HtTTNtn GAItTTETlMCS. Thttradot. )omrT . i"t"J SI. Tim GAZETTE-TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S HEWSPAPE1 The Hefpne, Cartt. etabllahed Much T "pI Tlmei wiabUsheJ November 18. 1897. Consolidated February l 1911 NlwSPAMI ruiiiiHiti AIIOCIATION NATIONAL NtWSP AMI rmr?Mi!?'if'Hii WES LET A. SHERMAN Cditoc and lubU BUXlf E SHEBMAK jUMdat Publish Offlct Hourt: 8 tm. to 6 pm Monday through FtWar. un. until noon Saturday. r.t. p,,Mthd as Second Claw Matter. Chamber Works for Community -If Chamber of Commerce members didn't care what hap. pen S their community, they wouldnt be here." saW he Rev. Al Boschee Jn Installing new offlcert to?? Monday They want to make our community the best placa Plble tollvJ and to raise their families. Member, are wiU Ing to Rive of themselves, of their time and Income to be or benefit to the community.' These statements will stand scrutiny. J Because ofthe act that there are so many professional and business people here who arelenulnely Interested In Heppner and Morrow county, the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce is a par tlcularly strong organization. Attendance at each weekly meet Ing has been running at about 35 persons, and ure that Chamber of Commerce In many communities with population up to 5000 cannot exceed. At a recent school board meeting. Q"tl0" w.f about a bill presented for a district membership to the Jam ber of Commerce. Supt David Potter, in reply. directors could act on the matter as they wished but that he sincerely believed that this organization was the best in the county for the interest, concern and active work It demon strates towards betterment of the entire county in all phases. iSnaruJT Chamber of Commerce Is designed to promote busings and commerce. In a rural are. such tj i our .how. ever it extends itself to cover a considerably wider range or activity. As the Rev. Boschee so aptly put it, it Is concerned with everything of community betterment The Chambfr of Commerce here Is ; a sjTnposIum t where ideas are brought up and discussed freely. These may be miners relaVed to schools, business, agriculture, recreation XdTtaiel legislation, or any of many subjects. From the SJas" fiSJht up by members' In this free interchange ac tlonVSten generated that results in constructive good and Sehamber here also works as a "n between official and unofficial agencies. City, county and state 'officials icome to speak and report on needs and problem and the Cham ber steps in to work cooperatively. Members have Joined with SuntV offTcials in attending highway cominlonmeetlng, Z ask Improvements on state highways; they worked to wards securing Industrial sites on the Columbia riverfront She? the enure are. was designated to refuxre- they have given every support to the Willow trees SSSt- they are assisting the county and other agencies in SSEbS National afeas; they back handising pro motions; they express themselves on legislation of import ance to the area, regardless of whether it concerns only a specific segment of our population or the entire count In fluence of this organization has helped shape some state, and even national legislation. While most of the members are from Heppner. the orga nization has devoted as much of its time in working for de velopment of North Morrow county and other parts of the county as it has towards Heppner and the southern part In the coming year, the Chamber of Commerce faces what could be its most Important time. This Is the year that the Willow Creek project could become a certainty. This Is the year that significant matters are fomenting in the north, notably the proposed development of irrigation lands and changes In progress because of the impending completion of the John DaV dam; this could be the year that Heppner bus -ness moves forward with alert and concerned effort by busi ness peVple and residents or it could sag from indifference anMoKy'county people cannot afford to be indifferent There are too many horizons opening. The stake is too great The challenge is here. Those currently active in the Cham ber of Commerce understand this. The organization has one noticeable weakness. While It gets exceptionally strong support from professional people, from county officials, from school administrators, from In dustries and even from agriculture, it gets only fair support from those who should be among the most concerned. We're speaking of the retail business people In Heppner. Many of those operating businesses are not members of the Chamber and a relatively small percentage attends regularly. It Is understandable that those who operate single proprie torships or husband-and-wife partnerships have a difficult time getting away to attend meetings and that they have their hands full managing their businesses. However, those who do attend have similar problems. In a community such as this, each business is dependent on the other. All need to work for the common good, and all should be vitally concerned with matters of fundamental in terest to the community. " - No matter how self-sufficient a businessman may be nor how successful his firm, he would have a difficult time with out the other businesses which surround him. A business com munity such as Heppner may be likened to a large depart ment store. Each of Its segments performs a different serv ice or offers different goods for sale, but each segment sup " ports and benefits the other, and all need to be efficiently coordinated and work together cooperatively. As this new year starts with the many important things in view here, it is vital that all business people pitch in to take part voluntarily towards the end that Heppner and Morrow county may move ahead strongly. " The Chamber of Commerce needs the help of all these good people and a hearty welcome awaits them. Fee Increase Fair and Sound Action by the Heppner city council to increase monthly sewer charges by $1 per month "across the board" to resi dential and commercial users alike Is fair and sound in meet ing the problem of insufficient revenue to pay costs of oper ' ation and amortizing indebtedness against the sewer system. An ordinance with emergency clause included is expected to be adopted at a special meeting next week so that the in crease may go into effect for the month of February. Many residents will recall that property owners paid a 10 mill levy for 10 years with the proceeds being applied against bonds that were sold to finance the city's disposal plant and sewer system. This levy was discontinued in 1961. It was felt then that revenues had accumulated sufficiently and that in come was sufficient to continue without it Elimination of the levy was quite a benefit to taxpayers. Certainly it had imposed a financial burden far beyond the $1 per month increase now pending. However, the bonds were not retired as of that time. They will not be amortized until 1974 The bonds were voted by the people as general obligation bonds; that is, to be paid back by a tax levy, but they car ried a revenue feature which permits them to be retired trom income received from monthly sewer fees. Allen Langenwalter, accountant in making his report on Chaff and Chatter Wos Sherman WHEN CONVIVIAL friends gather to see the old year out on Kew Years eve. some sur prising things harrn. It was uch a gathering at the Herman Winter home Friday night that the group conceived the idea oi telephoning the Nela Anderson in Niger. Africa. Seems that the year before, when the Andersons were In the group, the men became involv ed In a friendly wager on some thin that was to be determ ined during the course of the year. As the year 16 nearrd. they were a bit confused as to what the bet had been, so they decided to call the Andersons for Nels to settle the matter, and at the same time to wish the departed lleppnerltes a Happy hew Year. It proved to be a rather in unvii The call first went to Pendleton, and it took a bit of doing to convince me operator that the call was i ...n.ct h finally connect ed Winter, who was doing the phoning, with tne new ion exchange for the International hookup. From there the call had to be routed through Farts, and the line was held open for a half-hour while this was being accomplished. During this time. Herman gave the New York operator aulte Chamber of Commerce pitch on Heppner and used some of tne questions we nu in this column recently on Ore a unmw countv to ac quaint her with this part of the U. S. In turn, sne reponea mai she had never been out of New vnric ntv and lived In a 23- story apartment building. Finally the French operator came on. She had a heavy ac cent but got the message on what was wanted. Herman men listened to some French dia urhiio the Paris operator was reaching Niger. Since Win ter didn't know Nels' address in Niamey nor his phone numoer. i aa!t hit nf dotn? to run this Information down. Finally they got a neignrxr on me phone, and eventually about 12:30 a-m, Herman heard Nels voice. Winter told him who was calling, and the only response was 'oh!" Whereupon Herman asked Nels if he remembered what the wager was about Re ply to this question is unreport ed, but Nels. in his newly-ac quired French mignt nave re plied. Vous etes roai a a lot. " ti itAraiiv You are Daa in the head." or more popular ly, "You're crazy!") Anyway, the conversation was as clear as if Nels were in lone, Herman said. The Andersons appeared to be a bit nomesicn and were happy to hear from the folks at home. It was 9:30 a.m. in Niger and Nels asked that his regards be conveyed to all their irienas. With the call completed, the boys started another wager on the cost or tne cau. u wasm ...n ? m tht thv cot the u i i ... v - " " - w - word back $35. Jim Driscoll had guessed $37. and he was Judged the winner. ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED couple Joins the oazene Times family of readers this week through the courtesy oi Herb Hynd. He has entered a subscription for Doc and Yvonne Severi risen, Warwick, N. Y... af ter he and Mrs. Hynd spent three days visiting the Severin sens last week. Warwick is about 60 miles from where Doc performs for NBC-TV. Doc, as virtually all of our readers know, has gained fame with his probably unexcelled skill playing the trumpet and TO THE EDITOR. U a member of the NBC orches- ua. He is a regular on jonnnv i'.M.m'i Tnnlpht KhoW and l often seen and heard on the program. t. ComHuuii la a niece of the Hvnd and they have also known Doc for many years, probably since the dsys he gained hli start at Arlington. While the Hynds were In New York. Ora Uvana, mother of Yvonne and now of Portland, and Emma Evans were also vis iting. We saw Ora on television in i ho amiinrw on last Thurs day night's Tonight show, which was produced in rew ior day earlier. Welt Herb said he had a great time In New York. He and R-th attended one program and Doc got them spots In a bal cony seat not visible on the n? riMuM lnt hov where Johnny performs, probably not 10 leer irom rim. ne iirnua sat with an NBC censor, Jane Crowlev, whose Job It is ap parently to scrutinize the pro gram ror anynng m w sldered unsuitable for the pub lic's consumption. Anyt h I n g censored Is cut out or me tape. Herb also told of going one afternoon to watch a group make a commercial. He said that the performers went over rrvirHal a slnclng One on Corn Flakes. 58 times before they were completely satisnea. whn It was romDlcted. It was perfection indeed. TV vrrlnvni took the liimrl around New York. Show- In them the NBC building and Rockefeller Center, a norse snow in Madison Square Garden (which made them feel at home), and other sights. Herb was really impressed. It waa imitn) at the lav- walkers all over the downtown streets of New York. "Some gal will parK ner car In the middle of the street and get out and pay no attention to anvbodv" he said. "They'll honk and, yell, but It dosen't do any good. 1 ve never seen anything like It" They strolled by Tiffany's. Herb saw a diamond ring in .v.. nnlnui that rauffht his fan cy and thought he might buy It for his wile. He inougm vn tag said $70, but closer inspec tion showed that it was $7,000. "It was the cheapest thing in the window!- pur Cecil friend exclaimed, : . ' . A Doc introduced the Hynds to members of the NBC orchestra, anrf th visitors were really taken with them.. "We kind of get the Idea they carouse around and live it up, but don't you think it They are earnest and serious about their Jobs. They have gainea uie op and they know It They . also know that If they make one bobble on a program they may be through and there Is a thous and others climbing up ready to take their place." Doc practices three or four Aav Jivnd said, and it was a distinct pleasure to hear him practice. "It was xne sweetest music I've ever heard. m.. uuniti hart taken tne noi- Iday trip to go to Detroit to visit their daugnter ana son-m law. Thev visited the auto fac torles while there and had a good time, then stopped again on the way home from New York. But they weren i impress' ed with Detroit as a city Thov ift notrnit at 12:30 Sat urdav after lunch by plane a .(Annil at r-hlracn and Se Dttia hotnro rpachine Portland They drove home to Butterby m.ta nn Willow Creek from Portland and at 8:30 Saturday evening Herb was comfortably To the Editor: I would like to thank vou publlclv for your cooperation with the domestic utlliiri committee of the Oregon wwh Growers Uague In publU-itlng the cooking school and promot ing the use of wheat proaucu. We encourage the use of wheat as food. Not only because it la a major source of Income and the backbone of Morrow county's economy, but also be cause It provides valuable nu trients for the dally diet Cereal products comprise one group of the basic lour foods necessary for good nutrition. Wheat, one of the cereals, la a good source of protein. Iron, and B vitamins all of which are necessary for body building, body maintenance, and feel ing of general well being. Wheat. In all Its various forms can provide a good variety of ..n.fvlnii nutritious foods. NO one need apologUe for promot ing wheat a top Morrow rouir ty product. would like to add that most of us who are active In agrlcu turallv oriented groups appreci ate the attention and space you give to the problems and affairs of Morrow county agrl culture in The Goaetta-Tuuea. You have proved yourself to be a friend to the farmer. Sincerely yours Mrs. Grace E. Drake rast Chairman Domestic Utilization Committee seated In his easy chair watch- '"buMiow the question is: How im down on the farm after he's seen N. Y.T SPEAKING OF NEW YORK, our M.Hnlnml to the bid! CttV vui iuuiv - while it Is paralyzed with the transit strike, iney can wuuw all the transit strikes they want to In Heppner ana we wm mind! , IN INSTALLING C of C officers Monday. Al Boschee inter spersed some cute stories that will make him In demand, we nredlct as a local master oi ceremonies. He aimed one at Randall Peterson, retiring pres ...V.n .ioanlt fine OUSl- lfications as an ideal husband, remains a bachelor. Al told the story or me ici u.. hn iwihI nrfeetlon In a wife. This man Informed a friend that "she must shine like a light sing, dance, be musical and remain silent when told to be quiet" "You don t want a wue, re plied his friend. You want a TV set" the city audit last month called attention to the fact that the monthly sewer charges from the city's 600 users are now fail ing to carry costs of operation and bond retirement, falling behind by about $8000 per year. At the present time this is draining funds from the water system and presents a situa tion that cannot be allowed to continue. . . . Faced with the problem, the city council could have taken one of two courses: 1. Impose a tax levy again, under author ity given on the original vote on the sewer system, sufficient to cover the annual deficit. 2. Raise the monthly sewer charge. At the meeting Monday night the council decided on the latter alternative for several good reasons although if might have been easier to re-impose a tax levy. It should be point ed out that Hhis levy would not need to be 10 mills. A con siderably smaller levy would cover the deficiency. It is the feeling that there is already too much burden on the property taxpayer and that anything to add to the load should be avoided. A second reason is that the sewer charge increase would reach all users and not Just property owners. For instance, those who live in trailer homes will pay their The current residential rate Is $1 per month but that for commercial users varies, going as high as $15 in the case of the hotel The "across the board" increase will mean that an users will pay Just $1 per month more, this on the theory that commercial users differential is already provided in the current scale. , . . Sewage users have been getting a good bargain at tne residential rate of $1 per month. Many neighboring cities have been charging much higher rates, going up to $3 per month or perhaps more. ... i In reaching the decision to increase the rate, the city council well realize that It may be subject to criticism by some who resist any increase in charge for city services. But it was faced with a problem that it had to meet, and It is taking the course that is fairest for all. Another thing that the public might bear in mind is that an influx of population that could come with the dam con struction here would tend to impose more demands on the sewer system with perhaps some increased cost to the city. Should a good percentage of these newcomers live In trailer houses, they will share in the sewer charges rather than prop erty owners bearing the brunt through a tax levy. Heppner's city government has been conservative in ex penditures and sensitive to the financial interests of Its res idents. The city operates at minimum cost and our people are getting good value for the money they spend for city services. There is no reason why they should not accept this increase as a necesary step in facing a problem that must be met - - Chopins Report Gorge Snow Bod Prlvlng conditions In the Col umbla Uoige Monday afternoon wire the worst they had ever n-n. Mr. and Mrs Amr-rwc fhapln riort'd upon their re turn from Camas. Wn.. after spending th holidays lth their son-In law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Clayton Slyter, and family. "There were more cars off of the highway than there were on It, Mm. inapin saw. me niRi way surface was o bad that they dared not atop to loe their traction even though their Incli nation was to render altance to others in the dlUh. iimw L'tt snow falllnff clung to the windshield so that the wiper could scarcely carry It away and "big glolw" of anow formed on the hear lights, stick ing out several Inches. La t work, the Ch a pins' grandon. Mike Slyter. made the headlines by participating In the rccue of a girl from a lake near Camas- He was returning with other Camas High players from a basketball game at Ever green when the bus was stopped and a frantic mother told them that her car had plunged Into the lake and her daugher was still Inside. The Chaplns aald that the grandson shrugged off all the publicity that he and other team members were getting with the comment. "Hero today, for goiten tomorrow." The Heppner couple waa In Camas fur the pat two weeks. Bank Proposes 25 Dividend IUU'Ii J. Vo. ptealdeid of the FWrst National Hank of I He gun. has announced that the board of directors of the bank haa proposed the payment of a 25 stork dividend .... The proixMial which la sub ject to the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency will be submitted to the sharehold er of the bank at their annual meeting to bo held on Frbruary T2, VMl if approved, the atock dividend will b paid on or about April l. iw u er of record at the cloae of bus iness on Marcn la, v- The Gaiette-Ttmcs appreciate getting newa copy early. Episcopal Bishop Coming Saturday Bishop Wayne W. Barton of Bend will come to Heppner this week end to meet with the vestry of AH Saints' Episcopal church and to conduct services In the church Sunday. Bob Ab rams of the church announces. The bishop will meet with the vestry of All Saints' Saturday afternoon and they will consider the matter of securing a priest to fill the vacancy left when Father C. Bruce Spencer was ap pointed to Coqullle. Bishop Barton, who preside In the missionary district of East ern Oregon for the Episcopal church, will conduct early com munion service Sunday starting n All Clnfa TJtr at o m.m. mi Jm"" will be no regular 10:00 a.m. service or Sunday school class es in is wren. Yes, the Gazette-Time can print the form you need for busi ness or ranch use. ITione 676-9228. COMMUNITY H BILLBOARD K Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL Frld.iv. January 7, Enterprise at Heppner Tuesday. January 11. lone at Heppner Friday. January 14. Madraa at Madras Support the Mustang! CHILI. CHICKEN NOODLE FEED Tuesday. Jan. 11. 5:3 to 7:00 p.m. By Grade and High school IT A BWore Heppner-Ione game Tickets $1. 75C. 50c. PUBLIC INSTALLATION Rebekahs and Odd Fellow lodges Saturday, Jan. 8 Putluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Installation, 8 p.m. Public invited. OES SOCIAL CLUB Saturday. Jan. 8. 1:30 pm. Heppner Masonic Halt HEPPNER MOTHER'S CLUB Monday. Jan. 10. 8 p.m. Home of Mr. Mel Dixon Important Bualnesa Meeting. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Boat $47 Pa 7t-laS HeppcMt Evervbodv We Mean, Everybody Is Going! FOLLOW THE CROWD To The PTA V CvlVV-" r Jit " V- . lift cV-i run i . . Mnnrti e ( Til rtU ,r-Vif SUPPER Before The Heppner-Ione BASKETBALL GAME fi TUESDAY, JAN. 11 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. Heppner High Cafeteria O - o I fi M Ml Chili and Chicken Noodles, Pie, Coffee and Salad All for Only ADULTS $1.00 GRADE SCHOOL 75c PRESCHOOL 50c FOR BENEFIT OF PTA SCHOLARSHIP FUND ADVANCE TICKET SALE BY GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS t THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY TOUH HOME-OWNED BANK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE BANK OF JE astern Oregon HEPTNEB ARLINGTON IONE MEMBER. 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