nzrrtttn gazcttx times. 7147. octoUt it. ms 1 Dramatic Presentation of Civil Defense
THE rY V i
GAZETTE-
HEFPNER
TIMES
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The Heppner Garette established March 30, ISO. The Heppner
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1911
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If newspapers were like radio, they would preface every
news story with Ta. ta. ta, taaaaa The Garotte-Times U
about to bring you the latest story for Its vast audience!
The Mme story would be finished with the paragraph.
Read the next story by exclusive Gazette-Times coverage
next week."
Did you ever hear a radio newscast that didn't start and
end In some such manner?
But newspapers aren't like that. They have often been crit
icized for not promoting themselves enough, and It has been
said, perhaps with some truth, that they are losing their pub
11c image against the glamour of television and the contin
uous self-promotion of radio.
The weekly paper plugs along week after week reporting
community activities, protecting the public's right to know,
promoting civic progress. Informing its readers of matters of
Interest
It sounds rather stereotyped to say that newspapers stand
as a bulwark for freedom in America at a time when social
ism seems to be constantly encroaching. But the free press
does fill this role. It does speak for the people and is a vigi
lant guardian of their rights. It does seek to search out and
demand corrections for injustices. As such, It Is more import
ant today than it ever has been.
It doesn't matter much whether the paper serves a very
small community or whether It represents a metropolis. It
still stands as the voice of the people.
The Gazette-Times has served Morrow county for more
than 81 years and during this time many editors many fine
ones have done a great Job, clear back to John Watermellon
Redlngton.
After such a time some folks may tend to take the weekly
newspaper for granted, although the expressions we receive
from readers indicate that many do not
The occasion for these remarks is National Newspaper
Week, October 10 to 16, and it may be a good time to reflect
what the community would be without a newspaper.
Who would tell about the upcoming meetings, report on
the school board, report what next year's taxes are going to
be, give the results of last week's football game, report on
Mr. and Mrs. Jones' new grandson, list what bargains the
merchants have this week, tell of a coming bull sale, publi
cize the 4-H. plug for a Red Cross drive, boost a community
dinner ad infinitum.
At the same time, the staff wishes to extend appreciation
to all those who make a weekly paper possible in Morrow
county. It is among the oldest in the state. A newspaper just
would not be printed without advertisers, and a big thank
you is In order for them, and secondly to those who support
them. Without this business, the firms could not advertise.
Our correspondents work diligently for little pay to bring
community news from around the county, and many friends
help us by dropping In with items and advertising.
We won't sound the trumpets as radio does but we will
take this moment of self-indulgence to say that we believe
a weekly newspaper Is something to be treasured and appreciated.
Need for Civil lVfrn seemed ta com little clout to
home as reault of the alt day mrrttng here Tuesday pre
tented through the PlvUlon of Continuing Education of the
Oregon State Syatem of Hither Education.
By Uklng problem situations in a dramatic woikahop tp
of organisation, all of the more than ft) taking part were In
a pwltlon ft giving serious thought to the rule that they
might play If a nuclear attack did come ta the Northrt.
They dtdnl merely sit back and listen ta horrifying sta
tistics and possibilities, but thry buckled down la mm solid
thinking on what would happen and how the situations
could best be tackled.
Civil Defense has always had a tough Job In selling It
self because Americans traditionally seem to be procraatl
nators and optimistically think they can arb ta an emer
gency when It comes. Some prefer to take the attitude that
it won't happen." while others the fatalUla declare that
If It does happen "It will be too late anyway.
Civil Pvfenae tries to point out that It U reasonable to
at urne that It could happen, and w-e should be prepared If
It does happen. But It Is hard ta get and sustain public Inter-
Of course, a nuclear attack Unl the only kind of dUaater
that might strike and make It Imperative that the county la
well-organized for emergency. Natural disasters can come
such as the 1903 flood and man-made disasters occur, too,
such as the one recently experienced with the rioting at Loa
Angeles. Civil Defense can play vital roles In these, as well
as In the wartime emergencies.
Comments made by those participating In Tuesday's meet
ing indicate that they felt It was significant and Important
The dramatic presentation. Including the luncheon time con
versations with NORAD headquarters by direct hookup, really
brought some vital points home to our people.
With this seed sown and with the extremely good partlc
Ipatlon It Is reasonable to expect that local officials and lead
ers will follow with basic planning for emergency that could
serve us to great advantage some day.
Who knows? It could be a matter of life and death some
day. There is no harm In being prepared, and It Is the sen
sible thing to do.
That Old Willow Creek Highway
When our residents travel from here to Portland, few of
them t..ke the old scenic Columbia River route any more. It
is nice to travel when friends come from the east and to en-
Joy on a Sunday afternoon, but generally they are too busy
to endure its narrowness. Its crooks and curves.
But every' time they go to Portland they have to travel a
road that is Just as bad, just as ancient, just as outgrown.
and Just as hazardous. It Is the Willow Creek highway the
one that our local people have pleaded oh, so many times
to have Improved. Our delegations have appeared so often
at the Highway commission meetings that they have nothing
left to say. We have written so much on the subject that we
feel like a nagging wife.
But the fact remains that when you meet a car on one
of those blind curves at night, it makes your spine tingle.
"Will we miss or hit?"
The traveler need not go on an ocean excursion, he rides
the waves of the Willow Creek highway for 50 miles.
When one comes off the new cutoff from SON towards
Cecil and hits the old road, it is so narrow that is seems al
most Incredible that this is the route that feeds a large seg
ment of Morrow county, over which much of Its commerce
must flow. Many In the Willamette Valley would term It a
cowpath, and the name is rather truly descriptive.
Something over a year ago the division highway superin
tendent promised that his crews would keep working at the
highway until some substantial Improvements were made. The
inference was that Horseshoe Bend would be eliminated en
tirely. Some curves have been widened, true. These are consider
able Improvements. But very little has been done for some
time, and no organized program has been publicized that
would give our people a lift in morale and give them some
definite assurance of progress.
Of course, the winter floods caused great" damage across
the state and created an unusually heavy demand for funds.
But most of that is now by the board, and this county de
serves some consideration for better access.
We're light in population, but we're human beings. We
have to reach our homes and businesses. We have to send
our children to school over these highways. '
We don't deserve to be forgotten. It is nice to be patient
and understanding, but how patient can we be?
The money lost on the one error by the commission
in construction of the John Day river bridge on the Colum
bia River highway would have done wonders if spread up
Willow Creek.
Democracy indeed is ruled by the majority with the major
ity paramount, but it protects the rights of the minority, too.
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The News of a Lifetime
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news about you for a long time. Think
of how much has happened to you since
you were born . . . that's when the first
report appeared. And perhaps the next was
your fifth birthday party.
Everything Important . . .
College, and After ...
College next, and again this paper fol
lowed and reported your important
activities. Proud day, when you re
ceived that degree we saw it in The
Gazette-Times. And then you were
. married . . . your picture in the paper.
What a fine-looking couple! Children
follow ... the cycle of news in the
paper begins again. But you are not
forgotten because of the new genera
tion. The news about you continues as
long as you live.
That's what has appeared In the paper
about you. Your activities in the Boy
Scouts or Rainbow Girls. When you fell
from the tree and broke an arm! When
you made the high school basketball
team, or starred in football. Or appeared
in the c)ass play or talked in a speech
contest jAnd then when you were grad
uated fr6m high school. Perhaps military
service ,!next and The Gazette-Times
kept thfc folks back home posted on
what you were doing there.
A Newspaper Service
The news of a lifetime ... for you and
yours. This is a service The Gazette
Times gladly and willingly gives to this
community.
THE ry""" HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Mrs. McDaniel Back
After Trip East
Mrs. Carl (Sylvia) McDaniel
returned home last Wednesday
ioiiowing a tnree weeks trip to
Maryland where . she visited
with her son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
carnes, and greeted her new
grandson.
Mrs. McDaniel arrived by air
on aepiemmDer 13, going to Us
bon, Md., where the Barnes fam
ily lives, and the grandson,
Dougias Paul Barnes, arrived on
September 17, weighing eight
pounds, lie is the third child m
the family. His two sisters are
Andrea, 4, and Leslie, 2v.
The trip was "great," said
Mrs. McDaniel. who was on va
cation from her duties as Mor
row county treasurer. She said
that she enjoyed the return dav
flight better than the night
flight east.
While in the east she visited
the grave of President Kennedy,
went to the southern part of
Maryland to visit her sister and
nusband at Solomons, on Ches
apeake Bay and the Pawtuxent
River mouth. On the return
north they stopped at the Arl
ington cemetery and tne campus
at the Universitv of Maryland
where a niece of Mrs. McDaniel
is attending her third year.
ine countrvsid was esDec-1
lany pretty at this time of year.
she said. Temperature on the
nrst part of the visit ranged into
the 90's but it dropped to a mild
er range the third week.
Airman Graduates
Airman Warren L. Williams,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford A. Williams of Lexington,
graduated Sept. 17 from the
Aviation Mechanical Funda
mentals School at the Naval Air J
Tecnical Training Center, Mem
phis, Tenn. During the four
week course he was introduced
to mathematics, physics and
principles of electricity. He stud
ied atomic structure, static and
dynamls electricity, magnetic
theory, and the theory of con
struction of aircraft bateries.
This course prepares Navy and
Marine Corps personnel tor en
trance into more advanced
Chaff nd Chatter
Wes Sherman
WHILE A M ff Mks so out
mlWf in atlitail and true
as r...:.t.;, ;i r.u.i r.-.k ? ij
do U wait until the things
rum to Mm lie iul digs them
out tlrra that he hu to II.
A year or two ago ho dug an
arrow heed out of a Uuik tire
when the tire went flat. Thta
week he ha a big auuare spike
that came out t another tire.
The tke, me five Im he long.
la nf the variety thai old timer
umhI in puttinjt up their buildings.
itud said that he find quite
few square nails In flat tires.
Apparently they come In on
farm tic after they aw puked
up In driving around uM barn
ard and homrateads.
Jack Glavrv aav that thee
old square nails had aine qual
ities that our prrnt nalla don't
have. Thrv didn't have aharp
points, but (Lit points. When
they were driven through a
toard. the nalla cruahed the
wood fibers. Instead of pushing
their wav through. Thla meant
that they were not so apt to
pill the board, and the Ilher
md alongside the nail made
them hold better.
t
ROD MURRAY ha been moving
alowly and carefully thl week
after conducting hlaownunplan
at mldiik'ht the hill and movin
laloa iale up on glowing atlll
I I.I )w liliit (foil owing out to
Idav. However, If a human bring
tMinca near. r when the iiay
biraka. the trvlla all naiiiiwr In
uitW the hilla and mountain
and thev iIim In on top of tin-lit
If any human can radii a troll
tM-(ori thry llaH-ar. though,
the little ttolU aie upomhI
brinu srood lurk lurevrr, Thiry
la that if a x-ron rut the hag
k'v hair of a troll, It tulnga gNd
iuk.
Writ, Irrland ha ll l-fe-
rhaun and Nandana tan coun
tries have Ihrir troll, apparntt-
l.
Another fad that
the kid are thru
and "twd bui:." They have In
vailed the variety More, too.
I gripping
"lorr bug '
rtd and Impromptu rodeo lat .roup.
Wntn.-a.iav. was out on the wanting to
IT SIKMID lut a we bit fan
taxtic at the Civil th-fr-iia
luncht-on at the Wagon W hf I
Tuovlay that the croup actually
wat In dinvt oniiart with the
North American lvf-ive Com
mand hradiuartrr at Colorado
Springs, Colo., but It wa -U
microwave telephone ftirm(u-l
through the rurwy of Pacific
North ! Bell.
Col. William Jam-, a Public
'information officer at Colorado
Springs anawrrrd question frum
Mobilo X-ray Slates
Visit in Boardman
lit tWek'.nt Stale Board of
l-lih Mot.il X Kay auivry
unit, TuiHtvulittl Control Sv
lion, will ! In North M.nrow
oHJiily mi Tu-lay, tk loner I "J.
la take i heat X ia. votdliitf
! an annoum- nirnt twrir.
(row Mr lnwrll 4 (tally K H ,
Mown OntslT" Health iMft
litrnl.
It (a nheduled ta he In Hoard'
man at the lltirhin' ll front
ta) am. to U noon, ami I ha
A. C. Houghton rlrinnitafy
Nt.o. at lriion from 3 to
ti 11 pm. Mrs. iJivrlle I'aiflow,
lulton MMtntatrr, will head a
group of community woikmt
al.llnif the unit at Ire !! lite
Mother' Club of Boardman with
Mt. Brvr Wright a rot hair
man. will alao provide Volunteer
allante during the Boardman
lop.
I'matilla t'leeirlc Co op ao-
r I. vt ion. HernUkton. 1 providing
the unit with power and hook up
aorv lv.
It I hoped that rver one will
lake this opportunity to b X-raved.
your TV commrrnaia or vialt
vour nrarrkt toy atore.
No. Harold had not forgotten
the front door Indilent and was
keenly Intrrrnlrd In how ton
lu k I now doing.
ranee roping honws on the hill
behind the fairground when hit
mount shied and bolted as he
roped a yearling.
Ill horv took off bucking
down the ateep hill and Hod
could nee a barbed wire fence
mmlnK on at th bottom. He
realized the horse hadn't noticed ! rcMt asking him If he woul.i
Hetty Brown kept
aik the colonel if lue
knew where lleppner i but
didn't quite get to It. However,
at the romlulon of the novel
presentation, the colonel aked,
"Bv the way, where l llepp
ner?" And after all aeriou question
were aked. someone roulJrt t
COMMUNITY If
BILLBOARD
the fence. So Itod balled off
without a parachute. He rolled
down the hUl and under the
fence while the horse Jumped
the fence.
One of the barbs took a nick
out of his ear, and others
scratched his chest. After he
caucht the horse, loaded It in
a trailer, took It home to lone
Kod found he was having troub
le rettlnff around and breathing
He went to the hospital and dis
covered he had several cracked
ribs.
We'd urgently suggest to his
friends that they don't come up
and give him a hearty slap on
the back this week.
ADULTS PROBABLY haven't civ
en It much thought but all
the kids in the country know
that Hallowe'en Is just around
the corner. They have been mak
Ine a run on costumes, masks
and other goods in the stores
already.
We were visiting with Mary
Van Blokland In Van's Variety
the other day, and she really
has some weirdies there that
carry out the spirit of Hallowe'en.
One of the current fads is the
Troll doll, not particularly a
Hallowe'en item, but akin to it.
These rather hideous looking
little creations are becoming the
latest fad for youngsters, and
Mary has some special Heppner
High troll dolls that she had
made.
According to old folk lore, the
trolls live under the hills and
mountains In Scandinavia and
give 7 to 5 odds on the IXxIgcr
In the sixth game of the World
Serlra. The colonel replied that
he was In favor of the Twin.
FIRST TIME visitor to Heppner
Aiona.iy were Mr. and Airs.
Harold !Uh of Dallas, and It
was a nice surprise for the il-T
owners. Kith Is a retired owner
of a plumbing and heatlni! r
tablinhment and once lived
about a block from the Sher
man. He found us at Chamber
of Commerce Monday lust as
the meeting was breaking up,
Harold said that he had always
wanted to come to Heppner since
he had heard so much about the
town, and they decided to droo
in wnue en route home irom a
trip to Colfax, Wn. We couldn't
have been more surprised than
If he were Santa Claus himself.
We oner? did a little clazlnc
work at Harold's ulace. when
oldest son was a paper boy.
Young Dick got a little enthus
iastic and threw the patx-r
through Harold's front door. That
was all right except the door
was closed and made of gla.xa
panes. We learned to be well
equipped to fix neighbors' win
dows In those days. There was
another occasion when young
sprout's foul ball hit and pen
etrated a big front window at
the houae acrosa the street, and
still another time when No. 3
lad cot a Frlsble for Christmas
and christened It bv letting some
fresh air into the front room of
another neighbor's house via
the front window. If you don't
know what a Frlsble Is, watch
Coming Events
IIKPPNFIt HIGH FOOTBALL
Heppner Vs. Madras
Friday, October 15. Heppner
Kodco t.roumla, H p.m.
Support the MuMangt!
RFBKKAH BANQCFT
Thursday, CM. 14. t:3) pm.
Hotel Dining Room, no host
Official Visit State President
SMORfJ ASBOR I) Dl N N F.R
t. Patrick's Parish Hall
Sunday. October 18
serving from 3 to 7 pm.
Everyone welcome.
PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
District Soil Conservation
speech contest
Heppner High Multipurpose
Room
Wednesday, October 20, 8
p.m.
Public Invited.
RUMMAGE SALE
By Heppner Civle League
Friday, Saturduy, October 29,
30
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