were in the
next space above us, and the
Herman Stroebers were Just be
low the Gontys. Mrs. Alice Mc-
Cabe and son were with the
Gontys. And the Mike Salings
were Just across from the Stroe-
bers.
With the Ruggles party were
their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fastabend,
and six children of Richland, and
the Struckmeiers had relatives
from all over (story elsewhere).
Even though it was chilly, the
camp was Just about full. Where
else can a person go to have It
so good for an outing so close,
so nice, and so free from traffic.
No bumper-to-bumper crowds on
the way home. Don't think we
saw more than two or three cars
all the 40 miles coming back.
A bit of advice if you're plan
ning to camp out yet this year
in the mountains better have
heavy duty sleeping bag if
it's going to be under the stars
or in a tent. That is, unless you
are a Rem I 1.
DR. JIM NORENE didn't take
the Carnegie course when it
was given here, but after hear
ing his Impromptu talk to the
city council Monday night on
the use of tranquilizer guns in
catching stray dogs, our feeling
is that he could give some of
us lessons,
The spontaneous talk had the
council almost spellbound, ur,
Norene described the pitiaiis
and hazards of using this meth
od to catch dogs. The gun is a
modified air rifle that shoots
darts, which are armed with
chemically-controlled syringes.
Dosage in the syringe must
be varied with the weight of the
dog, and it's pretty difficult to
tell with pretty close tolerance
how much a fuzzy canine
weighs when he is across the
street from you. Dr. Norene said.
An overdose could be fatal.
Also the marksman must have
pretty good eye, for If he hits
the animal near the heart, there
is only about inch of skin and
tissue that need to be penetrat
ed to result in a lethal shot.
Again, if it penetrates the ab
dominal cavity, anything might
happen.
That Just about leaves the
hams as the target area," he
said.
The gun doesn't shoot straight,
like a .30-.06, but like a B-B gun
witn an arc, and it takes a
pretty good marksmanship
buy a tranoulliter gun. Follow
Inn the publicity after last
month's court!! n'sslon which
threatened a lch U of ok
other aturn action, things hav
quieted down around town.
The council then, determined
to let sleeping does He.
We think this will be a pop
ular decision with the police de
partment. for as Dr. Norene put
it. "I don't think there la any
thlnu much harder than to
catch a dog that denl want
to eel rauk-h! '
Mavbe It s a bit Idealistic, but
the solution i. thl dog proo
em wou d be tor all nog owners
to be thouahtfu and consider
ate of their nelchbors. being
im that their net! don't In
fringe on others and aonx Keep
them awake at ntcht. At the
same time the dog less residents
might be a little more tolerant
of the dog lovers.
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Dear Wes:
I would like to take this op
nortunitv to thank the Kinzua
Corporation for the beautiful
saddle which they made possl
ble for me to win. This is sure
lv nip nrlze and It only com
pares with the fun. thrills and
treasures I have enjoyed in
competing these many years for
the saddles.
This one Morrow County event
ha made a closer tie of friend
ship among all the workers on
the Rodeo than any other single
attraction. The kinzua Corpora
tion deserves considerable cred
it for making this possible.
The only sad part about an
this Is knowing that this is
another round on the ladder of
Father Time. I would close with
a little poem that best describes
mv feelings.
Mr Gt Up And Go
Has Got Up And Went
How do I know that my youtn
Is all spent?
Well, my get up and go has
cot ud and went.
But, In spite of It all. I am able
to grin
When I recall where my get
ud has been.
Old age is golden, so I've heard
it said.
But, sometime I wonder when
I pet Into bed.
With my ears in the drawer and
my teeth in a cup,
My eyes on the table until I
wake ud!
Ere sleep dims my eyes. I y
to myself,
is there anything else I
should lav on the shelf?"
But, I'm happy to say as I close
my door. ,
My friends are the same, per
il a ns even more.
When I was young, my slippers
were red.
I could kick up my heels right
over mv head.
When I grew older my slippers
were blue.
But, still I could dance the
whole night through.
Now I am old, my slippers are
black.
I walk to the store and puff
my way back.
The reason I know my youth Is
all srjent.
My get up and got got up and
went.
But, I really don't mind, when
I think with a grin
Of all the grand places my get
up has been.
Since I have retired from life's
comoetition
I busy myself with complete
repetition.
I get up each morning and dust
off my wits,
Pick up the paper and read
the "obits."
If my name is missing, I know
I'm not dead.
So, I eat a good breakfast and
go back to bed.
Sincerely.
Cornett Green
To The Editor :
Though! the troubles he ed
Itor t.f the liAZhTlK waa hav
Ing In the Homestead data
ntuht te of Interest to the prra
rut Hulaltrt el llei'iuter and
Mortw county. John Watermel
Ion Kt'dlncton Mat the fiery
editor then, and wherever he
was, there wa ala plenty 4
rxtlletttent. The following la
from the Matvrt 13, IK Issue l
the CAZriTK.
Salvation Army Group
Considered In County
$kttu:k& attention i
Land Filing Free, and Proving
I'V at the ime I'llce.
For the past four numtha the
editor of the (iAZhTTK has had
all the tools with which to do
land filing and proving up, but
he has never advertised the
fact, aa It would be Interfering
with other and outside of hi
legitimate printing buslnrtMi
But now that a little ring oil
Heppner land agent hate com
blued to ruin the little biiMiu-
the publisher of the GAZETTE
hat worked to build up, we will
proceed to carry the Mar Into
government dirt depart m e n I.
The ring is charging $J50 for
filing and $10 for proving up,
over and above the fees to be
sent to the district land olflce.
Now, to make a aland off on
the freeze-out game the ring It
trying to come on Us. we will
do filing and proving up free of
all charge except cunt of adver
tising and the fees that have to
tx sent to the district land of.
floe. Thus, the pre-emption
proof that has U-en coating you
$13. V) all told, can now be had
at the GAZETTE at actual cost.
$S.fk, and you can make a pre
emption filing fee for $.110. We
take this step not because we
love tne settlers more but be
cause we love the rlngster less.
Returning good for evil rnignt
be all right for some old fon.sU
who had no paper bills to pay,
but with ua it Is played out.
NOTICE OF INTENTION
Land Office at La Grande,
Or.. Mch 8, tU.
Notice Is hereby given that the
following named settler hat
filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof
will be made before J. W. Red
Ington. Notary l"ubllc at Hepp
ner, Or., on April 19. 1KS4, vU;
John A Thompson. Ralph
Thompson's father.
D. S. No. 4217. for the SW
Sec. 28. TP 2 S- R. E. W. M. He
names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous resi
dence upon, and cultivation of.
said land, viz; James Daugher-
Thomas PuIIen, Harry Jones,
B. Daucherty, all of Lena,
Or. 51-56. 11. W. Dwight. Regis
ter.
Advertisement: We now have
on hand and for sale a lnree
quantity of first-class SEED
RYE, which we will sell In lots
tc suit customers at three cents
per pound. J. L- Morrow It Son.
u. m. yeagcr
Castle Rock, Wn.
Yes, the Gazette-Times can
print the form you need for busi
ness or ranch use. Phone 676-9228.
Consideration of organizing a
ahatlott Army commute In
Morrow county I the object of
of a meeting of clue leader In
the county, tentatively tet for
Tiiutwlav, rVptrmtirr Id, Wen
dell . Temple. "urtlnd. field
representative The Salvation
Army said Wednesday. He Ms
lied Lowell Chally. welfare ad
ministrator, and other In Hepp
ner last week ith thl In min i.
The group, if nrganlred. would
be a service extension commit
tee for the county and Mould
be comprised f group of com
munity volunteer Mho Mould
provide any needed Salvation
Army service, Mhoever and
whenever there be aucrt a caii.
Temple aald.
Last year, the field representa
tive aald. one out of every )
bable horn Mas out of wedlock.
"Oregon I no exception to
thl statistic." he said -In 1!V4.
women faced with the multi
faceted problem of being unmar
ried mother came from every
county In Oregon to Hie Sal
vation Army'a White Shield
Home In Portland.
The White Shield taff help
ed them meet their problems;
2k1 girl Mere provided Mlth
complete residence and medical
care for mother and baby and
an additional Nil girl rcvrlved
case work service and counsel
ling.
"Only one who faced uch a
problem can fully appreciate
what such protection, profession
al guidance and spiritual un
derstanding means, and ha
meant to the women Mho have
been helped at The Salvation
Army Home In Portland for over
60 year," he said.
Hlch school classes are offer
ed for girls whose education
would otherwise be Interrupted,
recreation rooms are provided
for crafts and hobbles, and there
are dally service In the chap
el supplementing private aplrt
tual counselling the girl re
ceive. Classes are given In pre
natal rare.
Working hand in-hand with
the staff at White Shield are
the Salvation Army's service ex
tension committee, some W
strong throughout the Oregon-
Southern Idaho division. Togeth
er they eek to olve the con
tributing problems In their In
dividual localities.
"Whatever the need In lives
touched by personal disaster
alcoholum. a loot Income, a
mining i-rrt, rhronlc lllne,
a bread inner In prlaon there
Is hoi and help extended to
meet It bv He rSalvatb-n Army."
letup) aald.
The extension aervlo commit
tee here would carry on aa an
-army behind the Army," the
field representative aald. Call
are frequent for transient relief
and emergency food and cloth
ing requirement.
Tlies committee help strand
ed individual move on to wait
ing Job, buy shoes lor school
children Mho lack them, provide
emergency medical aid, Uaue
Christmas basket and provide
lodging for lhoe stranded en
route to their destination. Some
time a scholarship I provided
to advance an education which
otherwise would be cut short
"Whatever the need. thST
vatlon Army meet It, at the
point of need." Temple said.
COMMUNITY l
BILLBOARD
Oops! Wrong Saddle!
In the rush of writing pot
rodeo. post-parade, post-fair,
and post-horse show results last
week the editor erred In one
reference on winner of a rodeo
saddle. One story said that Cor
nett Green, as amateur calf rop.
(ng-winnre, received a saddle
made bv Gray's Saddlery. The
saddle he won wa made by
Severe Bros., Pendleton. The
version In the main rodeo story
was correct. Sorry friends, we
knew better.
Coming Events
iiErr.NER.incH ixxyrDAix
First game of new season
Heppner va. Pilot Rock
Friday. Sept. 10. 8 p.m.
Heppner Rodeo Grounds
Supimrt the Mustang!
ELKS LODGE DINNER
Saturday, September 11,
p m.
Raked ham buffet dinner
Social evening following.
O. E. S. MEETING
Ruth Chapt. No. 32. Order of
Fastern Star
Resumes regular meeting
Monday. Sept. 13, 8 p m.
Masonic Halt
Member urged to be present.
BATTLE of the BANDS
Public Dance. Sat., Sept. 11.
9 i) in to lam.
Music by The Cheetahs and
The Fugitives
Fair Favtiion, Heppner.
DONT FORGET TO WATCH
FOR THE SCHOOL. KID3 U1
THE CROSSWALKS!
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
p. a Box 247 PH. n-vas
BappCMW
zero in on a small target under
those circumstances.
"When you go after a run-of-the-mill
stray dog," the veter
inarian said, "you have no way
of knowing whether it's a $500
bird dog or a $5000 mut of some
body's child. The looks of a dog
is no measure of its value, par
ticularly when it comes to children."
After hearing this discourse.
there was no doubt that the
council would reject the plan to
To The Editor:
I was wondering if the follow
ing might be interesting to
HeDoner readers.
A group from Terwilliger
Plaza work now and then at
The Seamen's Center down on
Third and Flanders and among
them from Heppner are Hor-
tense Martin and mvself.
Friday afternoon (August zt.
my birthday no less) our group
had finished the work so Hazel
Westcott (formerly of Corvallls)
and I decided we would go to
The Oyster Bar for cur evening
meal. We left her car and start
ed to walk down Third, but to
ward Burnside there were so
many of these poor men of all
colors that we went over to
Fourth and down.
Walkinz back down Fourth
we saw an Oriental Coffee and
Gift shon so decided to- stop
and investigate. Of all of the
Chinese men there I found they
all knew Duck Lee, a graduate
of Heppner High school and now
a Dart owner of the Tai nng
Terrace on SW Barbur Blvd. and
some of the older ones knew
to the Elkhorn restaurant in Hepp
Eddie Chinn, for years owner of
the Elkhorn restaurant in Hepp
ner and later of the Shanghai
and Hong Kong Cafes at Herm
iston. One, a former chef In
Trader Vic's of the Benson Ho
tel, said Eddie has a brother,
Bennie Chlnn, at The China
Lantern on SW Canyon Road.
Some day I'll go out and inves
tigate. Josephine Mahoney Baker
2545 SW Terwilliger,
Apt. 525, Portland, 97201
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