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Hcrrxn GAxnTr-nxti. ntT. tept bet mi Tim "7 GAZETTE MOIIOW COUXTT1 kewspapei The llnn Uatt etbUhe4 March ..V Tt "!' Times wtablUhed November IS. 1837. Corolldted February IS. VryaiiiNiai 5ASlOCIATION WESLEY A. SKTKMAN Editor and Publisher Office Hours: S Lm. to S p.m., unui noon aiurwj. A A tfM I. M dnvna vim Minn. Notional 4-H Club Week Whatever you're dolnjr and wherever you live during this week of September 25 throuch October 2 you shou d give attention. Interest and support to an observance that will take place at that time. It la National ill Club Week. It would be difficult to praise the 4 II movement too high y. Because of It, treat numbers of boy and UU are helped to learn the fundamentals of farming and farming. In these days. U a combination of business, art and craft The ancient virtues that are an Implicit element In land and nature are combined with the technology of today. !bm,... We live In an increasingly urbanized society. Inevitable as that may be. a very great deal of the h character of this nation U found In the rural aide of Its Me. The land, and those who work the land, feed and clothe and sustain us. And there, away from the congested cities with all their problems. Is the strongly beating heart of America. There are no Juvenile delinquents In the ranks of 4-H. They carry on those traditionspride of purpose, fair dealing. Independence, consideration for others that are so vital to that heartbeat . .... On the occasion of their National week, we congratulate all 411 clubbers in Morrow county and extend special appre elation to their leaders. We call attention to the special section on 4-H in tnu paper and suggest that readers go through It to see what this club work means to Morrow county, as well as to learn what it is accomplishing across the nation. Amoxing Work of Highway Builders Motorists who are Irritated by delays of construction crews on the Columbia River highway might save a little strain on the heart by controlling their tempers and using the waiting periods to think of the amazing work being done by the build- erSjhey literally rip apart solid mountains of rock and make gigantic cuts and fills so that the motoring public can speed on its way for business or pleasure. It occurs to us that It Is a pretty rough life for some of these workers. The other day we noticed a big Cat that had turned over at the peak of one of these rocky crests above the old highway. We couldnt help but wonder how the operator fared. Some of that equipment has to go into near impossible places and climb slopes so steep that it Just about defies the law of gravity. On the North Santiam highway, stretches of which were almost literally obliterated in the winter's floods, one can travel the distance without hardly realizing that It was ever damaged. Where stretches are repaired, the highway is bet ter than ever before. The state highway department has met a real crisis in getting such work done around the state. This, too, took some real doing. It's rugged work, and work that the public should appreciate. We might shrug it off by saying, "Well, we pay plenty of taxes for it" That is true, but there Is a little more than that to be reckoned with. It takes a great deal of dedication to do this work, it takes intricate planning, skillful engineer ing. There has to be some vision, foresight and pride of ac complishment . , ... What heavy construction is doing along the Columbia riv er is amazing. It's a panorama of progress right under our noses. We appreciate the work of the men doing the Job. Pressure Spray for Litter Bugs? Spread the word by newspaper, broadcast it on radio and TV, get out billboard campaigns, pass laws against them. But none seem effective. The litterbug is Impervious to all these methods of con trol. You'll find his deposits along the highway, on city streets, and throughout campgrounds. What are we going to do about him? Science has devel oped sprays in pressure cans to cope with most other insects, but the litterbug goes merrily along without any slowdown. High school students of Heppner last spring started a good thing when they went around town and cleaned up the litter. But it wasn't long until the streets were well strewn again with candy bar wrappers, ice cream bar wrappers, bits of paper and all kinds of trash. , Businesses can clean up the gutters. in front of their es tablishments one day, only to find an ample accumulation in the same spot the next day. This is true despite the fact that there are trash cans all over town designed to keep the city clean. Out on the highways, bottles pose a particular menace. We hit one coming home from Eugene Sunday. They not only are unsightly but they ruin tires and cause damage. Parents can train their children, if they will pay some at tention to the matter, so that the kids will at least think twice before they throw anything away that will be unsightly or a nuisance. With population increasing all the time, it's going to get worse and worse unless some scrupulous attention is paid to it. Let's teach our youngsters to take a real pride in their town, in their county and their state, so that they will enjoy keeping them neat and clean. But foremost, shall all we adults and most of us have a little litterbug blood in our veins be meticulously careful to set a good example? Maybe we can't develop a spray to control the litterbug, but we may be able to put a little more pressure on him. Gimbels Write "We enjoyed your fair cover age, and we were just as tickled as everyone else when Cornett Green won the saddle," writes Mrs. Fred Gimbel from Yakima, Wn., where the Gimbels are now living. "It was enjoyable to see so manv of our old friends' names in the winning columns." She said that the family has taken up olf, and even the boys, Tracy and Rick, beat their mother. Mrs. Gimbel is assistant organist in the Westminster Presbyterian church there and helps with the junior choir. The family moved there from Cottage Grove after living In Heppner for years. He is with Pacific Power Company. -TIMES NAT! ON At ipiTOlUi HELEN E. IHEKMAK Associate publisher Mondy throuh Friday; 9 a-m. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Billings were guests during the past week of Mrs." Ethel Zeimantz, mother of Mrs. Billings, and with Mrs. Mabel Chaffee. Mr. Billings was with the Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. for 41 years as one of its top exec utives. Now retired, they will spend the winter in Palm Springs, Calif., tour the United States and Mexico for a year, then go to Honolulu to make their permanent home. Around 400,000 volunteer lead ers are the core of some 94,000 4-H Clubs throughout the na tion. They meet regularly with the members, supervise project work and assist with local 4-H events. HIGHWAY W1T1! TWO OR M0HE LANEJ IN EACH DIRECTION Can in thtit lanii may proet Cari in these linn must stop and remain stopped at 1" at red warning lights are flashing. Obey School Bus Laws Some 2600 yellow school buses are rolling out from bus shops all over the state each day this school year to carry 225000 pupils to school according to Harvey Wright director of transportation for the Oregon Department of Education. He potnts out that these school buses travel approximately 130.000 miles per day, and each bus makes about 22 stops morning and afternoon to load and unload children. This vast transportation program Involves the safety of every school child riding a bus. When a school bus stops to load or unload children, it is essential that all vehicles ap proaching the bus from either the front or the rear take every precaution to avoid endangering the lives of any children who may be crossing the highway. In order to ensure maxl mum protection for each child, the Oregon Legislature enact ed a School Bus Stop Law in 1961. This law specifically states that on a two or three lane highway, all cars in all lanes approaching a school bus must stop and remain stopped as long as red warning lights on the bus are flashing. On a highway with two or more lanes going in each direction, all cars In lanes going the same way as the school bus must stop and remain stopped as long as the red warning lights are flashing. The diagram elsewhere on this page illustrates the law, and the traveling public Is urged to study It well. Know your responsibilities, obey the law, and protect the precious school bus cargo! , .- p - . r:-eB Chaff and Wes THIS SHOULD be a pretty ex citing week with hunting sea son starting. National 4-H week in progress. National Fire week at hand, new car showings in the offlne. football seasons get- tin? in hich Bear (Heppner at Wah tonka, lone at Riverside) baseball getting set for the World Series with the National League race in a neck-and-neck race. Yep, it it the glorious time of fall. WE NOTICE a bit of a switch in the purchasing habits of ranchers on their hunting and trespassing signs. A few years ago, they asked only for No Hunting or No Trespassing signs. A few years ago, there began to be more demand for "No Hunting Without Permission" or "Hunting With Permission Only." This year, more than ever, is a demand for such signs as "Leased for Hunters" and "Hunt ing With Permission, No Vehic les Allowed." To us, this Indicates that ranchers are trying to do their part to give the sportsmen a chance, while attempting at the same time to protect their prop erty and interests. Some have told us that weed seeds picked up by hunter's ve hicle tires broadcast the weeds that the ranchers spend hund reds of dollars to control. Those with this problem are willing to permit the hunting but un derstandably frown on the ve hicles. All in all, it seems to us that ranchers are certainly trying to to be fair, and they have to make quite a concession when you think of the numbers of livestock shot and other damage done. I They, like everyone else, know that it is Just a small percent age of the hunters who are want on and trigger happy. The same bird who enjoys blasting holes in road signs likes to cut the "No" off "No Hunting" signs, delights in shooting padlocks off chains, and comes equipped with wire cutters to get through fences. If fellow hunters could only weed out these obnoxious birds as the farmers control their obnoxious weeds, it would be a much happier situation all around. EVERYONE in the Heppner area will miss omcer rat imoho han). His erect figure on the street, his dignified bearing, and his courtesy to all made him highly respected as an officer. He was an Irishman that gave hoc reriit tn his native land. Pat was a big man, but his bear ing and demeanor maae nim an even bigger person than his physical stature. We'll miss Pat, hut wo ran still see him walk ing down the street in our mind's eye as we sit looking out the window of the G-T of fice. Wo had the Drlvlleee or say ing some of these things in ha Ipfr thp ritv force. an si wa arA hannv that we had the opportunity. Although under more sorrowful circumstances. 'Jfr Chatter Sherman it is a pleasure to reiterate them AFTER WATCHING the OSU football team on TV against Iowa Saturday, we'd have to comment that they certainly need more Dick Ruhls. Their tackling looked pretty poor. Iowa really poured through them, and the Beaver secondary was bend ing pretty bad. It would have been good to see the OSU team throwing tackles the way Ruhl used to do It SURE A LOT of Heppner stu dents going to Eastern Oregon College this year, we note from the subscriptions leaving this office. Almost appears that tne name of Hunt Hall will have to be chaneed to Heppner Hal:. It appears that everyone of them will be getting the G-T weekly. We 11 try to keep them posted on the hometown news. WE'LL HAVE to nominate our shop foreman' and printer, Ar nold Raymond, as the grittiest . . - t m. - Mi man in town. e iosi a imnw Monday night In a freak acci dent but wasn't going to let them give anything at the hos pital that would keep him from coming back on the Job at 8 a.m. Tuesday. They managed to get that out of his system, but he went home that morning and at 2 p.m. was back down at the G-T trying to convince every one that he should be working. In the meantime we called on Ray Smith to come back from his forestry job to help out. Ranger Sam Miller and Engi neer Ken Methbin were nice enough to let him off for three days, and so he came to our rescue on a week when we have a bi? (for us) caper with the 4-H section. Rts vlrfuo nf fho kind hell) of Ray, the grit of Arnold, and the steadines of Reggie Pascal, faith ful linotype operator, it looks as if we'll get it out on time. Attorneys Attend State Convention Three of Heppner's four at torneys are at Gearhart attend ing the 31st annual meeting of the Oregon State Bar which con vened Wednesday, September 29. Herman Winter and Joe Bal fe left in mid-week and Robert Abrams left Thursday. Scheduled as featured speak ers at the convention were Sen ator Jack R. Miller of Iowa and Dean William H. Mulligan of Fordham University School of Law, New York City. R. W. Nan stoll, Portland, is president of the Oregon State Bar. The convention is slated to continue through Saturday eve ning. The 4-H idea began to ma terialize in the late 1890s when rural school superintendents en couraged students to plant corn, tend a garden, sew and cook. School fairs were held and rib bons awarded winning exhibits. TWO OR TUiUE All can Service for Veteran, Earl Swcek, Held At Portland Chapel I'unKri l urvla for fcarl E. Sweek. 6S. father of Clayton 11- Sweck, Heppner. were new in the Kosa Hollywood Chapel. Port land, on September - Interment was in the Willamette National Cemetery. Portland, with Veter ans of World War I participat ing. Sweek died September 3 at the Veteran's Administration hospit al in Portland .after being hos pitalized for almost throe months. He was born at Hamil ton. Oregon. July 30. 1HT7. and had lived in Grant county all his life, until 195-1. when he moved to the Willamette valley. He was a 29 year member of the American Legion Post 14H. Monument, and a three-year member of Hudson's Bay Bar racks of World War I. Vancou ver. Wn. He was married to Fair Cork, only daughter of Wallace Cork, formerly of Mon ument. Surviving are his wife, two sons and two daughters. Mrs. Roy (Neoma) Bowman, Walts burg. Wn.; Jack Sweek. Monu ment; Clayton H. Sweek. Hepp ner, and Mrs. Jerry (Carol) My ers, Junction City. A I so 16 grandchildren and one great great grandson. Surviving broth ers and sisters are Herman Sweek. Springfield; Archie Sweek, Long Creek; Harold Sweek. Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. B. A. (EIna) Crowley, Long Creek, and Mrs. Ray (Vera) Waldron, Portland, also several nieces and nephews. The family expresses their grateful thanks to their many friends for the kind words and deeds during the past weeks. . i Correction Attention Is called to an er ror In the lead paragraph of the full page message from the 4-H Leaders Association on page 5, section 2. of this issue. It should read, "We realize that coopera tion of the public of business es, parents, other organizations and individuals play a vital role in 4 11." The garbled sen tence is due to a correction line holnir nut In the wront? SDOt. The error was noticed after the sec ond section was run, and mis correction Is offered to help rec tify the error. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL :Heppner vs. wantonKa Friday, October 1, 2 p.m. The Dalles Field. First League Game. Support the Mustangs! BAKED FOOD SALE By Legion Auxiliary Friday, October 1. from 9:30 a.m. Western Auto Store. Hunter's specials. 4-H LEADER WORKSHOP Tuesday, Oct. 5, 9:40 a.m. For all Extension Unit Lead ers and Members. Officer training, 1:15 p.m. umiipnw rr. roller RINK Open for skating Friday, Sat- urday, 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m. Shoe skate rentals, conces sions. rONP.n ATT JLATIONS ! TO ALL MORROW COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS AND Lr.AU ERS. YOUR EFFORTS MAKE A BETTER COUN TY, STATE AND NATION. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625 BeppDW LA! IE 11X0! WAY 1 f V ICMOCtKS In all lanes must stop and remain stopped as long as red warning lights are flashing Workshop Billed A team of state government officials. Insurance Industry au thorities, and employer group pokemcn will conduct a two hour workshop on the exact ef fect of Oregon's new workmen's compensation law on business es of all sizes Monday. October 4. at the Vert Auditorium, Pen dleton, from 3 to 5 p.m. NEW! f ' ; i . II. ' 1 II m i ...simply beautiful beautifully simple... 1847 lmh fti ft amirica' NNaaTaitvaaetAT. your choice of these introductory specials only each Gift Packaged Entertainment Set 8V4'silverplated dish and pierced server for use In so many ways. 251 Fd. Tax on dlh only CONGRATULATIONS, 4-H CLUBS National 4-H Week Qjjffl September 25-Oct. 2 fjlffi Store Hours: 9 A. M. To 6 P. PH. 676-9200 177 MAIN ST HEPPNEB Morrow Gets Share Of Forest Receipts M,-r than VI mlllion-a all; lime nun-win ,, iv ..L Orrgon covin ties and nin couniles as their ahart w irflU frwn the Naiinl 'uc rts In fl al year Mrow county's har Is Ul.l.w. The payments renrw xteent of th receipts from all l-nm-t-a and Hr 4 ! lunal roretla lmhr harvest. recreation, gratlnt. mineral, power and other land u. Shares ar ortortUnd ac cording to National r'oteM acre age, with th money armi Ml mail and H (H'l. Ihceki hav been aent to fetal trraiurrr for cmuiouiion. Tills year's toUl was mi than U million greatrr than lh previous record year of Vh th Service said. Tisl for (Hren counties was 15.ei.- 57 Ihti year compare fcM.llsMJ ' Total for Whlnton counties was fV (ih-joO compared to 13.441. 8.D 43 a year ago. Since IK. Oregon cwintlj have received more than 1W million in reeeipta, and the Washington countlee more than 74 million. In addition to the money turned Into the federal treasury and the 23 percent returned to the counties. the are many other National Forest . benefit, i. u rw.im4 nut bv J. Herbert Stone, Rrnlonal Forester, payroll and permanent improvement are examples of tangible bene fit. Other benefit, such as rec reation, contribute to the wel fare of millions of person. Lane county led Oregon recip ients with S.1.K37.176 10 In pay ments, while Morrow county was next to the bottom of the 30 counties sharing. Malheur wa lowcut at SJTOftS. Wheeler county received JWUtfUS. Nil It hai the Kok, weight and feci of sterling. And like sterling, it will last for generations. The only difference is its price! 52-Pieco Service for 8 V. r ERS BROS! Serving Set Cold Meat Fork and Serving Spoon for use as a salad serving set. J I "Something from the Jeweler's Is always something special." JEWELERS TZZ? M. oTTfeBN STAMPS t.
