L I Oft AKY
u or o
0 7 4 0 3
ewer fawme
Cosfls,
rnirr'a wwif department Tiailers Talked
Auditor
Tells Council
In the fitlil of planning am!
"ilng, the council tentatively
iMmuhmmI the matter i( trailer
mrt. Clarence Itonewall, irr
blent of the council, acilng at
chairman in I hr iIim-h of Ma
yor Al l.amlt, akil for ootn
ion on I do handling of trailers.
Mitilinf out thai a ixiuiltilff Jn
flu of Miulaiion to woik on
the dam in the future might
lirinir many trailers to the my.
"Should we allow them
throughout the Irwn7 MmuM m
tuuf for houncs and trailers
together? Or should e allow
thrm only In trailer courts?" he
akkrd the round I.
Councilman Carl Kpauldlng
riirrMM hit feeling that "trail-
era belong In traltrr courts."
(oumllman llankcll Sharrard
aid that he had done (one re-
u'tnh Into the rnattrr of trail
er oiurta and found that state
irvrriue la not sufficient to tv
rr Ita nictation nU and lnd
iiavntrnla. Allan l. l.angenwa
trr. llrrmUlon certified uhllc
accountant, told the city coun
t-ll Monday nltht after rmirt
i mi the annual illy audit.
He made the atatement In hla
rriH.rt on the audit, together
with recommendations curnxn
Inu the tilya financial affair.
"It la obvious that the sewer
dipartmrnt la not tarmng It
elf." he told the council. "The
Mater department I tunneling
money Into It."
Lan;cnwltcr rsprcsned the
opinion that raira for aewrr
mlc here are "racrptlwiially
low," raunintf the department to
oierate at a aubstantlal deficit.
"Thla la pulling the rent of
the department down," he aald.
"It la a problem that Mill ron
tlnue unill something la done
aU.ui t"
Solutions trad
Two KMlile solutions wire
tentatively tliuM-d hy the
round I. one olllllty being it
raUe the monthly arwnr fre to
users and the other to levy mill
a: for redemption of aewrr
tMimU. The latter could be done
without belnn subk-ct to the til
budgetary limitation because
resident a voted for the bond la-
aue Mime yeaa ago. However,
the levy fir redemption of the
rttnd was not ImiKmcd becaune
It was It-It that It waa not nred
rtl
louru llmi-fi discucd some of
the pro and rona on the two
prtpol, aome naylng that thry
lid not favor additional proper
ty taara that rwn a mall levy
for IIm purine would bring",
nut omers pointed out that a
rale In the Ire might cause con
Mdcrable criticism from the us-
era
Mm. L'lalne George, recorder,
ald that the Lcatue of (arrcon
Cities will noon Iimio atutlMIni BOB JEPSEN of Ion waa alact
rratrirtlona make them ripens
Ive to Inatall. One Installation
that he vUited In Arlington dt
fltai) tf-r space to M-t up, he
aald. lliia brought up the gura
Hon of Mho mtKht le Interested
In oin-nlnir aurh a nurt hrre
Kharrard aald that In aome In
ulancia a contractor on a major
proh-ct Mill aaalat In the rut ah
llihmcnt of a court.
The dlMUftktort readied no
ronrluklon. but the council re
alled that It facia a potent I a
problem on thla matter.
Ucaaaa foo Revlowod
A H annual fee that was
billed to Fiesta ltrt tut 0er
atlon of a ixiwllnu alley waa
brought up by Councilman Hill
Colllna who aald that owner Art
lV(k had approached him about
the matter. Trie fee waa not
charced laat year but waa
(Continued on pace 81
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jvi -) j
111
d firat vie preaident of the
Oreqon Wheat Laague at It
meetlnq laat waak la Pandla
ton. (Story paoa I. aectloo 2)
Community Groups
Combine Efforts
lmiMM-d for
udltor aLolmmimwul- For mllP FpfiVrr
the city combine the vl lUIIV IVJIIIUI
on arwi-r rharRea by cltu-a In
the Mate, and the council may
use till to compare frea here
Midi other In the atate.
Only tomU ou ta tan dint!
a I .1 a . . 1 ., .
v;-iim me in err wnicr imiiiiii
and aewrr lnd. Tne water
IkiihIh ai general obligation
bond I paid by tax h-vyi but
the iM-Mcr lKnd. are revenue
bond backed with a
ligation ft-ature, m
it tax levy mav le ImiMiM-d for
their pay
Thf a
! that
water and M-wcr department-
for the purjKjjMj of cxiieditlng Orcaniaflon In the lone com
ana aimpuivine recorti Kerping. munltv are combining erioita
'StreomJlninT' SuggaataKl thla Meek to Mage the 5th an
Ho also auggeNied that ateps nual Fall FcNtlval to dellcht
N? taken to "Mrrnmllne" the In.th young and old alike. Lo
rlty'a billing and office i-roced- cation has bH-n changed this
urea In order to anve time and year to the lone Crade achH)l
work that mignt be uevotea to gymnawlum
other duties. In the aame con- The festival will aturt with the
ncctlon, he proposed that aome nerving of a full course ham
of the work duplicated by the dinner from 12:30 to 2 p.m.. In
treasurer and recorder, such aa the achool cafctorium. Members
each keeping a lint of checks, I of Beta Omega sorority are pre
! eliminated. paring the dinner
"Adequate control could be Proceeds of the dinner will go
maintained with aome of this towards a water softener at Pio
duplication eliminated." he neer Memorial hospital. A to
said. tnl of U needed for this
lie estimated total cost of rc- protect which the sorority has
vamnlnff the cltv's bllllnir and undertaken to siKinsor, and
record keeping system to be In members ore hoping 'or a largo
the neighborhood of $oixj or crowd at tne dinner to neip
$700. swell the fund. At the present
time, the funa drive Is Just un
derwav Mith $125 on hand from
n fruit enke sale previously
held by the sorority.
The dinner will be 51.75 Hr
plate for adults, 75c for school
hlldren to 12 years, and pre
school children free.
A large variety of booths will
open at 2:00 p.m. to assure a
full afternoon of entertain
ment. Bazaar Items will be
nvnltnM.v miltnhle inr Chrlstmna
ArnucKie niouniHin ski course i giving.
may be open for the season Adding Intivest for evervone
,unnay anrvnoon, aecoraing to will he the door prizes which
announcement oy uun nenry, wjh be given each one-half
Arbuckle Course
May Open Sunday :
For Ski Season
prime mover behind the oper
atlon.
"With luck we should get It
going after 1 p.m. Sunday," he
told the Chamber of Commerce
Monday In a report. With Avery
Taylor and Herman Winter,
Henry got the ski tow at the
course In shape last week-end,
and hopes to complete tho
mechanics of getting the tow
ready to go by the coming bun
lnv afternoon.
There were 12 Inches of snow
at the top of the course last
Sunday, eight Inches at the top
of the "bunny" run and four
Inches at the bottom of the
course, he said.
"We need' two more feet of
snow to make the course really
cood." he said.
Henry also has been working
on arrangements for getting a
bus to haul loads to the run on
Saturdays and Is hoping to get
enough financial support to cut
the price per individual round
trip to 50c.
Schedule calls for a grand
opening the first week-end In
January, and It Is expected to
have special days on week-ends
through the season to cater to
other towns with firee skiing for
those who come from those
towns, Henry said. Planned are
a Hermlston Day, a Pasco Day,
a Pendleton Day, a Condon Day
and an Arlington Day.
Races are on the agenda for
some time In February.
Family season tickets are
available at $60 and Individual
season tickets may be purchased
for $25. Those who prefer to ski
on a daily basis will pay at the
rate of $1.75 per day. The bun
hour throughout the afternoon.
The winning ticket holder must
be present to receive the prize.
All residents In the area are
Invited to attend and enjoy the
afternoon.
Holiday Mail .
Schedule Starts
Next Monday
llrppncr MMtt office will ex
tend hour of window acrvlce
on Saturday, December 1H, un
til 5 (H) pn.. it la announced by
J n tne II DrlM'oll, postmaster.
From ! ember li to D"crm
hit 2.1 lnc!uive. the parcel post
and atamp window will remain
oen until :) p.m. The mon
ey order window win ciom at
the usm..1 time, 5 0 p.m., Mith
extended service for thla pur
lm confined to the afternoon
of Saturday, Ifc-crmber 1.
Mail Mill be received and
distributed on two Sunday.
f)i-(imier 12 and Dccrmtx-r 1!.
The general delivery window
will be open from 10:00 a.m. to
noon cn theae dates for parcel
distribution and patron are
urged to pick up their mall and
parrel during those hours if
pos,slbt,. There I no evening
dispatch of mall on these Sun
days, a the Star Route driver
returns Immediately alter com
pletion of his trip to Kinzua.
All patrons are agHln urged
to pre,nt their mall in bun
dles for "Out of Town." that is
other thai: llrppncr delivery
area, and "lrcal," with appro
priate Libels on top of each
bundle. Labels Milt be made
available to designate each.
These labels will N placed in
each postal box, In a supply
box near the letter drop, and al
so distributed to stationery
Mores where they may be pick
ed when cards are purchased.
Please secure bundles with
string or strong rubber bands
prior to placing in bundle drop
or handing to window clerk.
The Christmas card rate is
four cents for an unsealed card
with no written message. This
can weigh up to two ounces. If
sealed, o.- a written message is
enclosed, the rate is five cents
ler ounce for all destinations
outside the city limits.
Tieaso icel free to call on
any postal personnel for addit
lonal Information If required,"
unseoii points out.
The llerdman Rural Station
and Iexington Rural Station
will operate on similar sched
ules with the exception of the
Sunday window service sched
ule. There is no extra mail ser
vice to Ilnrdman on the Sun
days Involved.
Editoria
Zip Code System Help or Hind
ranee?
By WEI SHERMAN, Editor
A full page advrrtiaemerit ached u led to run In this paper la
not In print because engravings of pictures that were a central
part of the pae failed to arrive through the mall from the en
graving firm. They wera mailed to allow day's margin, and a
telephone rail to the firm Thursday brought the Information
that tha pictures arrived to them a day late. They were proc
reaaed Immediately and are at least a day late on the return
trip.
Through the 20 years that we have dealt with this firm their
service has always been extremely punctual. A publisher could
count on receiving his engravings within a three day period.
Sinew tha advent of the sip code system, we believe there
has been a noticeable deterioration In mall service. FVt claaa
mail aervlce that formerly took three days Is now taking five.
We do not feel this ran be attributed to the Christmas rush,
since It has bfrn happening frequently during the past several
months. The local poat office reports that mall has been run
ning light to date for this season.
This Instance means to ua a frantic laat minute re-make
of the entire toaper with loss of time, loss of revenue, and a
desperate effort to get the paper out on time. News pictures,
too, have not arrived and the paper must go to press without
them.
Recently we pointed out that we have experienced more
difficulty from subscribers receiving their papers on time this
year than we'fiave In the rest of our entire newspaper expe
rlence. Complaints have been frequent, although the paper has
never failed to leave here on time. One reader in western
Oregon aald that the paper, which normally arrived on Satur
days. Is now reaching her as late as Tuesday. A letter printed
in this paper about two weeks ago reported the experience of
another who was getting her paper late consistently, and she
made the comment that she did not feel the postal department
felt delivery of the paper was Important.
A livestock commission company In Hermlston which runs
a market report on our classified page each week had to re
sort to the telephone to get results of his Tuesday sale to us
before Thursday. He experimented by sending duplicate letters
from Illnkle, one bound east and one bound west. They both
arrived here, some CO miles away, the third day (Thursday)
after they wete mailed (Tuesday). He tried again this week
with the samel result. The same man told us that recently a
very Important! letter was mailed to him on November 18 from
Pasco. It arrived in Hermlston November 22.
In vWtleg with ether pufcUihm in lb stata, w hv l.r.iJ
many similar experiences. It makes us seriously question that
the rip code system Is practical. We do not know the Intricacies
of the system, but something is going wrong on the routing
and In the sectional renters established to tori and dispatch
the mall.
It Is quite conceivable that It Is benefitting volume mailers
across the country, or It may be expediting delivery to distant
points, but on a regional baals it apparently is not facilitating
the flow of mall but seems to be delaying It. In the aggregate
this must mean great economic loss and Inconvenience, for
many firms must share experiences similar to ours.
This paper Joined tho supporting the tip code system
when It waa established on the theory that the postal department
must have known what It was doing. It now appears that It
has plunged Into something to which It cannot adapt Itself
or at leant has been unable to do so as yet
The Gazette-Times went to considerable effort and espena
to zip cole Its mailing list to comply with regulations. It has
weathered the trouble and confusion of revamping Its mailing
list to pre-sort Its papers and bag them according to sectional
centers something that we are inclined to think is properly
the work of the poat office. After all, patrons are not required
to designate sectional centers on their first class malL
Throughout this ordeal, the Heppner post office and staff
has been most accommodating and helpful. It is obvious that
they are giving their very best service and go out of their way
to be courteous and prompt. Difficulties being experienced can
In no way be attributed to them and certainly must be even
more harassing to them than to the patrons.
It Is our conviction that the zip code system needs thorough
scrutiny and Investigation, particularly towards what It is
doing on an area level Ithln 200 or 300 miles from the
point of departure.
We Invite others who have had similar experiences to ours
to contact us, and If there is enough additional discontent, we
will take the leadership In petitioning our Congressional dele,
gatlon to Investigate this matter. At the same time, we would
appreciate letters from our subscribers, wherever they may be,
to tell us of the service they are getting on their paper delivery
as well as other instances which may be appropriate to the
point, either pro or con.
After traditionally getting such prompt service from the
post office system, it Is ironic to have It deteriorate when the
department launches Into a system with the promise of better
service than ever.
82nd Year
Number 41
THE
GAZETTE
TIME
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 9, 1965;
10 cents
New Rule Added
To Light Contest
Mrs. Avon Melby, chairman
of the Christmas lighting con
test for the Chamber of Com
merce, announced this week
that to be eligible for prizes
those taking part must agree to
School Vacation
To Be Ten Days
Christmas vacation for those
attending Morrow county
schools will begin after the
dismissal on Thursday. De
cember 23. and will continue
until classes resume on Mon
day, January 3, at the regular
time.
Gilliam 6 Bisbee Sale
To Start Friday Morning
flips
Auction sale that will dispose
or tne stock ana many or the
fixtures of Gilliam and Bisbee
Hardware, one of Heppner's old
est businesses, will start at 10
a.m. Friday with Donald Ken
nedy of Portland as auctioneer.
As announced last week, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Buschke, own
ers, are using mis metnoa to
close the store and quit business.
Buschke has been In the bus
iness since February, 1955, and
Mrs. Buschke bought the inter
est of John Key in January,
1958, to make it a husband and
wife partnership.
Frank Gilliam and a man
named Coffey started the firm
of Gilliam and Coffey in 1887,
and a few years later Timothy
Bisbee took Coffey's place in
the firm, according to Informa
tion from Earl Gilliam.
Sons of Gilliam and Bisbee
came Into the firm beginning
about 1900 with Lou Bisbee, still
a resident of Heppner, entering
the business about that time.
Leonard Gilliam came in some
time later and Clinton Gilliam
ny" tow will not be in opera- followed anout 19U7. tan uiui
jsa.v smj uojj am Joined the fu-m around 1909.
Both Leonard and Earl remain
residents of Heppner.
Clinton left for Washington
about 1918 and later went to
California, now living at Camp
bell. He was associated with a
gas and electric company after
leaving Heppner.
Leonard, Earl and Lou contin
ued their partnership until sell
ing In 1955 to Buschke and Key,
the only change being that Mrs.
Earl (Ma) Gilliam joined the
firm as a partner about 1918
and worked with the firm for
37 years.
Originally located at the pres
ent site of Cal's Tavern, beside
the First National bank, the
hardware business was moved
to Its present corner location at
May and Main when the part
ners built a new building in
1919.
The store proved to be a pros
perous business and one or
Heppner's foremost firms. It had
an excellent trade with sheep
men, once a mainstay of the
county, and sold all kinds of
farm implements.
The partners always worked
(Continued on page 8)
"Inside we've got to uae
candle-light or we'll blow a
fuaef
leave the lights on and decorat
ions up through New Years Day.
In the contest, announced last
week, three prizes are given for
the best residential lighting and
decorations, including a $25 first
prize. $15 second and $10 third.
In addition a $10 prize will be
given for the best interior resi
dential window display. A cer
tificate of commendation will be
awarded to the best commercial
window entry.
Entries may be taken until
noon on December 23. They will
be received at the Gazette-Times
office either In person or by
telephone.
Ski Style Show
Set Tuesday Eve
All ski enthusiasts of the area
are invited to attend a style
show of ski toes to be present
ed Tuesday evening, December
14. at 8 p.m. in the Episcopal
parish hall. At that time Jerry
Campbell of Pendleton will have
four or five models present to
show proper attire for skiing as
well as equipment neeaea in
the sport.
Bob Henry will also talk to
the group on plans for the op
eration of Arbuckle Mountain
ski course this winter and dis
cuss the possibility of obtaining
a bus to make Saturday runs
to the mountain, possible cost
of ticket and routing of the bus.
Those who are interested in
skiing at Arbuckle this winter
are urged to be present since
they will find the meeting of
porticular interest.
WEATHER
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Santa Claus Due
Back Saturday
.'Santa Cfaus shall return!
This is the word from Bob
Henry, chairman of the mer
chants committee of the Hepp-ner-Morrow
County Chamber
of Commerce.
The man In the long white
beard and red suit will visit
with kiddles from 2 to 4 p.m.
at the community Christmas
tree ne.ir the main downtown
corner in Heppner, Henry
states.
Hi Low Prec-
59 31
64 35
49 36 .01
58 31 .01
64 34
51 32 .03
47 34
23 Prizes Given
At Christmas
Opening Saturday
Twenty-three prizes were giv
en to winners in the annual
Heppner Christmas Openi n g
window guessing contest Satur
day at the conclusion of a day
which found hundreds circulat
ing from store to store. List of
the winners, together with the
prizes and the firms giving
them may be found on page six
of this section.
Parking space was at a pre
mium in the afternoon Saturday
as the crowds of children and
adults came to town to join the
fun. Santa Claus was surround
ed by a mass of young human
ity at the corner of Main and
Willow but escaped being
smothered by remaining on his
perch on the fire truck that
brought him to the spot.
He gave out his supply of
candy until it was exhausted. It
appeared that some youngsters
managed to get more than one
bag while others were disap
pointed by not receiving any,
although Randall Pet erson,
Chamber- of Commerce presi
dent, rushed to the store for a
supplementary supply. This too,
was soon gone.
Merchants reported brisk bus
iness in most instances. Some
felt that most of those compet
ing in the guessing contest were
children, but the list of winners
shows a good proprotion af
adults. The contest is open to
both children and adults, but
the kids proved equally as good
at guessing as their elders.
Tall Rockets Cominq
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For First Home Tift
In taking on Pilot Rock in the
home opener Saturday night
here. Heppner Highs basketball
team will face an outfit that
shows nine of its 11-member
traveling squad reaching 6 feet
in- height or over.
The Mustangs will play
a'" ,
GENE HELIKER. 5-8 guard for
the Heppner Mustangs, will
be in action when the home
basketball season opens here
Saturdar night. He led Hepp
ner scoring against Enterprise
there last Saturday nignt.
Cardinals Plunge
Into Loop Play
With only the amboree at
Umatilla behind them in the
c?"Lr;f Junior center
doubleheader with the Rockets,
the Jayvee game starting at
6:30 and the varsity contest to
follow.
The Rockets have had some
of the Jet propulsion taken out
of their offense from last sea
son, having lost big Rich Mikel
who Is now going great cuns
for Eastern Oregon College. But
aespite a rather poor showine
In their opening jamboree Fri
day night, the Rockets have the
potential to give the veteran
Mustangs a rugged tussle.
Before meeting Pilot Rock, the
Mustangs will travel to Walla
Walla Friday night to face De
Sales in another non-league affair.
Last year a Heppner-Pilot
Rock game had considerably
more importance because both
were contenders in the Great
er Oregon league. This year,
however, the Rockets have drop
ped back to B status and are
in the Morrow-Umatilla B
league. Therefore. Saturday
night's contest is strictly non-
counting except for prestige and
as a test of the strengths of the
teams in their continuing good
rivalry.
Of the 11 on Coach Mas Wat-
anabe's traveling squad, four
have previous varsity experience.
Topping the list Is Terry Ander
son. 6-4 center-forward, who is
back as a senior after two years
action on the varsity. Mike Mc-
Mahon. another tall hooper at
6-3, is also a senior center-for
ward. He has had one year of
varsity experience. Two others
with a year of action behind
them stand an even 6-0, Jack
Miller, senior guard, and Duke
Chapman, sophomore forward.
Five other six footers loin
these tall firs: Ron Bond, 6-0
sophomore forward; James O'
Brien. 6-3 junior center; Gene
Booster Buttons
On Sale at Game
Heppner Booster Butt ons
will be on sale at a booth at
the nigh school gymnasium
prior to and during the Pilot
Rock game Saturday night, It
Is announced.
All Heppner sports fans are
invited to buy and wear the
buttons to back the team- Pro
ceeds from the sale of the but
tons will go to promoting all
Heppner school activities.
Gene Dockter's lone High Card
Inals Dlunse into Morrow-Uma
till a B league action Friday
nieht at Pilot Rock, meeting the
Rockets there in the conference
opener.
The Cards can put an all-veteran
five on the floor and may
have Mark Halvorsen, hurt in
football season, back for limit
ed action. He is just now get
ting over the broken finger that
he suffered in the other sport.
Pilot Rock, which last year
was in the A-2 class, drop
ped into the B ranks this year.
The team may lack scoring
punch seen in last year's five
now that Rich Mikel is gone,
but the boys are big and tall
and some of the 1964-65 team is
back as a nucleus for this year's
club.
This Is the only game for lone
this week, but next Friday, De
cember 17, they will come home
to be host to their Morrow coun
ty rival, Riverside, in a league
game.
forward; Joe Harrison. 6-0 sen
ior guard-forward; and David
Standley, 6-0 junior forward.
Two 5-10 "shorties" complete the
squad, Jim Wright, junior
guard; and Glenn Black, also a
junior guard.
Since Coach Bob Clough's tall
est man is Mac Hoskins at 6-2,
the Rockets will have a definite
height advantage in the open
er but they won't have Mikel,
around whom the team was
built last year.
Of Coach Clough's probable
starters only Hoskins. David
Clark and Jim Jacobs, both 6-0,
hit the 6 foot bracket, Hoskins
taking the center spot and Ja
cobs and Clark going as for-
wards. Jim Doherty, guard, is
5-10 and Gene Heliker, his run
ning mate, is a diminutive 5-8.
Among the other seven on the
Heppner traveling squad, four
attain 6 feet or more, including
Tim DriscolL forward,
(Continued on page 8)