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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1965)
TIIE GAZETTE-TIMES morrow coormn kewswei The nrrrnrr Garrtte established March 30. isxl The lirprwr Tlmrt established November 18, 1T7. Consolidated rebruary 15. 1912. NX gAii0CUTIOM WESLEY A. SKTRMAH Editor end rublUbM Office Hour: 8 im. (o 6 p.m.. until noon Saturday. aa Second Class Matter. Hail to the Roundup! A the old saying goes. fclf I had my Mru hers . . . th editor would much rather be enjoying Family Day at the Pendleton Round Up on this Wednesday afternoon than sitting in the old office chair writing about It. And this goes despite the bit of a drtzxle outside. We do hope the rain clouds haven't got as far as our neighboring city, but If they have, we don't think it will dampen affairs there much. We note from a recent column In the East Oregonian that the Round-Up becomes a state of mind Instead of Just an event. We think there Is truth in this. There is a glamor, a color, and drama to it that pervades the atmosphere and take it beyond Just a competitive event. This atmosphere Isnt limited to Pendleton at Round-Up time. It extends across the area, through the towns and com munitles In the environs of our proud neighboring city. As we look out on the street In Heppner today it appears that "the state of mind" has gripped many of our local citizens for they are not on the streets of their home town. Our folks feel that they are a part of the Round-Up, as indeed they are. Some, like Charley Daly, have an active part at the chutes. One or our Heppner girls. Shannon Mahoney, Is a princess, and many others will be participating. Some compete in some of its events Our schools dismiss for a day so our students can attend. They might as well, as the administration knows, for there wouldn't be enough left in school to hold classes anyway. Long before we had any connection with Pendleton, we noted that people w ho lived there could say with a particular pride that they were from Pendleton. It Is a city that exemplifies the Real West, that has attained national distinction and stature to a gTeat measure because of the Round-Up. The city seems to have the ability, too. to capture the goodwill of the smaller towns around it. probably because It takes pains to see that they are a part of things, rather than to in cur enmity bv belittling its smaller neighbors. So. with Round-Up time here again, we wholeheartedly salute Pendleton and share In welcoming all who come to the area to enjoy It We hope it Is the greatest, and know that efforts of the directors. Main Street Cowboys, Happy Canyon committees, and the hundreds of others participating will make it so. As we say. -If we had our 'druthers . . we'd enjoy all four days of the spectacle and are a bit green with envy for those who get to take it all in. Spic and Span Courthouse Morrow county's courthouse stands particularly proud again, with its tower repaired and repainted, the big clock faces repaired and numbers painted, exterior trim of the entire building painted and the interior cleaned' and gone over. It seems to extend a particularly bright welcome as one drives toward it on May street, and, indeed, sets a new happy tone for the entire town. The courthouse is truly a picturesque building, one whose architecture may be appreciated more by some who do not live here than many who do. As pointed out before it is listed in some books and booklets as a tourist attraction, a distinction that it truly deserves with its native stone construction. The county court Is to be commended for getting this Job done, and the citizens' advisory committee composed of women who have an especially good eye for tidiness perform ed very well in determining what needed to be done. Other accolades are due the lone Lions club who gener ously donated a substantial sum towards the repair of the clock and tower. This is a tribute to the civic consciousness of the mighty fine organization. When they told Heppner resi dents some time ago, "We're going to clean your clock," they meant it! Mama Does The Buying (From Pendleton Record) When the average woman walks into her neighborhood variety or general merchandise store, what is she looking for and what does she buy? Mrs. America spends thirteen and one-half minutes in the store and buys at least $1.30 worth of merchandise before she leaves, according to a recent sur vey of shopping habits. Here are some interesting facts about Mrs. Shopper. Nine out of ten times she knows what she wants to buy when she enters the store and eight out of ten times she gets what she came for. She stops at the store's notions department more than any other to buy such items as hair rollers, zippers and thread. If she leaves without buying, which happens two out of ten times, it is because she can't find what she wants (50 per cent), doesn't like what she sees (30 per cent), can't find proper color or size (10 per cent), isn't impressed by the qual ity she finds (10 per cent), or feels prices are too high (10 per cent). Another conclusion the study reaches Is that the average Mrs. Shopper today isn't a dash-in visitor. She knows what Bhe wants and takes her time to "shop the store." What it all adds up to is that Mrs. Consumer Is a canny and knowledgeable buyer. And, in this competitive economy, every merchant is endlessly seeking ways to attract her in terest and patronage and to provide top value for her dollar. Wayne Brubacher Principal at Boise i Wayne Brubacher, former sup erintendent of schools in Mor row county, is principal of a junior high school in Boise this year, he writes in a letter to the Gazette-Times. "We have found Boise much to our liking," he states. "The school patrons and officials are fine to work with." Two principalships opened this year in Boise and Brubacher went back into fulltime admin istration. His school has 650 stu dents. "Kris will enter Borah High School and of course is wrapped up in cheerleading, etc.," he wrote. "Although she had many friends in Heppner, she has made a fine adjustment here." NATION A I I0ITOIIAI HELEN C SHERMAN Auoctat Publish Monday through Friday; 9 -. , Horse Show Prints Now at Murrays Large glossy prints of pic tures taken at the 1965 Mor row County Horse Show have been received and now are at Murray's Rexall Drug for viewing by those interested in them. The set of 30 includes virt ually all winners in the show. They will be mounted and framed at a later time for dis play in the Wrangler club room at the fairgrounds. Those who wish to order 8x10 prints may do so by leav ing their names with the num ber of the pictures wanted at Murrays. The number of each is on the back, and the price is $1.25 each. DISTRACTED? Mrt. Road R buy. th. "two for H.m . so o., for two '. too. So what If they dot oqrtoT SJ. K.i an accident. Ut ft.t wordt J eon Nawipaper PubGihtn Attoclat.onj Chaff and Wes FOUR MEN of the Milton Free water and Walla Walla area dropped In for coffee and a visit with us earlv Saturday. Three of them were newspaper people and the fourth was a Milton Freewater councilman. They had just completed an annual trip that takes them to the hinter lands, and In this case their junket went via La Grande to Granite, Sumpter. then event ually down Into the Spray coun try and back through Heppner to home base. Included in the group were W. S. Caverhill. who writes rat TnlW Savs" for the East Oregonlan: Vance Orchard. Rov ing Reporter ol tne cnion duu etin. Walla Walla; Harry Ring hand, co-publisher of the Milton Freewater Valley-Herald; and R. W. Harris, the MF councilman. Now, If you think those fel lows don't have a time search ing for history! They had ram med and repaired two holes in v,a oaa tank of their Plymouth auto by the time they had ar rived here. They naa gone ucvy into the rugged country around nranit and Sumpter to check out all the old gold mines. Th ctwn Fridav nieht at the Spray Hotel and they were really impressed with the hospitality and cleanliness oi me Harris said that he had stayed in th h.st hotels and they were no cleaner than the Spray Ho tel whose rooms were less man one-fifth the cost of Portland. CAVERHILL Is a real historian and Is a former county com of Grant county. He knows Morrow county's history thoroughly and probably has quite a repertoire of stories about the 1903 Heppner nooo.. While sipping his coffee here, he chuckled over one that prob nhiv local oeoDle have heard numerous times but was new to us. "Every tragedy has some humorous aspects to it," he said. A certain hardy fellow, caught in tha flood was covered with rfohHo whon some anxious work ers found him and uncovered him. , Unperterbed from his exper Ipnee as he emerged, he merely shifted the chaw of tobacco in his mouth from one cheek to another, and said with little ex pression between chews, "That was a real gulley washer, wasn't it?" WELL, SIR, with Just one game behind them the Heppner Mustangs have already made the prep football polls, getting mention in the Oregonlan rat ings we note. We hope they don't get a poll Jinx, which seems to happen to teams that get pretty highly rated early in the season. But after seeing them against Pilot Rock, we'd say they deserve to be rated. Heppner has produced some pretty good football players, and each year some blossom and de velop, but we'd have to say the offense of this year's Mustang team looks better than of any Heppner High squad we've seen, particularly because they couple a fine Dassina' attack with a strong running game. In recent years, the Horsemen have had to rely pretty much on running, hut Jim Dohertv uncorked some beautiful passes, Tim Drlscoll can pitch 'em, too, as can young David Hall and Gene Heliker, returning to practices after a summer injury. With some of the gritty young sters fitting in the line around some of the vets, the Mustangs are going to have a tougn ae fense, too. We'd have to say the orosDects look fine for the home team at the moment They really put on an interesting show against a good Rocket eleven Friday night. DON'T DRIVE Chatter Sherman It's nice to have Lowell Crib ble announcing the games In the stands, too. He's getting real proficient at It, and It adds to enjoyment IT PAINS us to see the genial bread route man. Bob DcSpaln. wearing that brace around his neck. It looks as uncomfortable it nrobablv Is. Bob. we learn ed belatedly, dove Into a swim ming pool at his home at Arling ton and hit bottom a few weeks hrif it una In five feet of water but his diving angle was wrontr with the result mat ne compressed a couple vertebrae In his neck. Told him that he looked like an Oregon State football line man hut we doubt If he Is about to try any rough stuff right soon. RECENTLY WE mentioned how projectors and sound equip ment Inevitably goes haywire when it "performs In public." Following Is a little squib on the subject from "The Lost Forty" of the Forest Log: "On a test run of equipment or In previewing new picture, a projector always' tuns splend idly for us. But Just take it out for a program and strange things begin to happen. A bulb ex plodes, or a motor expires. Some times a drive cable breaks or the film refuses to stay In frame. We had an unprintable name for it in the lpgging woods! ! "Others can use the same equipment year after year and never suffer a smidgin of trouble. As one good friend of ours said, when we borrowed a projector from him, This machine is old, but It has never failed me. Just Put It on IT WOULD BE NICE IF FRONT PAGES GAZETTE-TIMES BUT EVERY NEWS STORY GETS EARNEST CONSIDERATION Kenneys Attend REA Convention At Anchorage y LnVCLLC FARTLOW IRKlGON Mr. and Mrt. Don Kenncy have returned to Irrlgon after pendlnjr; at day In Am it orage. Alaska, wrier they at tended an KKA ron vent ion. Kenney flew front Pendleton t Portland and on to Seattle wli.r Ht"y had 4 hour "( over. They were met In Seattle by Mm. Eunice Straw r, who took them on a atgntneelng tour of the cirv. Thv wen? also Join ed at Seattle by Mr. and Mrs. lHn IV Mom who flew on to Am borate to attend the conven tion. At Anchorage, they met Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen of Board man, Ray Wooley of Hermbtoii and Art Lorenren of IVndleton. In Anchorage, the Kenneya took a lour of the Kxpertmrnt Sta tion at the Metanutka Valley farming area. Her they saw. among other thing, a cabbage weighing 40 pound. Kenncy took the Alyehka tour and saw the earthquake damage, frozen lakes and Icebergs. Thry vtnlt ed a Russian Orthodox Catholic church and the Alaskan Meth odist University. The KKA con- vention was hei! at the norm west Hotel Building. School will be dlsmWued at A. C. Ilouehton Elementary on Fri day, September 17, for the Pen dleton Round Up- Michael Tolar. principal of A. student enrolled for this achool vear There will be a PTA meeting for A. C. Houehton tchool at the rafetorlum Monday eve n I n g, September 20, at 7:30 p m. Individual school pictures will have confidence.' "Well, we tried it but obvious ly our faith was not sufficient The machine faltered within the first five minutes, requiring emergency overhaul. "Imps must surely connive against us where such device Is Involved, for one time the cus tomary trouble started shortly after launching Into a program. A lamp popped. Confidently we Inserted a new one and resumed the show -or almost did. The replacement refused to light up Later In the dav one of the radio engineers cheerfully confided In us that occasionally, mayoe once In a couple million times, an Imperfect bulb would come from the factory and this was one of them. Just the right odds for us! "On another engagement we Introduced the topic of the day and started the film. Three mln utes later a swishing sound warned of something amiss. A malfunction of the takeup mecn anlsm had developed and about 100 feet of film was writhing on the floor. "'First time I ever saw one of those glsmos break,' said a surprised repairman. "We wonder why something like this doesn't ever happen at home movies. After seven reels of little Willie waving his arms and sticking out his tongue at the audience, we are ready for an unrepairable mechanical failure, but It simply doesn't occur." Know Tour Newspaper Batter the Front Page" The editor hears it almost from readers for front page then all of the news oit the news must go on .rWiASP HrPPNEH I Ukrn W'lay, September J I. U-glniUhtf at l "i. A. C. Houghton will idy fool hill at lone Friday, N'Otetnber 21, at 2-rtl pm. Hi Irrlgoti l-adiea Homo In I. ...!.. in. -I at I he old ItlU'iiM uhool Ut Thuriwiay la organ"" aid i'Ui lf M'e ctimiK yrr A polluik luiuheon wa wived mi nikin Thin vrarm' offlrr are! chairman. Mm. Aid tirayhral; viit chalman, Mrs. mik Shade; nevrvUry. Mr. a An i!eron; treanurt-r, Mr. Minnie Sklle. Mr. and Mr. Perry rummri and Dnrrrl ent the week-end ramping, f lolling and anhery hunting at Kat Eagle Creek. Mr, and Mm. J' Albright. Jo anne, Janet and Mike of Ailing ton pent Sunday with hef (oik. Mr. and Mr. U 1-e-tUanc. They were Joined by Mr. Hobby Tiller. Suoan and Keith, and the families picnicked at Hat Itock park. Mr. and Mr. Vernon Stewart were called to Jk Grande by the death of her lather. Mr. Floyd Keeder, who aMd away Sun day morning, following a long nine.. Unda and Gary Morse of Tol edo, viMted Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mm. Har vey Warner. Mr. and Mr. Al bert Part low and Sheryl and Mr. Myrtle Markham. Their parents. Rev. and Mr. Lrland Morse, were former pator of th Irrli'on AM.mblv of God j 1 n"rt a Mr and Mr. Don Stock. In- ald and Sherrl of Taeoma, Wn . Hent the week with Mr. and Mm. Don Lelghton. Mrs. Scdalla iVMer. Mr. and Mr. Dan Hill and other relative. AUyn llobbs, who recently en listed In the Air Force, left Mon day for Portland, and will fly from there to Lackland AKU In Texas- Mr. and Mm. Reuben Antler son of Spokane were Wednesday evening overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kee Morgan. Mr. and Mr. Leoter Ravcaux. Portland, were Sunday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs- Earl Isom and Donna. Mary Kenney left Monday for Soledad, Calif., after MH-nding the summer with her folk. Rev. and Mrs. John II. Kenny, and at tending summer school at the University of Oregon Miss Ken new t.-iirlm hit-h jw hool Kni'Uh at Gonzales. Rev. and Mrs. Ken ney accompanied her as far a Klamath Fall. Rev. and Mrs. Skondeen of Florida were guest sH-akem at the Irrlgon Assembly of God church last Wednesday evening. They also provided violin and aecordlan music as well as sing ing. Airs. Dan Hill sK-nt the week In Portland with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Rm coe Cook and family- She also visited another son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mr. Dave Koch and family. Dan Hill drove to Portland Friday and they re turned to Irrlgon Sunday. Mrs. Refa l'ostel of Detroit. Mich., visited at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stephens spent Friday in Pendleton with his sister, Mrs. May McKlnney. Mrs. Ernest Jorgensen drove to Victoria and Vancouver Island, where she spent a week visiting her son ana aaugnier-in-iaw, dally request! space for their news. WERE BIGGER could be printed on the front page. Inside pages. ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS GOES ON THE FRONT PAGE News values are relative. What is Important today, In relation to the other news, Is not nearly so Important tomorrow. Front page this time . . . page 5 next time. That's the way It goes, Issue to issue. Your.editor exercises news Judgment over every story to the best of his ability ... and in all fairness. News then appears on page one, or else where, according to that Judgment As a newspaper reader, isn't that the way you want It? Mr. anJ Mr Arthur J.ngeiwn. and other relative Mr. and Mm Elmer TUhrwr and family. Michael Calllf and Gloria MHiman l,d the rod anhery hunting at Ml. Emily- They wer Joined thert by Mr. and Mm. Kenneth Ed ward and family. Pendleton. Mr, and Mr. Gen Andrews and family. Mr and Mr. Tom Ed ward and family, Mr. and Mr ,h Edward, Mr and Mm Phil Hughe, all of Portland Elmer Zehnrr and Mia t l"t ayed at Mt. Emily for th week Mr. and Mr. Warren Met oy ielit the week end In U (.'rand vUltlng her mother, Mm. MllU ORourk. her bother and slater In law, Mr and Mr. Vt trRourke and family and her brother In law and .IMer. Mr. and Mr. Herb VUUne and family. Mr. and Mr. Dave GraiM-al, accompanied by Mr. and Mm. Avery Taylr of Heppner, wenl huckleberry picking at Lrvh Mountain. Mr. and Mm. Eugene . IW rg and Ronald prnt th wee eni with her mother, wm wyrui Markham, Mr. and Mrs- Albert i... .n.l shervi and Mm. pi nun f- . Jame Mills. Kicky. KnJy nJ Steve of llermuton. Tell the dvertlser you saw It In th Gazette-Times. Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL Heppner v. Condon Friday. Sept. 17. 2: pm. Condon Hluh school field Support the Mustang! PUBLIC RECEPTION For U. N. Pilgrimage Tour student. Mark Ilrown lOOF Hall. Sunday. Sept 19. 2:30 P m. Talk, slides shown of trip. Everyone welcome. PUBLIC CARD PARTY Monday. September 20 Bv Heppner Altar Society Catholic Parish Hall Bridge, pinochle, dessert. 8 p.m. PUBLIC CONCERT N. W. Christian Cellegc Cru- n.d.r Otinrtet Thursday. Sept. 23. 8 p m- Lexington uvrisuun inum.. DONT FORGET TO WATCH FOR THE SCHOOL KID3 IN THE CROSSWALKS! SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency t. O. Bo 247 FH. 678-9625 But they aren't some N COMMUNITY I I BILLBOARD V Vt r il
