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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1965)
nttrntn CAxrrTt times. Thursday. DmbH l ims TUB Tf i'v HEPPNBH GAZETTE-TIMES morrow cotnmrs newspaper The Heppner CUrette established March 30, IS.! The Heppner Time etablUhed November l 1S97. Consolidate February 13. 1912. NIWSPAMt pyiutHiti ASSOCIATION NATIONAL tOITOllAl WCSLXT A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher Office Iloura: 8 a.m. to ( pm, Monday through Friday; 9 ajtv. .Ill - C..t4M Subscription Rates: M-50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published tvnry Thursday and Kntered at the Iwt On ice at Heppner, uregon. as Second Has Matter. Christmas Opening Again! Thanksgiving U over, the community ChrUtmaa tire U up, colored street lighting Is being Installed at this writing. San ta Claua Is getting his reindeer hitched up (we understand), and Christmas Opening In Heppner Is at hand. Merchants for the fifth consecutive year here are Inviting the public to take rart Saturday in their guessing contests and are displaying their gift wares to the shopping public. We agree with those who feel that the trend now Is ta "start Christmas too early." In larger cities. It tends to su percede Thanksgiving, and one can find department stores festooning their displays for Christmas as early as October. In the popular vernacular, this is too much! But now that Thankglvtng is past, there is no containing the excitement that accompanies the preparation for Christ mas. Thoughts turn to others of sending them greetings and of remembering friends and relatives with gifts. While we mortals have made this a somewhat hectic time with our hurry-scurry, nevertheless there is always a notice able change of spirit as this season approaches. You notice It In the more ready smiles of those you see on the street, the light of anticipation in the eyes of one who has found Just the right gift for that certain person, and more consid eration is shown for the other fellow. That is the spirit of Christmas. It is in this spirit that Heppner merchants Invite all to come Saturday to take part In the happy proceedings. The more the merrier! Oris Crisp, logging contractor for Kinzua Corporation, and his crew have furnished the Christmas tree. Columbia Basin Electic Co-op men and Vic Groshens' city crew have set it up in downtown Heppner. The power company also is install ing the lights as of Wednesday. All in the community are cooperating to make Christmas Opening another fine event It seems apparent that merchants are doing a better job than ever to provide merchandise that Christmas shoppers are seeking. Some stores have enlarged since last year and oth ers have added new lines and built up their stocks. The stage is set, and the invitation is out. Heppner wel comes those who will come to start the Christmas season of 1965. Signals Needed to Avoid Freeway Pileups At the year near Its end. motorists In the state of Ore gon have already set a gruemwne new revd In traffic death. How much the daughter of VMS will exceed any irevloua year remains to be seen, aim nearly a month still remain. Thta month of IVcember Includes the holiday season In win tertime hrn driving conditions are particularly hazardous. December at ays bring a sorrowful and thamefut carnage, the antithesis of the happy and gay spirit of the holiday sea son. No matter what laws are passed to promote greater high way safety or what step are taken to Improve equipment with the hope of lessening hazards, the toll rc. But one might conjecture what the toll would be if con tinuous attention were rsot given to promoting safety, line of seat belts, for Intlanee, has undoubtedly spared many live. One particular type of accident that hat developed with the construction of freeways and Is generally associated with winter when fog, rain and darkness are prevalent la the mul tiple plleup. Prior to Thanksgiving, telescoping crashes on the Batdork freeway Involved dozens of autoa. These usually start with a two-vehicle collision of some sort or a break down on the highway. Other vehicles, going at high rates of speed, plow into the pileups before they are aware a hat ard exists. The result Is staggering in property damage, in juries and deaths. This week, east of Boardman. two Uvea were taken on a two-lane section of Highway Xf when camper traller rig became Involved In an accident with large truck. Before the highway was cleared, two other vehicles collided head on and the lives of the two Chics go ant were taken. It is reported that efforts were being made to signal traf fic around the accident scene, but the mldwestemers ap parently missed the signal, or Ignored It Perhapa it was In sufficient to give adequate warning we don't know about that. It would seem entirely possible that auto manufacturers could come up with a device tht would provide adequate warning to others In case of such an Involvement. Most mo torists are pitifully unprepared with any kind of signal sys tem for a night accident. In cases where most of those init ially involved are Injured, they may be unable to get out and signal others around the scene of hazard. Perhaps the manufacturers could develop an automatic : device that would rhoot off some sort of flare, for Instance, with the touching of a button. Surely they could develop some sort of electrical attachment that might be bright enough to penetrate the darkness for a safe distance, or even to be vis ible through fog for a reasonable space. On today's super-highways, the faithful flashlight or small red electric signal Isn't enough. Some of those which hook Into the cigarette lighter only have a 12-foot cord. State highway maintenance trucks now have amber flashing sig nals mounted on top that are visible for good distances. This might be a clue for the auto industry to work on. Incorporat ing the signal Into the vehicle so that design and symmetry of the auto would not be impaired. It certainly seems that there is a weakness in our traf fic laws about providing adequate signalling in such cases of emergency on the highways. Truckers are generally well equipped, but even their requirements are outmoded by the freeway speeds and conditions that motorists have today. Until the time comes that the auto Industry Incorporates such devices and until laws require the use of something with candlepower enough to do some good, a prudent motor ist who uses the freeways, particularly in the gloomy months of winter, should equip himself with powerful emergency lights that he might set out as a warning in case he is in volved in an accident or breakdown. Surely in this age when the auto Industry has done such a wonderful Job developing cars into the mechanical marvels they are, It should be able to develop an emergency signall ing system adequate to protect the persons who occupy these vehicles on super highways where (according to a recent ar ticle in a national publication) speed limits of 100 miles per hour are now being contemplated. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman ANSWERS to last week's quiz on Oregon ami Morrow coun ty, printed In this column, are a follows: 1. 97.000 square miles 2. about l of Its potential , ryegrass sect! 4. wheat 5. N 1.941. Oft) 6. approximately 75 7. 4M billion board feet 8. all the houses In the U.S. with some left over 9. SLY)!t million 10. 7S.749 miles 11. loo.ooo per year 13. nickel 13. 30 of Its manufacturing labor force 11. l.HUi.iKM IV five ma for railroads ltv Z.l.Tt.uno autoa 17. &: 45.000.OHO 18. two persons 19. SJ fi7y.337.000 :u ft mo 21. $11201 2i. tenth largest 23. The Union" 24. Douglas fir 25. Oregon Crape 2tV. VVeMern Meadowlark 27. Chinook salmon 2H. hlchest In the nation 29. 2.(:! square miles 30. SS.2O0.000 31. 372.306 acres 32. S23.431.0rM) 33. 202.000 acres 34. '.000.000 35. $2,500,000 3i. February 16, 18X5 37. 65.1 degrees 38. 36 counties 3'.. 2.331 40. six years HOW MANY did you miss? Any one who mlvsou less than live (without looking up the ans wers should consider applying ror a position with the Mate Department of Planning and Development or go Into some form of Chamber of Commerce work. We don't suppose anyone checked "sclssor-talled flycatch er" for the Oregon state bird but don t laugh too loudly. This is me state bird lor Oklahoma. Anyone who might want a copy of this quiz for any reas on can get one at this office. We have a limited supply print ed and on hand. MANY IN THE community will experience some pangs of re gret at the announcement this week that Gilliam and Bisbee Hardware Is going out of busi ness. This is one of Heppner's most venerable institutions and perhaps has the longest history of continuous operation of any local bukineiw. We have not had time to cheek Into It as yet. but do know that It rovrrs a pan of some HO years. We noticed In a Heppner Ga zette of 1'MI that Hon l-eonnlii brought In thlt week that (ill Ham and BUbre had an ad In that paper. This was at the time of the flood, and the firm had ten In business for a con siderable period by then. Owners Margaret and Claude Buschke, both natives of Hepp ner. wouldn't think of leaving here but will M-k something less strenuous than the bunl neos operation entailed. Lohs of the store and the twice It of fered In annotation with hard ware lines will leave a conMd erable hole In the business com munity that will need to be filled either by other existing stores or someone taking over to replace It. We know that the Buschke are taking this step with con siderable reluctance, and we wish the best for them in the future. WAYNE EVANS, one of the cogs In the Heppner High basket ball team that went to the state tournament In Coos Bay in March. Is sticking right In there with the Oregon State Univer sity freshmen, according to Mus tang Coach Bob dough. Wayne, sharpshooter. Is handicapped by lark of sire In college ranks, being about 6 0 but rather light. But he apparently has been in forming real well even though he needs more meat on his bones. At last report he was still on the freshman basketball squad, and Coach Clough thinks that the last cut has been made. All the fans he thrilled with his performance on the maplccourt here uUh him well with the Heaters. WK NOTICE thai after months of detourlng around the John Dy Hiver UldK'e on Highway HON, workmen are about to heal the near fatal wound that the bridge suffered In last winter's flood. Steel girders are In Place and motorists going around the detour have noticed, with some spine tingling, how the on iruction woikera nonchalantly climb around tluwe narrow gird ers high In apace. It won't be long until traffic will be tipping aenws the bridge again and this fantastic hap pening, which continues to awe the public, will start to fade In to history. Tell the advertiser you saw It In the liaartte-Tlincs. DANCE To Live Music Friday, Saturday Nights Wagon Wheel HEPPNER Phone 678-8997 COMMUNITY Coming Events IIKi'PNFK HIGH BASKETBALL Opening git me of season Saturday, Dec. 4 At Enterprise. 8 pm. Support the Mustangs! LEXINGTON? GRANGE BUFFET DINNEK Lexington Grange Hall, Sun day. Dec. 5 Varieties of delicious foods Serving from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, Tickets S1.50 and 75c GARDEN CLUB SHOW Special Christmas decoration Ideas Sat.. Sun.. Dec. 4. 5 Lexington flebrkah hall, 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday; from 12:00 to 5 P m. on Sunday Everyone welcome. CHRISTMAS OPENING Downtown Heppner, Saturday Dec. 4. Prizes for Window Guessing Contests. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p m. Santa arrives at 1 p.m., free L-lfu for kiddles Shop at home and SAVE! SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SLKVICK BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Bo 247 PH. I7e-962S 3 Bra C v (MHO o 0lfi) Friday and Saturday, December 0 ain d DO O PLUMBING PIPE FITTINGS. FENCE POSTS STARTING AT 10 A.M. FRIDAY EVERYTHING GOES! OUR ENTIRE STOCK WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION O FISHING TACKLE O GUNS, AMMO O SMALL APPLIANCES O TOOLS HAND TOOLS. CARPENTER TOOLS, POWER TOOLS O SHEET METAL MANY FINE ITEMS FOR Christmas Gifts O HOUSEWARES MELMAC DISHES, CORNING WARE, TEFLON PANS AND KETTLES O CHAIN SAWS O ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SUNBEAM, PRESTO, HAMILTON-BEACH, PROCTOR O NAILSSTAPLES, NUTS BOLTS, WIRE, ROPE Free Gifts To The First 200 Buyers COFFEE AND COOKIES SERVED MANY, MANY OTHER ITEMS-Sleeping Bags, Lawn Chairs, Bicycles, Some Office and Store Fixtures and Some Shop Equipment. TERMS: CASH DONALD KENNEDY, AUCTIONEER iSfiiDi and ro n H R CLAUDE AND MARGARET BUSCHKE, OWNERS HEPPNER
