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WESLEY A. SKTKMAN
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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weight and feci
of sterling.
And like sterling,
it will last for
generations.
The only
difference
is its price!
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