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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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