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The Ilrrpner Gaiette etabllhed March 30. 1SSJ. Tha Heppner
Time e.tablUhed November 18, 1897. Conaolldated February 15,
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ASSOCIATION
NATION A I lOITOIIAl
WESLET A. SHERMAN
Editor and lublibi
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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.
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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
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uncirculated;
One roll 95c
Five roll CiR5c ea.
10 rolls at 75c ea.
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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!
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