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s ntftnzn caietti times, mundar. pombw i. ms THE TNEK A IT ' GAZETTE-TIMES morrow coormrs wewsfapeh The Ilrrpner Gaiette etabllhed March 30. 1SSJ. Tha Heppner Time e.tablUhed November 18, 1897. Conaolldated February 15, 1W1 r MWIfAMt taelVfy,i,iMiv ASSOCIATION NATION A I lOITOIIAl WESLET A. SHERMAN Editor and lublibi HELEN E. SHERMAN Aatociat FublUbw Offiea Hour: 8 a.m. to 6 pm, Monday through Friday; 9 a-m. until noon Saturday. Subscription Ratea: MM Year. Sincla Cory 10 Cent, fujj"1 rvrrv Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon, at second v. J as tuner, Chaff nd Chatter Wes Sherman Our Opportunity to Work Together A rancher whom we lesnect dropped In for a visit Ties day. and the conversation got around to the Willow Creek project. This man said that farmers alonjr the creek still need to have the answers to a number of Important questions before they can give wholehearted support to the plan for irrigation from the waters from the proposed dam. In the preliminary discussions here some of the state, mcnts made by representatives of different group seemed to be a bit contradictory, he said, and It Is important that ac curate and reliable Information be presented. Certainly this point is well taken, and It is something that the most ardent proponents of the dam will concede. Steps are being taken in this direction. County Judge Faul Jones has compiled a list of 31 questions that he has collected from ranchers and others Interested In the project. He has submitted these to the Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the State Water Resources Board and others for answers. At this time they are working on the replies, and the answers undoubtedly will be given at an open infor mational meeting scheduled sometime in January to bring accurate data to the people. The rancher who chatted with us pointed out that he be lieves there is no town as good as Heppner. He has lived all his life In the area, has supported Heppner. believes In it. and likes this way of life. While the irrigation is important to him. he made it quite clear that he Is also vitally concerned with any project that is going to be for the good of the county. He emphasized that if It is for the good of the county, it is good for him. He expressed It very well Looking at it from the other side, business people and non-farming residents must also say. -What is good for the rancher is good for us." -n. . This county Is built largely on wheat and cattle. The for est industry has a share of the fundamental economy, too, but without ranching, and nothing apparent to take its place, there would be few businesses in the county and some pretty dilapidated ghost towns. It is difficult, therefore, to think that any business person would do anything that would be of detriment to the ranch er for to do so, he would be cutting his own throat 'Through the proceedings on the Willow Creek dam. pro ponents have become convinced that this will be a vitally important factor in development and progress of the coun ty. There Is no need to re-emphaslze the flood control fea- ture in a town that was devastated by a flood in 1903. As to the recreational aspects, thinking Is becoming pretty well cxystallzed here that this is one of our most important areas for development with the resources at our command. It is an area that needs developing and one that will bring peo ple here. , The wildlife feature, pollution abatement, and proposed water supply for possible future municipal and industrial needs bring no debate or opposition. They are all good. The most complicated feature the one most difficult to work out Is that of irrigation. The Army Engineers and Bu reau of Reclamation people have stated that they believe farmers along the creek will benefit from such Irrigation and give their estimates on figures of costs. But in this area there is considerable work to be done in ironing out problems, getting documented information, set ting up the district that would be needed, working out oper ational details and other matters. No one can blame the ranchers in wanting to see the mat ter spelled out As the one who visited us the other day said, "Their ranches are their domains, they have worked hard to build them, and all that they have is in them." Again bis point is well taken. At this stage in the pro ceedings, when it has been pretty well emphasized that the Irrigation feature Is the big hurdle yet to be cleared before the dam becomes a reality, every effort should be turned to wards getting the answers to needed questions (as Judge Jones and the county court are now doing) and proponents of the project should do everything they can to see that ranchers' rights are safeguarded. There are many who ardently believe that the dam, which has been in the talking and surveying stages for many years, Is the most Important thing ever conceived for southern Mor row county. Although relatively new to the county, we share this view. They earnestly hope that its water, released at times of low flow, will bring good economic returns to the ranchers participating. At this time all those supporting the project should dedicate themselves to do all in their power to see that this irrigation feature is planned on a realistic and workable basis, and as much as possible, to everyone's satisfaction. This presents a great opportunity for rancher and business man to work together with the knowledge that each needs the other, and as the rancher so aptly put it, "What's good for the county is good for all of us." Need for CARE at Christmas Time Herman Winter, a Marine reserve officer, brought some motion picture films to show to the Chamber of Commerce Monday and the Lions club Monday night. These were on the Viet Nam conflict, and one was entitled, "The War Within a War." The Vietcong has so terrorized the people in Viet Nam that the citizenry is afraid to show much sympathy or coop eration with the Americans, in many instances, the film said. Thus, the "war within a war" is to win their friendship by acts of kindness. Having done so, the troops can prevail up on them to move to safe places outside the zones of conflicts and the communists can then no longer sustain themselves in those areas by using the natives and living off the sup plies they can take from them. Winter pointed out that one of the best things that the American people can do to help in winning this "war with in a war" is to send money for CARE packages. This organ ization knows the needs, knows how the money can be used to best advantages to supply the real wants of the people. Quite a few persons of good intent gather clothing and oth er materials for which there is no real need. Coincidentally, we have received material from CARE point ing out that every dollar given to the holiday-season CARE Food Crusade sends a food package, averaging 27 pounds. CARE uses the money it receives to deliver U. S. donations of farm abundance or to buy special foods, such as rice for Vietnamese war victims. "CARE seeks to deliver 6,000,000 food packages in the names of Americans, as part of a year-long plan to help r.r!!Ni nttOKKTH. we're fly in hlch thl Christma. The bovs aloft have Jut made thnr according to the television report Jut coming through, and down below we crdlnary mortals are In the pi.ui.ii with nrvtviratlon for " " W fhri.imn it'm hoive we all Ret our feet on the grounn oeiore the holiday actually arrive. rNF OP the Interesting things bout the rxel nrutmaa ume ! tho n.iv.-l HiH-nrat ton that one ec around. Some ot tnee nev er women can make oeauuiui ornaments out of the moi m ignlficant article. For Instance, we noticeu air Rill 1 1.1a) Farra ha made a neat dot piece out of the rim of ton of tin can. ine na coldcnsl the circular rim to form the shape of a Christmas tree and ha a colored light mounted In the center of each circle. At the office of Winter and Balfe. attorney, a very mmet rical and bushy little Christmas tree stand on a table then? with colored lights. Closer ex amination reveal that this I made of the often-shunned teas elthe work of Mr. Matt (Joan I Hughes. She said It take a couple hour to make the trw." and it will keen approx imately forever. She Just put a plastic bag over It ami siores it in the basement In off seas on. ONE ALSO has to marvel at Marvel Hebert at the Heppner C.rill iast vear. vou may re call, she and husband. Bud. had a tree in their place oi oust ness that was so symmetrical it almost looked artificial. Thev have come up with another this year. It looks more like one that one might see on a picture post card at Christmas. The odd thing Is that the He hrt. cot thl tre In the Forest Service tree cutting area, across from the Bull Prairie turnoff. Those who have scouted for such a beautiful tree know that they aren't easy to find. Marvel said it took them about four hours to find it. and she would n't settle for anything less, al though Bud was all for settling for one that was "good enough." HEPPNER HAS a "Star of the East" to call attention to the Christmas season. It looms brightly from its lofty perch on the chimney of Pioneer Memor ial hospital. But it didn't just rtriff thpr nut nf snm palaxv. Bob Lowe, the hospital's gener al nanayman, places u mere from year to year and has made some additions to it this year. Bob says that he finds It a little harder each year to make the ascent and install the star, hut it is a oiwt 1nKlnnlte lilr a real star in the sky. We'd have to remark that it is a pretty Wise Man that placed it there, too. MOST MERCHANTS now gift wrap the merchandise they Rpll for Christmas, and. a we say every Christmas, this is the nicest thing imaginable lor us cruvs whn are all thumbs when it comes to wrapping and ty ing and making the bows. We have to have a little sym pathy for some of our merch ants, though. Take Case Furniture Compa ny. Did you ever try gift wrap- rtintj a ro! i n ( n rr pha i r 7 fr a pole lamp? Or a bedroom set? At Randy Lott's Electric it is f ho cam a t h i n cr Dirl vni i Ator wwai r J V a apply gift papers and ribbons tn a mini- TV cr or an lwtrif dishwasher? In each case, they have a small mountain of in viting looking parcels ready to eo our. on me -ment oeiore cnrisimas. ' That takes kindness, patience and a nersonal interest in the customer's Darticular oroblem. friends. TO THE EDITOR. . car.ia and remembrance woul not tfirh the Anderson In time However. Information from them 1 that ome material ha been going through as quickly a flv daya when routed through Washington. D. C A.1,tnta vnur card and DAT eel tlf thev have not already cone) to the Anderson, jmi' mrv. Nleer. lvnartment of Stale Washington. IX C This lust takra rek'U r U. poatage, and the Hem go into the government pouch at an Ington. D. C and they are di tatche.i ouliklv to Niamey. Kit remarked that Ihrng Bt hu n.ttttn.r Hii-h school an nual on Wednesday. IVermber 1. through the mall. It wa ad dressed merely "IXiug Anderson, f nt.vtia tional Si-ho.il. I'nlvemttv of Ibadan." Kit Bald. "No Nicer a or Air ca. rrcttv iuckv tne ttaner wore with It. or It prob ahlv wouldn't have gotten here." lle wa. referring to torn cop Im of th r.an'tte-Ttme which arrived at the same time. Everyone Join In wishing these Morrow cuuntian. Niger branch, a very Merry Christmas and Hapvv New Year. a CLAt'DE BUSCHKE looked a i itti. Innmitm In the rather empty space of Gilliam and BU hee'a Wednesday when he un locked the door and let u in for a little chat. The hustle and bustle and the strain and pre- .nn ih aurtion sale wa over. Good crowd attended, and the bidder got some bargain. ThflM u ctiii nnlti a bit of mer chandise left since the Job Just couldnt be compietea in im-,.-.. iv allntti'.l. The Busch ke's are still working on plans on what to do with it. As soon a they can get squared away. Claude and Mar garet expect to get in the camp er that he built and take a trip somewhere, maybe tauiornia and points south. This camper is a beautiful Job. Claude examined many campers before he built It. and he planned feature that he liked best In each. He ha util ized every bit of space in it. and did all the work himself, although he declares he never was much of a carpenter. (The finished product looks other- wise). It's a comiortabie nome on wheels. 18 from Morrow Attending OSU Eighteen students from Mor row County are' enrolled at Ore gon State University this fall, a report released by the univer sity shows. Eighty-two percent, or y.uv or the 11.906 stuaents auenamg oit mro nrptrnn residents. There are 1,877 from 4b otner states and 30 students from 60 roreign countries. Students enrolled from tne county Include: Boardman T v r a A. woras trom and Richard K. Skoubo. reeil Richard L. Hynd. HerjDner Eric Anderson. Ron nie Belsma. Chris E. Brown John A. Cason, Kenneth A. Dag gett, Lee Patrick Daggett, Don aid Wayne Evans, Shannon Ma H nnow on A Michael R Sweek. lone Cheryl A. Morrison and Kenneth L. bmouse. Trricrnn Howard L. Keith. Su san Lorraine McCoy, and Terry Lynn McCoy. Lexington John E. Wagen blast. SO MANY PERSONS have in- miirosi ahnur Nols 9nH Fsthor Anderson and family, now in Africa, as Christmas approach es, we nave several more iei- tr from them tn on into nrlnt. but we don't know if we can get any part of them in this paper or not at this late time. Rather writes in the last let ter that they will surely miss Christmas as they have known it. From the thoughts being beamed their way, however, and the interest in remembering them, it appears from this end that they should have quite a Christmas. At the same time another let ter comes from Kit, once our budding sports reporter and printer's devil. He and brothers. Doug and Dave, will be with their folks for Christmas at Ni amey, exoectiner to flv there for the holidays. Many have been afraid thati Avres Takes Course At Ford Institute Tari p Avres. dealer for Hepp ner Auto Sales. Inc.. Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealership In t'ennnar uas recentlv CTaduat da from the fundamentals of leasing course conducted by the San Francisco Ford Marketing Institute. The San Francisco Ford Mar keting Institute at Burllngame, Calif., serves eleven western states as part of a nation-wide Ford program to offer training in dealership management ana selline- and In car and truck technolncrv The San Francisco Institute is staffed by elgnt iun-ume in- structors each a SDecialiSt in some area of retail selling and rioaierchin management. Out standing men from dealerships also take part in panel discus sions. In addition, the Institute con ducts field courses on car and truck sell in or for salesmen In cities away from the Institute where necessary. RADIANT SIGNS that glow in the dark lull variety oi mis cellaneous signs for all pur poses, 25c. Now on hand at Gazette-Times office. tfc feed more than 37,000,000 hungry people," a news release says. "From Latin America to Africa and Asia, the gifts will express our Christmas hopes for peace and good will." Picture taken by, combat photographers in Viet Nam in the movies presented here showed graphically the shy, but grateful reaction of the Vietnamese when they received med ical care or gifts of food or other needed articles. This Christmas time, if you want to do something partic ularly noteworthy in the spirit of Christ, mail a check to: CARE Food Crusade, 660 First Ave., New York 10016. In this way you will also be doing your bit for American V. .rf . . - V-, wiotr ha cnnHnff In ft't Nam Or in Other DA Tf of uJfo niiu i 1 1 tij ... . - c the world. They need the goodwill of the people on whose soil they are fighting. At the came time von mav he hastening the homecom ing of our soldiers as you help them to "Win the War Within War." tVeember K, VMM To the Editor: "We lUve it. Will Get It. r It Not Made" Old llMior will rrfnlw thu log an ued for o many year bv the venerable hardware com pany of Gilliam and Blslee. Notalgl art tn a 1 with regret that the good Busch ke are retiring from bulne and with that retirement will go the firm name of Gilliam and BUbee. And of cure we old timer know full well that GAB wa far more than a hardware store It wa an institution fur many years how many I no not know, for through life up to mv present day there ha alway L,-n a Gilliam and Blsbee, Lou or I-en perhap know the year of the lirm founding iy uie late Frank Gilliam and T. K. tTtm I Blsbee. Could be they ura In rtuslni'sa before the next -family generation came along. At anv rate not manv Morrow county people are still living who were alive when the More oened It dot for busine. n ii.uiht it was the oldest firm continuously In business In the entire county. The complete hl- lory of G and B would make a volume, at tne ame time conveying a very worthwhile history of the entire county. uespecuuwy your. Art Crawford San Jose. Calif. IFdltor'a Note: Earl Gilliam ha brought In the firm' early wont honks. First entry In the hooks at that time Gilliam and Coffey, wa on Saturday. Decem ber -I. l.vsk. These dooks in themselves would make a good feature story that we hope to find time to write). Jordan Elevator Pays $5 Dividend Director of the Jordan K-le-valor Company voted at the toard's most recent meeting la pay a dividend of 5 er hare to all MmkholdoM of the com Imv, l'a'l IvuvMm of the company announce. The firm ha been able to pay a dividend In virtually every year with the rxeeinton of the time that It remodeled the plant a few year ago, he aid. , Jordan Elevator Company al so recently Installed a new load out MHiut to load the new hop. per bottom railroad car. Thl make Hie elevator one of the moat modern In the country, he aid. December 9. 1905 To the Editor: 1 am enclosing an article sim ilar to the one 1 sent to the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, ince my great aunt. Mr. For- quer, grew up In Heppner. Ifcd. Note: Obituary elsewhere In this paper!. Mv family and I so enjoyed our trip there last summer when we were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilliam (1 had attended Whitman college with their son Jackson). We worked on our old family cemetery out near the homestead mentioned In the article. Whereas our I now in good condition, we could not help but be saddened by the neglectful stale of those nearby toppled headstones, burned remnants of fences. We, Mrs. Marcel Jones Undergoes Surgery Mr. Marvel Jones underwent urgerv In St. Anthony howpllal, Pendleton. Monday, and her husband reported Wednesday that he I Improving nicely fol lowing the Nratlon. She entered lat Thursday and exiHled to be there for several day. She probably will be home early next week, Jone said. Mr. Jone Is In room 07 at the hoxpttal. Pfciffcr Reelected John Pfelffer wa reelected a a director of the Heppner Cem etery Maintenance district at the election In the city hall building Monday, December 6, Mr. Elaine George, accretary for the district, said. The term Is for three year. Henchmen Schodulo New Years Dance The Henchmen, a rotnlw coin-IHMM-.I f four young men of the community, have scheduled a dance New Year rve In the fair pavilion, and the public I In lted. In the group are Roger I .eon nig, druma; Tim Smith. Inu guitar; Gene Nar lead guitar; Jim Sherman, rhythm guitar. They have lav for high school dance this teaaon and have been practicing regularly. The dance will feature popu lar hit tune. Admission will be $l.W per erwm, and the dance will he from 10 m. un til 2 am. l V.. (Shorty) Hud on will I In charge of concea-Ion. N COMMUNITY H ) BILLBOARD K Vslrt a Jv-y wished something might be done to maintain these histor ical fipOt. Sincerely, Mary Koch 75 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla. Wash. FOR SALE 1964 Philadelphia cents, uncirculated; One roll 95c Five roll CiR5c ea. 10 rolls at 75c ea. BOX 229 IONE, OREGON Coming Events IIEPP.NEli HIGH BASKETBALL Saturday. Dee. IX, DeSalea of Walla Walla, here Tuesday, IVc. 21. Heppner at lone. Support the Mustangi! PUBLIC CARD PARTY SMnored bv Kuth Assem bly lUlnhoW Girl Snt. Dee. IS. 2 5 p.m. Masonic Hall luidge and pinochle. CHURCH CANTATA "The ITlnce of I'eace" Sunday. Dec. 19 Lexington Christian church, 5 GO p.m. Heppner Christian church, 7:30 p.m. CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS lik-h School Multlpurpoie Room Friday, December 17, 7:30 p.m. Band, chorus music, "black light" kit Grade School Band and Chor us program Tue.. Dec. 22. 7:30 p.m. Junior High Gym. r. very one welcome! SrONSORFD AS A PUBLIC SEKVICr: BY C. A. 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