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HErMEft CAirm-TIMES. Ttturadar. lanoary 1A iw GAZETTE Kppnr, Or? t7t34 morrow cooimrs hcwsfafch The Herpner Cairns establuhed March AX ISO- The Ileppnar Time. eVubTuhed Hovember 18. 1W7. Consolidated February 1 mix NIWIMMI ryiiiiHiis ASSOCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and PubUthar Office Hour: 8 am. to p.m.. until noon Saturday. c..KHntin R,(M- 14 50 Year 5inle Copy 10 Cent. PublUhed EvSy 'KSSdJf nSSSSt Office at Heppner. Oregon, aa Second Clau Matter. Write Right Now on TV Edict! It com at a tunnln thing to hear that the Federal Communications Commission U contemplating Usuing a reg vSSSSn on February 7 that will restrict TV viewing on micro Saw iiVr ThU U being done ostensibly to protect local stations by restricting reception of programs from more du tant points. Translated In local terms, it means that the plan of Hepp ner TV. inc! to Install microwave facilities In order to get class A reception from rortland stations would apparently ha-e to be abandoned under the regulation. Other effects on local programming under out ' Pnt booster system would have to be studied for ful """J ; Ine. but It U a cetainty that no good could come from It Man ager of he Pendleton system wa reported to have said that U would be almost a necessity to Install acompu , tg ta "ched. ullng programs In order to avoid the FCCs ruling against duplication of programs. This Is one of the boldest and most brash examp.es. it seems to us. of bureaucracy at Its worst This commission is making a ruling which. In essence, tells the people what pro grams they may watch. It infringes on an Individual free- ndlScSviewers now are forced to watch Washington stations, if they want to watch at ail, although they would rer to receive also some Portland stations with news and hapSerungTbout the state in which they live. Microwave could bring these Portland stations to them, as It could more clearly to Heppner. If the FCC didn't .tan d to the way. Television In Heppner may be more Important than it is in some areas. There are no motion picture theaters here and not much for entertainment on winter nights. It fills a need for entertainment and information in many homes. It has an economic Impact, too. It helps bring people to Heppner when they know there Is good TV system here; some make their This forthcoming ruling could be. the Heppner TV direct ors tell us, a crippling blow to the system. But even those with no concern for television should be alarmed about such a ruling that dictates what they may watch. In a nation that Is going more and more towards bur eaucracy legislation by boards and commissions it is Seone hold that the people this is through their elected representatives. Even the FCC Is Sf XS ourWple write to them today protest this discriminatory ruling to Congressmen Al U1J man. Wendell Wyatt, Robert Duncan and Edith Green and to Senators Wayne Morse and Maurine Neuberger. If you don't understand it, or need more information, can Haskell Sharrard. president of Heppner TV. Inc. One more point for contemplation: If a federal bureau can dictate what TV stations have the right to serve a commu nity Is it not possible that some other bureau might do tne same with another medium of communication the news- It is conceivable that some bureau could say. for example, that the Gazette-Times serves Heppner, that the other papers coming here infringe on Its advertising revenue, with the re sult that it rules that the East Oregon! an, the Oregonlan and Oregon Journal cannot be delivered here. Wouldn't that be ridiculous? We could never endorse such a thing. We'd rather go out about our business In full com petition for advertising and circulation. But Is that so different from what the FCC is attempting to do? Write right NOW! County Zoning is Necessary One of the prices of progress is the formation of rules and regulations to assure that one person or property owner does not infringe on the rights and privileges of another. Only under such a system can there be orderly develop ment designed to serve the best interests of all. Without it, residential, commercial and Industrial growth could, and un doubtedly would, result in an Indiscriminate hodgepodge. However flexible, though, regulations tend to restrict and to limit. Zoning rules look forward to future needs as well as to the present They prevent a person from doing things that he might wish to do if these things would today or tomorrow prey upon his neighbor. For Instance, a man might be restricted from establishing a feed lot on his propety on the theory that the odor from the lot might diminish the val ue of his neighbor's property or impair the other man's right to the full enjoyment of his lands. In this land of liberty, Americans enjoy their freedoms and resent restriction. At the same time they must acknowledge that the other fellow has his rights, too. Thus, when development comes and as population grows, - there must be assurance that each person gets fair treatment and that his rights are protected. This is the reason for zoning. Need for it Is clear in more populous areas. Can you en vision what a mess it would be without zoning in the en virons of Portland where residential growth has spilled from . the city over the hill towards Beaverton? Septic tank systems . would be without regulation, and their fields would run In to the neighbor's property. Wrecking yards could be built ad jacent to fine homes. A man could build an apartment house to his property line to overshadow the house of an adjoining property owner. The condition would be chaos. Morrow county has no such congestion as this, and prob ably most residents hope that it never will come to this. But authorities predict the population of the world will be doub led in 35 years, and while the growth may not be quite that fast in the United States, it is accelerating at a terrific rate. Where are the people going to go? The county is in focus as one of the prime agricultural and industrial sites In the State of Oregon, and growth Is going to come regardless. The big cities are sprawling out of their boundaries, and more and more people are going to seek the open spaces. Before the impact of development hits too strongly, this county needs to be prepared. Our public officials have fore seen this and have set up the county planning commission which has been working for the past three years. It is well to point to the vast open spaces in northern Mor row county and say with conviction, "Look at this expanse of land. There is no need for restriction here." But there are many places In the west which just a few years ago were nothing but broad expanses of undeveloped land and which now are covered with residences, commercial nUPPNEIX -TIMES NATIONAL NtWS'AMI HELEN E. SHESMAH Monday through Friday; 9 am. Chaff Wes ONCE MORE WE Pl-EAD to all proaa.iinator: Fleaa dont watt until Wcdmwtlay to call us with news of happenings that you can get to ua earlier. m want our new, and we d.mt want to say. "No, or Too late." even on Wednesday. B... - ..-I k,-kiwt Intrt A Pur lin I w a, . ..... u.- run out 11 time and space, and we art to the place Please try to think to call u earlier, wvn't you? ThU week ha been acorcn er with manv important stories kr.akinit f interest to the coun ty, but this Wednesday after noon nas oeen pumnmni ..n that mulil vtv writ have . a ii akinrr. TneV not only overburden our staff with material that reauv is too iau? to handle, but also Interrupt! mir vrttinil and production of material that has come In on time. ...... We know you re ousy. oo, . .i vnnur tt'i aometlme -.-.- - - hard to understand how It u with newspapers, but to put It Vidnttdavs to an v - - us are about the same as a farmer working In the middle of harvest; of a minister in the nUal nl nn-x-hln? hi MTmonl or of a teacher instructing his class. We'd like all to rememotf. ihnimk if von iumt can't rrt It In earlier, we ll be Rlad to take It nevertheless or for the com ing week. THE PLANNING COMMISSION. we hear, had a auncuit time trying to define the term "com mercial feedlot." Just what U a commercial feedlot. and what makes It different from any tAnt Thov uv that Secretary Marlon Green came up with what seems to be tne mosi practical and understandable Hoftnitinn: "A commercial feed- lot Is any feedlot that stinks!" WAS THERE a I'll old rain maker in Morrow county in about 1905 to 1910 or somewhere along there? We got tne query rMm t a xfnnre of Hermlston Wednesday. A professor from the University of Oregon, doing some research on precipuauon hu rtifiHal means, had tele phoned and asked the question. TVi rtrnf had some SO ft of clue that back around 1905-10. someone In Morrow county tried to engaee In ralnmaklng In the hana nonow aisinci. juwic ihnnnKt ih mtvr mlcht have smthino' about him in ItS files. It doesn't because those files all burned in t thr anvnno In our read ership who can enlighten him? If so. we'd be happy to pass the information on to Mr. Moore. THE WALLOWA COUNTY Chieftain of Enterprise caiia the Heppner basketball team "T-v, ii ani M mm ho." refer ring to Mac Hoskins and Gene Heliker. This is unaersianaame because the two H's indeed are the ones who were instrument al In sending the Savages to defeat In two games mis sea son. Ine reierence is noi inauc fftshlnn. but rath- er with a hint of admiration and respect "The H and H combo" goes farther than Heliker and Hos kins. The two, as good as tney are, couldn't do it all. You've got to Include Jim Doherty, Jim Jacobs, David Clark and all the rest. ' . . Well, our "H and H combo" surely did themselves proud cMiu nioht ujhpthpr their in- I 1 . u u y - dividual names begin with D or H or J or C. We were thrill ed with their good work at Madras, certainly one of the biggest victories of the year, either among games already played or of those coming. The ninth place rating in the AP and Oregonian polls Is well deserved, but this attention al ways scares us a bit It kind of sets the boys up as kings of the mountains and every other team starts devoting full atten tion to dethroning them. Too much attention could bring a false sense of security to the "H and H combo" but we know that they will play every game for itself and realize that every contest is going to be tough. buildings and industries. You can point to them in Washing ton and In California. It Is important for Morrow county people to look ahead, to cooperate in zoning and accept it so that their rights may be protected. At the hearing in Boardman Monday night, it was evident that there were many misunderstandings about what Is being attempted and what zoning will do. The proposed ordinance is not a building code, although some day it may be nec essary for a county building code to be established. There Is no restriction on the construction of buildings with some few exceptions as to placements and heights in some areas. The ordinance proposed here is a simple and brief one In comparison to the complex affairs found in centers of popu lation. It is so designed to be as flexible as possible in an area that Is not yet beset with complicated problems of growth. It would seem the wise course for our residents to exam ine the proposed ordinance carefully to see that its provis ions are adequate and needed to guarantee property protec tion in Morrow county. It is possible for the public to turn its back on the hand writing on the wall and say that It isn't so that growth Is not coming. But it is, and it must be faced logically with the idea of making this development orderly. Only in such man ner can it accrue to the good of all without benefit only to some and harm to others. The county has promised that copies of the proposal will be made available to alL Everyone should study it, note his questions and criticisms and voice them. Several more pub lic hearings will be held before the matter is finalized. For those south of the baseline, the provisions do not ap ply, but it would be well for them to study it, too, for the time could not be far off when zoning will come to the rest of the county, too, as it should. Culmination of the Willow Creek project would hasten the day. Chatter Sherman We heard a coach quotinl the other day aa saying that J tin Dohertv la one of th nvt nat ural bake(bU iU)vf that this particular coach has ever watrhed. Wed hav to agree that he It among the moat nat ural htfih school player that we've observed In atectatnK at ball games through many years. t One of these nifihta poherty. who has been In a bit of a hit ting slump. U Kolng to catch fire and burn the hemp. Then, with the scorlnit of the ll boy and with Jacobs and Clark coming on, watch this team go! FROM the International Team ster: "I must explain that I was only joking when 1 wrote that I dldnt mean what I said about reconsidering my decis ion not to change my mind." WHEN JUDGE Paul Jones was campaigning for office last . r h nmn tai.1 that he wish ed he could have taken th Dale Carnck'le course in peaK Ing and public relations. But mnv Carncl students Who mlKht have heard his impromp tu speech in tne miwie oi mc zoning hearing at Boardman Monday night would have good ronton to believe that he actual ly took the course. tVtr lt aimnlicltV. conviction. honesty and forthrlshtness. mix- ed with a tinge or. numor even In a pressure situation. nau n oi.tnnoni- all it own. He reasoned with a logic that could not be rerutea. ana mc talk had a noticeable Impact on Ion Is that It was a masterful job. Tribute is Paid Dessa Hofstetfer, Pioneer Daughter Funeral services for Dessa nevin Hofstetter of Monmouth were held Tuesday. January IS. at the Burns Mortuary In Pen dleton. Graveside services fol lowed at Olney Cemetery In tntlotnn reside her husband. Walter H. Hofstetter who pre ceded her in death In 1931. Mrs. Hofstetter died January ic . &i in Malheur Mem orial hospital in Nyssa follow ing an extended illness, ai me time of her death she was the v.A llhrarlan at the Oreeon College of Education at Mon mouth, a position she had served for 25 years. Prior to her Mnnmnuth. She W8S SC- tive in state and county library work In Oregon. Dessa Devin was born in Ninniur November 24. 1901. the daughter of M. Jay Devin and Sarah Hurt Devin. pioneer tiers of Morrow county, vt iwctetter was a eradu- ate of Oregon College of Educa tion, University oi uregon, una iTniversitv of California School nf r iKrorianchln She received her master's degree In librarian- ship at Columbia university in New York in 1957. at which time she was also elected to Beta Phi Mu, a library honorary. Mrs. Hofstetter neia memD?r ship In the American Library, Oregon Library and Pacific Northwest Library Associations, Daughters of the American Rev olution. Boulevard Grange of Ontario. Rebekahs, Delta Kappa Gamma and Polk County Histor ical Society. She was past mat ron of Adah Chapter, Order of Eastern Star in Independence Monmouth. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian church of Heppner. Survivors include her daugh ter. Orillia Boydell; three sis ters, Mrs. Letha Archer of Hepp ner. Mrs. Tena Scott and Mrs. Altha Vrlr hnth nf HermlstOn. SI. . 1 . L ..Ml., .rww. vm. ' and three grandchildren. She was preceded in aeam Dy one brother and two sisters. In lieu of flowers, contribu tions may be sent to a memor ial fund for the Oregon College of Education Library, in care of Ellis Stebbins, OCE Business Manager, Monmouth. TO THE EDITOR... January l 'M To the Editor: To lt down and write an ar ttcl for a home paper when practically In a different con tinent and away from a famil iar envUvHiiiriil tau t hrlp but Mtmewhat tax one's patl-nce. and also "m a bit laborious However, after a big day alght serlna yeaterdav. and the pre vious day traveling all day. the change actually U somewhat welcome. And we have a fore noon of leUure brfore taking off for the airport thla afternoon and the flluht to Bogota t Col umbia 1. There are 17 of us In this Ore gon Wheat Grower's League tour of South America. Certain ly not all wheat grower, but a goodly number reprrni-ntlng the wheat Industry Krnerally. Mel vln Pace. Immediate pant yrv l.Unt of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, Is hotj Rob ert Youngman. son of Paul Youngman of Oregon Farmer! I'nlon fame. U tour manager; Mr. and Mrs. Blaine !om. grain growers of near Pendleton, are with us. And we have Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Hobby, farm operator near Pendleton: Mr. and Mn. Joseph Chiirvet of near Grand view, Wn.. principally hop grow ers, and Louts Zlcllnskl. fruit jttiwrr of S."!em. Yesterday forenoon we had a comprehensive tour of Panama and the Canal Zone. Certainly most noteworthy in this area Is the Panama Canal and tne Locks. We visited the Marlflorc Locks and observed the ralln and lowering of giant ocean lin ers. The lift here I 54 ft. In two operations, each 27 ft. Another lock farther up the line raises another 31 ft., making the en tire lift 85 ft. Seems like quite a hill to get over but Gatun Lake at the higher elevation is the principal source of water supply. And It. In turn. L- aug mented by another lake, man made, the M addon Lake located on the upper Charges River. A tremendous amount of wa ter I required to operate the Panama Canal. Thev say that with each transit. 52 million pallon of water are required. And. on the average. It Is laid 35 ocean going vessels pass through here dally. (We have a very helpful guide at the locks who gives us much or tnis in formation.) It is Interesting to watch the operation, and see this great as set which really belongs to our United States. Cost to pass through the canal Is 90c per ton and the ships average from 5.000 tons to In the neighbor hood of 30.000 tons. Cost to go through the canal Is therefore somewhere between $5,000 and $18,000. It Is said to be prac ticallv Belf suDDOrting. although some 14,000 people are employ- ed. of which practically u.uw are native Panamanians. ' Original cost of the canal was 380 million dollars. Cost was al so In addition to an original cost of 40 million to France, who had started the construction. and again there was sometning to the Province of Columbia for rights of way, easements, etc. Anyway, it was not a costly ven ture compared to present day costs, when we talk of billions of millions instead. Yesterday afternoon, when on a nrivate tour, we visited the locks a second time and had the privilege of seeing a 27,000 ton ocean liner squeeze through. The locks are only 1.000 feet lont? and 110 feet wide, and here comes a boat 742 feet long and 102 feet wide, but by ac curate timing and towing It went through nicely. There is talk about the con structlon of another canal, somewhat larger and with less er lift, but it is hoped that they do not. The system here now certainly Is unique In taking ad vantage of natural resources, such as the Gatun Lake and the beautiful piece of engineer inflr we have In the present set ud. We can feel thankful to President Theodore Roosevelt for pushing the thing to completion, even before tne day or moaern eauioment and techniques. Panama here Is a bustling city of some 280.000 people, Spanish Is predominately the spoken language. Panamanians, as people are spoken of, are a mixture ot fcpanisn and inaian. In connection with the canal, though, there is our American population. Also many soldiers are in the area, mere seems to be a distinct difference between rich and poor. We travel through a poorer section of the city and also the newer sections. Many of those in charge of the canal live in a beautiful section and In fine homes. The climate here is warm. We go in our shirt sleeves and wish we could be in tne snaae. itain fall is around 13y to 140 inches, with very little during this time of the year. Vegetation is lux uriant. Will try to write again from Bogota or farther on. Sincerely, Oscar E. Peterson Dr. Wagner Takes Course on Cancer Dr. C. M. Wagner attended a postgraduate course on cancer Friday, January-14, In the Sher aton Hotel, Portland. The course was sponsored by the American Cancer Society under the gen eral theme. "What's New and Useful in Cancer." Various specific aspects of canaer were treated In different sessions. Principal speaker was Dr. Donald B. Rochlin, associate professor of surgery at the Uni versity of California Medical Center, Los Angeles. January 13, llu To the Editor Dear Wei: From communications you have received from ome of )our iuWrtlHia I IK'! lh IhrV l" are unhappy about the lalrw of arrival of their favorite week ly paper. Laat fall the arrival of the Uaiette-Ttmcs In our mall bo was mi Irregular that we were promplfd to write and If we were the only one so af fected. The flrt Monday after publication U the uul day of arrival down here. Some lue have been from one week to two weeks late In arrival. The laat fi-w weeks we have receiv ed our copy on Monday with one exception. However, one cannot blame the eastern Ore gon dUtrlbutlng point. vv aUn take the Morning Oregonlan out of Portland. To day, we recvlved the Monuav. January 3rd Issue. Almost every i.-..- i. n,m fun ilava to two weeks in artlvlng. Never! hele. to u. 1! U MM newa oi our -oui homeland" and we appreciate the pHHlunltv lo learn of oll friends anil current event oi the communities regardless of I... litnoal nf the DatMr. TO assure the continued contact with Morrow County remnema. community event and the latest will find our check enclosed for another years nib- wrlpilon to the Heppner ua letteTlmes, Sincerely. Garnet Barratt Wl LongwotuI Loh Mesa. Arizona H5i01 Martin Delegate To Chicago Meet Mr. and Mr. Fred Martin of lone returned on Tuesday from r-t, t,.,. Ill uhere ihcv attend ed January 13 16 the North American Lav Conference on the Ministry of the Laity In the world, convened by the Nation al Council of the Churches of Christ In U-SA. and the Can adian Council of Churche. Martin harl been CllOscn as S delegate to the conference, one of 37 In the United Mates mat ronretented the National Unit ed Church of Christ laity. The conference had a total registra tion of 435, with only lour at tending from Oregon. A large delegation was present from Canada. Headquarters tor the comer ence were at the Edgewater Reach Hotel In Chicago. Many outstanding speakers were heard during tne lour aay slons. Including some from Ger many and Switzerland. The Martins made tne rouna rin hv ntan PKneriencIni? con siderable landing difficulties In the east Unable to land at tne airport in Chicago because of Vina.! annus on thi runwiv on Wednesday, they continued to Baltlmcrc, Md., tor tne nigm, and were two hours late arriv ing at the conference meetings Thursday morning in Chicago. A report of the conference will be given by Martin at the Sun day morning service of the lone United Church of Christ. i .-; ; ) ' - ... I Dave Barnett Says-- I Just Took in Trade A Beautiful '64 Mercury 4-Dr. Hardtop, Palo mino Tan-Loaded with Extras. It won't Be here Long. See Me Soon For This One. Heppner Auto Sales Ph. 676-9152 Sudden Illness Claims Scrivner Lr lUltle Scrivner. T, life time resident of Gilliam and Morrow counilea, died suddenly al his horn In Heppner Kalur day. January 15. following a hrart attack. Service wete hel.l in hi memory Monday. January 17. at 0:uii am. al the Hrt ihrlatlan church With the Wrv. Al Hh ee conduct I iin the aervlce. Com mittal wa in the family plot In the Condon cemetery, with iuMnov Mottuarv. HeiiHier. In charge of the arrangements. Barn on the family farm In Democrat Gultch In Gilliam county on Auguat 3. IhifT. he wa I he mm of pioneering w heat and Olive Chance Scrivner. He wa married to lel- la Smith of Hood Hivor on Juiy 13. ISMrt. at a ceremony In Con don. He operated ranches In Morrow and Gilliam counties. He wa member of Willows IOor Lodge No, lA Heppner. u...l.l-a hla it-Mow. Delia, tie In aurvtved by two aona, Wil liam M. of Heppner, and Robert L. of rtland. and four grand children. Need extra cash? Sell unuaed Itema around your plaea with Gaielte-llmea clanalfted ad. Coming Events IHTPNFR Htnil BA.SKr.TH ALL Friday. January 21, Heppner At Hurn Saturday, January 23. Hepp ner at Grant Union, John Day. Support the Muntang! FIRST AID COURSE Start Monday. Jan. 24. 7 to 9 p m. Junior High Library Standard course and ad vanced course Public Invited. FREE PUBLIC MOVIE Tuesday, January 25, 7:30 n.m. Grade School Multipurpose Room Sponsored by Morrow Coun ty March of Dimes commit tee. ELKS CRAB FEED Heppner Lodge No. 368 Saturday, Jan. 22 Crab Feed. 6:30 p.m. Dance at 9:30 p m, music by Three Blind Mice. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency . O. Box 247 PH. I7B-962S Bsppoec COMMUNITY U ) BILLBOARD K Vf -