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GAZETTE
MOESOW COCK J f
1912.
NIWlPAMl
PUIlIf Hill
aIiociatiom
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
E4ih and rwUUbM
Offkt Hour.: 8 . to 6 p.n,
as second CUi Matter.
Community Responds on TV
could no lonccr twlve lwilnd Hallont
test tne tvv acuuiu
that one senator had received
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Conrrcssman AI unman. no u - - .
InIhSIrtof problems that are Important to his nstituen.
waT Quick to respond, and In a wire report Tuesday as
Soted ? SlS that he had asked the FCC to postpone Its
W,inf iSKrif the FCC doe. not satisfactorily resolve
th controversy, concessional action may result
Th U w Tit should be. for legislation should be enacted
. TVonrress and not by board, commission nor bureau.
l" Anothert .hi, T. been brought out since this matter
" tk. ,nHinir rulini? would make It vir-
came xo iigni -
mVimible rbViuVational TV to our county It
d been fanned to look Into the matter of using one of the
fr educational TV on the microwave system. But
tual
hart
. 1 M ....ttAfltl TV
cnanneis or
without microwave, this development -
comlne thing, would have to be abandoned.
Officials of the Heppner cable system are encoued and
erateful for the local response to their plea for help. They
SJ pleased by the actions being taken by Congressman til-
mWhile the situation looks a little more encouraclng this
week It cannot be said that the battle is won yet Those who
rW not yet written are encouraged to do so. Congressman
Ullman will need this evidence of support In his presenta
tlon. One Man Gang 'On the Hill'
Development of the Arbuckle Mountain ski urse me
close to being abandoned prior to the winter season. In fact.
SdfictonvtSed at one meeting to discontinue the ven ture
beausTof the financial problems being encountered. But a
spark of life flickered and a "one man gang" in the person
of Bob Henry took the responsibility of getting the operation
gA? thfc'wridnVTappears that he Is doing a remarkable
lob as he devotes most of his spare time at the project.
He stubbornly worked on a plan to get a bus route start
ed to "the hill" on Saturdays. Through the cooperation of Bill
Flatt of Condon, the bus was obtained at minimum cost and
it hauls a good load to the mountain every Saturday.
Skiers etch week at Arbuckle number approximately 100.
This is far from making it a profitable venture for "toehold
ers in the corporation who invested primarily for the sake
of developing the community's recreational assets, but it is
probably sufficient to keep the operation at a "break-even"
point until something better can be done.
If it were just the simple operation of the ski tow and the
matter of taking care of regular expenses, the project could
be showing a profit now, but fixed costs are heavy for the
""it costs approximately $300 per season for insurance;
another $100 is needed for the U. S. Forest Service use per
mit: a performance bond costing some $100 Is still another
item- and there Is the matter of a State Industrial accident
fee. These are just a few of the fixed expenses that must be
Henry reports that he can virtually see the way clear at
this point so that the Arbuckle course will come out even
this season, paying back $640 that directors borrowed on their
personal signatures to underwrite part of the season s costs
Remainder comes from season and daily ticket sales, and
from receipts on the bus run. ...
Among those who are good skiers are those who Insist
that Arbuckle Mountain is as good or better for the sport
than many of those much better publicized. The problem, in
an area of small population, is to attract enough sports en
thusiasts to make it pay. Arbuckle has been unable to fi
nance the better types of tows that will add the necessary
glamor to the hill to attract those who are the ardent de
votees of skiing. ...
As a result of Henry's work as a "one man gang on this
project, together with the assistance of those faithful to the
venture, Arbuckle is staying alive. It is having its best sea
son, youngsters making the trip by bus are getting instruc
tion and they are becoming interested in one of Americas
fastest growing sports. It's a good wholesome activity and
good for them. . . .
When it seemed a few months ago that the project might
be doomed, directors were reluctant to break the faith that
community backers had shown by investing in stock. The
board is fortunate that Henry came through with enough im
petus energy and fortitude to save the season.
While admittedly this year has been something of a stop
gap for Arbuckle, who knows what the next year may bring?
More and more good skiers may "discover" Arbuckle. Maybe
some source of funds may be found to boost the promotion
of the course; maybe others will step forward to give Henry
some much needed help. '
With the eye toward development of recreation in our ad
jacent mountain country, Arbuckle could become a part of
a great year-around playground some day, bringing thous
ands here, just as other resort developments have done in
other areas. , , , . .
Under Henry's leadership, Arbuckle has met a big hurdle
this year, and those genuinely interested in building the
community owe him a debt of appreciation.
Boardman Cooking Club Has Election
Officers were elected for the
Boardman Busy Bakers 4-H club
at the meeting January 20, held
at the home of our leader, Mrs.
Hoffman.
.Those elected were Diane
Rash, president; Karen Phillips,
vice president; Cyndi Duncan,
secretary; Linda Hoffman and
Charmalee Flock, recreation and
song leaders; Helen Cook and
heppneu
-TIMES
KtWSf AtZ
NATION At NIWJ-AMI
IICLXN C SHERMAN
Associate rubiUbM
Monday through FtWyi 9
"""7. ' w.. ...hi va.
sow leurrs on u
k . . tka MkTMlt At ion of keen-
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winifrpft Kiks. news reporters.
It was decided to have all
meetings at the home of our
leader. Mrs. Hoffman handed
out recipe books and we talked
about them. Charmalee and
Linda will make rr. iffins and
Helen and Glenla will make
scrambled eees at our next
mpptinp.
Helen Cook, reporter
Chaff nd Chatter
Wes Sherman
Am TAkRHI! county clerk.
SAW. rAMUn. cwniy
U l. attend a ttlkUrt wrnl
with ht txHiniv buUtfrt offi
cer. The mcctlnit I" h
State Huh ay buiMtn and ne
ttatrd in the Senator Hold.
Ahnut 4 am. fire broke cut
on the fourth floor of the ho
tel Sa1w hJ a room on the
aame floor The hotel ataff no-
tid-d her bv telephone io evac
uate, and when h Rot out of
bed. the amoke wa W thick,
he could scarcely through
It
It was terribly frightening."
ahe said. "I opened the door
ami couldn't nee anything In
the hall because of the amoke"
Aero the hall, however, were
Mr. and Mr. John Lhcira of
John Dav. He l the clerk of
Grant county. When ihey came
out. they were fully dreed and
had their bacs packed.
A.skel how come he wasni
un and around bv 4 a m.. Sadie
declared. "I was sleeping In!"
Uvrlra had rotten up to E-l
an aspirin tablet when he no
ticed the smoke. That's why he
and his wife were ready to de
part so quickly.
Fortunately Sadie's room was
bv a fire escape and she used
that route to evacuate.
The hotel cuests waited in
the lobby while firemen put
out the fire that had started in
a man's room at the other end
of the corridor from the Mor
row county clerk.
It Is cnlifihtenlne to see
whi well-dressed people wear
at 4 o'clock in the mornir?.
she said.
Thev had to wait until 7:13
and then were able to get back
into their rooms. Clothing was
pretty well permeated with the
odor of smoke. Damage to the
floor of the hotel was consld
erable. but Sadie escaped with
out any damage.
ILLNESS has been depleting
the ranks of our Heppner bus
iness people and officials re
cently, we are sorry to say
Some are coming back on the
job but others have some dis
tance to go before full recov
erv.
Jim Myers was taken to the
Good Samaritan hospital. Port
land. Wednesday after being In
the hospital here for several
days. He has had severe pains
in the head, and his wife. Mary
Ellen, said that a spinal tap
showed positive results. Indicat
Ing need for further diagnosis
and treatment. Everyone's wish
es for a speedy recovery go to
him.
A spirit of helpfulness that
is unique with small towns Is
shown In this instance. With
out a registered pharmacist at
Phils Pharmacy because of
Jim's illness. Rod Murray and
Lynn Pearson of Murrays Rex
all did double duty and went
over and filled the prescriptions
coming In until Mary Ellen
could find other help. She ob
tained a Hermiston pharmacist
temporarily but may need some-;
one else to help out later if
Jim isn't able to come back
soon.
Mayor Al Lamb became ill
on his return from Washington,
D. C. where he attended the
meeting of the National Farm
er Cooperatives, suffering from
the same type of ailment mat
troubled him last fall. After re
turning by air from Washing
ton, he went to Salem to visit
his parents and attend another
meeting. Then he went to Port
land to still another meeting.
En route from Portland to The
Dalles by auto Sunday, he felt
an attack coming and canea
home for his family to come
and get him.
He has been confined to his
home and is under medication
there. His speech has been af
fected temporarily by tnis last
attack. Surely hope to see him
out and around soon, too!
Meanwhi e. on the recovery
end, Dave Potter, county school
superintendent, was downtown
Wednesday and apparently feel
ing much better alter his tnree
weeks in a Portland hospital.
It's good to see him back.
Mary Schwarz went back to
Court Street Market after a
couple weeks bout with the iiu.
She is working Just part of the
day until she Is fully recover
ed.
At Tum-A-Lum Lumber co.,
The Northwest Rodeo Association Says
Thank You, Heppner
For Your Fine Hospitality!
We wish to express a big "Thank. You" to the
merchants of Heppner for the wonderful hospitality
they showed us during our convention. Also thanks
to the Morrow County Fair Board. The Wranglers,
the girls who served the banquet. Fred Manldn
for making the coffee each day for the meetings,
Lois Winchester for the decorations. The Gazette
Times for the publicity and name badges, and to
Roice Fulleton for the big Job he did in getting
the preparations all set up. If we have overlooked
anyone, we thank them for their part in the conven
tion's success.
NORTHWEST RODEO ASSTf.
By Joann Griffith, Sec Spray. Ore.
Tim More hai been ""V11
. wouldn't Vlrli
until TutratiAV
h..m fur a dav. He M back
on the Job Wednesday, saying
h.i k fi-it atime orurr
Hon Ionnl of the Wagon
Wheel U reinnled to e mak
ing Imnroxement at Tloneer
. a . ...ff..p
ing a recent heart attack. IU
U able to mi up nw, !. ..,
be he will be able to be out
oon, .
in TttP r.OVF.RSMF-NT offle
i.i. h could contact weren't
.. t,in i Net Anderson.
in Nieer. Airlca. fium n
home town merchant. Uoloe rui
u k..i Un trlnu since July
.10 to Ect parts for aome Chev
rolet pickup. epeciauv
n i nn ku in-n ami n
i,..iiu arrived In ml.l January
from New York. &ui me
T - .1.
receptacle that came wa
l.w. rlnn anit kCV.
In desperation. VU decided
i. th channels and P-
pealed by letter lo Koice w w.r
part he neet. civlng him the
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part number and other iniormu
tlon. Our local Chevrolet deal
er made up the order In JU
time and by this writing U
well on its wav to Niamey.
B : . . I .
BOB r EN LAND, ex eonor. i
doing a fine lob on his pa
per at Tillamook He's Putting
out a shopper. - iieaiiK-" -
aid Shopplne smiles, aa we.,
as the weekly paper. FAen the
U(kes In the hopp-r arc
Sample:
"It's called iaK nome
because after taxes and deduc
tions vou lust cant afford to
go an-vhere with It." but on
scond tnoucni. mnw
Isn't a joke. We ll have to ask
our linotype operaiu., Kk-
rascal, who. wltnoui o'iJ"u;
ents. turns ove.' neany v
his check eacn ween iu
ducks."
Another:
"Two workmen sat down to
eat their lunches. One began to
nuYan a Dackasc some 18
inche long. ,...- ..
"What's that asked the oth
iv ulfe's away." said the
I made mvself a pie,
hit lon isn't it?' his
"Long? Sure, it's long. Its
rhubarb.' "
THANKS to Ora Yeager for the
reply on the n i oia inni
o. nt ior." (See letter else
where on this page). We'll pass
the Information along to
Moore of Hermiston.
v..'r Hi?ht. Ora. It would
appear that the rainmaker
would have to be the worlds
greatest optimist, figuring on
selling the county on ralnmak
In just a couple of years alter
me oik i.wu ui vw.
Sgh John Pickens
Awarded Medal
' Senior Master Sergeant John
L. Pickens, son or Mrs. jonn wc
Govern of 9208 Holly Drive. Ev
erett Wash., has been awara
H thi II. S. Ar force torn
mendation Medal at Spokane
International AirDOrt. Wash.
Sergeant Pickens received the
medal for meritorious service
as a personnel superintendent
at Ent AFB. Colo. He now Is
an Air Force technical advisor
to the Washington Air National
Guard at Spokane. He is a mem
ber of the Air ueiense torn
manrf which rjrotects the U. S,
lr attack.
The sergeant is a graduate of
Heppner High School.
His wife, Clara, la the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Led
better of R.F.D. 2, Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Devine and
family, formerly 01 Heppner,
art movincr this week-end from
r.nlrfpndale. Wn.. where they
ha VP livpd the oast year, to
Madras. Devlne started working
tho first of January for Foster
Manufacturing Co., as a factory
representative out oi iwaaras,
The company is a manuiatiu.
ing outlet for straw carts equip
ment.
Tell the advertiser you saw it
in the Gazette-Times
TO THE
EDITOR. .
To the Kditor:
I am very much lntereted In
th inilrt art trie In the ('half
and Chatter mmHuh tlil.sl "WA
niviiK a HI K rainmaner in
Morrow county in aooui i
1'JIO or fcomencre aion nieces
In iniurr I mv. vea. there
mt urh a man came lo Hepp
Her tiAlnir to cttlhvt money to
produce artificial rain In inula
of our county. At the preoenl
time I cannot remember hi
name. But a it was ut a few
ihnrt veara after the ureal flo.v
of l'MT. the Heppner ptopIe
wanted no pan In caiuing
downpour like he pnunlwl.
I remember In the nprlng of
1RM we had no rain lor sev
eral months and crops were urv
ln up. especially in the Klght
mile and Geberrv section. o
the men of Heppner and larm
era In the Elchtmile country de
elded to do something about It
Thev made arraneem e n I
with the local blacksmith to
loan them their big heavy an
vil. Thev took two anviU and
placed a big charge of blasting
tiowdcr with a cap between an.l
.-t it off with a torch. I could
c the men all afternoon and
II during the night exploding
this powder. It maiie a om
booming sound like a cannon
being fired very close.
I saw the coal oil lanterns
(wincing on the arms of the
men on the big western nui oe
hind Heppner. The men of
Elghtmile did the same thing
out there.
The following Is an encorpi
from mv forthcoming "History
of Morrow County": "About 10
o'clock on the morning or juiv
3rd a bombardment was begun
at Heppner and from that time
until noon shots were nrou ai
short Intervals. At 1 o'clock the
firing was resumed. As per pri
or arrangement, nravy nr.nu
was resorted to at F.lchtmiie. out
these efforts failed to produce
a cloud even the size or a man s
hand. What men could not do.
unaided In her own Rood time.
and before many days the rains
descended In creat abundance,
invigorating all growing crops
and materially Improving the
prospects for a good harvest.
U you wouia pass my nm?
on to Mr. Moore. I am sure I
might help him out a bit. with
out anv chftxee. Am very sorry
to hear of another one or me
M. J. Dcvlas girls passing. The
Devins and Yeager families
were earlv dav friends and I
went to school with some of
them.
I am coins to make it back
home again next Pioneer day
celebration if I possioiy can.
O. M. Yeager
Castle Rock, Wn.
Wc Urge You to Contribute at the
Gvbtelhi March
Tuesday Evening, Feb. I
In Heppner, Lexington and lone
Your Help Will Go Towards
Establishing and Maintain
ing Treatment Centers To
Repair Bodies and Save
Lives of Children With
Birth Defects
Your Help Will Be Sincerely Appreciated
THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY YOUR HOME-OWNED BANK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE
BANK OF .
Eastern Oregon
IONE BRANCH
HEPPNER ARLINGTON IONE
MEMBER. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
I i , "1
To the Edlior:
I am now rvriinti i
ltle Times and rioymg II
erv much. My broinor sua
ter in law. Mr. and Mr. Llell
II. ea. of lone sucthhi i"r
to. ... .......
I wa bn in Heppner m iwj
m.i .iilt.xi.-ti times and people
have changed. I still teeognle
many of the old name.
In the copy or January i'
iti.Kd U an luiii In tour (hail
and Chatter pertaining lo copy
of Ihe front page l'.U 1sh
edition of the Heppner (.alette
I would like very mucn u ne
.... 1 lit. .... I ..'MA
.... i r it t iMiuiuir. mn mm
there at Ihe time an.l sun nae
uulte vivid meiU'sles for a four
year old. ,
Would you ! mv request
on lo Mr. Ron Ironing?
Yours very Iruly.
Mrs. II. . Wood
.Ykl V.. K'.th St reel
New York. N. Y.
'Oregon Beautiful'
Chapter Orgoniicd;
Second Meeting Set
Mrs. Fred Martin, lone, as
. - .... .
District PiMxt.ir of Ulue Moun
tain District No. 10. Federation
oi Canl-n clubs, and also reo
represent Inn Morrow county, at
tenuctl a sieenng c-oiiimmer
mei-ting In IVndleton Tuesday
to organize a i maillla crispier
for the "Oregon Beautiful pro
Cram, recently m-i up oy me
governor and other Mate lead
ers.
The newly formed organizat
ion Is coiicvrrned with all type
of county and community Im
provements tnrougn uggcii-i
ways of hcautlfiratlon. and is
working In cooperation with
federal and state levels.
Gene Walts or 'eniit-Mn was
ehnted chapter chairman, with
Lcroy Follitt of Blue Mountain
college, vlct- chairman, and Da
vid Burkhart. Milton Freewater.
as secretary.
Another follow-up meet I n i?
was set for Friday. February 1H.
at Gunther's restaurant In Pen
dleton, at 12:00 noon. Anyone Is
welcome to attend and Mrs
Martin is anxious that several
will represent Morrow county
and become familiar with what
Is available for improving
beauty spots within the county.
PUBUC
CARD PARTY
SATURDAY NIGHT
JANUARY 29
7:30 P-M.
LEXINGTON REBEKAH
HALL
Procssds Co To
Odd Fallows Ey Bank
MARCH OF DIMES
MOTHERS WILL CALL AT YOUR
DOOR FOR YOUR DONATION
McRoberts Injured
In Cycle Accident
Aflo l MiHt U rta. son of Mrs
Austin IH'nIii of Heppner. I
pnall.-d in the AusdU MeUi
tnlut hospital Arcadia, tall!.
,r injuiu-s received In a motor
cycle artldent there last werk.
atwrdtng t wold revUed ty
his mother. Ill g ws severely
broken alM.ve Ihe e, re.uu
ing him lo b l Ihe h-pHal and
In a cst for some lime. He had
tieen glin: lo school In Calif
ornia this winter, following Ills
discharge from Ihe Navy, where
he had served eigm eai.
si. u..iw ri la the twin brother
of Fills MRHrts of Knii. al
so hat a brother. ice miioo-..
In Kennewlck, and a brother.
Oliver Ih'vin. In Heppner.
Se us rr rnvclote of all
kinds. The Gaiette Times.
Coming Eenti
IIKITNER HICH
BASKKTRAI.L
Friday. January i ueppner
vs. Sherman County
Heppner High gym
Javvees. 6;3) p.m., Varsity
HAM p.m.
SupiMJrt the Mutang!
FIRST AID COURSE
Second session, Jan. 31. 7 to
9 pm.
Junior High Library
Standard course an ad
vanced course
Public invited.
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
Monday. Jan. 31. 8 p.m.
St Patrick's Altar Society
Catholic Parish Hall
Bridge and pinochle
Kvrryone welcome!
MOTHERS' MARCH
March of Dimes
Tues.. Feb. 1 . .
Heppner. Lexington and lone
Give generously.
SIONSORFD AS A rUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
p. a box 247 fh. vn tn
Hepf""
COMMUNITY I
) BILLBOARD
The Mothers' March Con
tributes More Than 50 Per
Cent Of All Money Raised
By The
MARCH OF
DIMES