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ncrrNCi gaictix-timei nuraorr. March 1 l GAZETTE-TIMES nppar. Or? 1713$. The Heppner Cairn. etabluhed March 30, 1X3. .The Heppner Time established November 18. Itm, Consolidated ttbrvary 5 2 'iwirAMi ryiusHits AltOCIATION NATIONAL NIWS'AMt 1l'tt6'6N HELEN C SHERMAN Associate Publisher Office Hour: 8 am. to 6 p.m, Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. Subscription Rate: 14 50 Year. Sinirle Copy 10 CenU. PuMUhrd Every Thursday and Entered at the ltt Office at Heppner. Oregon, a Second Class Matter. WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Tournament Bound Again! We have to check our Impulse when we write or apeak of the Heppner Hlfih basketball team because our tendency la to to Into superlatives that could get things out of perspect ive. Maybe not too much need be aald. because the team has spoken this season for Itself as It did last year. This Is re fleeted In the excitement that is gripping the Heppner area this week with district tournament fever on every hand. This year the Mustangs are bona fide champions. They won the western division of the Greater Oregon league by sweeping the "clutch series" over Burns and John Day here Friday and Saturday. This Is the first championship for the H-men since they have been in A-2 competition. Their last basketball championship was 10 years ago when Heppner played in class B. Support from local people, which has been so much In evidence through the season, will reach its peak this week end when the residents of Heppner will virtually move to La Grande in force. Without going Into superlatives, we'll say that we think Heppner has a solid ball club with unusual poise for high school team. They are a quick-thinking bunch, they can move fast and they are tough on defense. The tournament lsnt going to be easy. It will have to be played a game at a time, and Heppner Isn't the only fine team that will be In the competition. Any of the four will have a good crack at the title, and It Is up to the Mustangs to demonstrate again that they are the best We think they can do this. . . We congratulate Coach Bob Clough and the team on their championship, and we add our voice to the hundreds who wish them the best In the district tournament Tree Farms Have Birthday The Tree Farm program, sponsored by the forest Indus try started its 25th year In January, according to information from American Forest Products Industries. Such "farms- are privately owned forested areas where trees are grown and harvested as a crop for more than 5.000 products made from wood today. , As of January. 1966. Oregon had 487 Tree Farms covering 4,897,365 acres, an Increase of 94,136 acres over that of a year Regional sponsors of the Tree Farm program In Oregon are Industrial Forestry Association In the Douglas fir area and Western Wood Products association in the western pine area east of the Cascade mountains. What a change this concept has made in good forest man agement! . .,, . It wasn't so long ago that the "cut and run" philosophy prevailed In the timber Industry. Some enlightened leaders in the industry then realized that conservation and sustained yield management were necessary to preserve timber resourc es for posterity. One of these leaders was George Gerllnger of Willamette Valley Lumber Company, considered among the pioneers In the field. Today, if one goes Into Willamette Valley's Black Rock management area, in the coast range out of Falls City, and climbs to a high vantage point, he can see green acre ages of growing timber in different stages on all hands, Just like a forest garden. Through sustained yield management there should be a perpetual supply of timber. Kinzua Corporation Is among the enlightened operations which have Tree Farms. It would appear that this is even more important in eastern Oregon where It takes much long er for timber to develop than it does in the western part of the state. We shudder to think what our forest resources would look like now if the sustained yield concept and Tree Farming hadn't developed when it did. The program is a credit to private owners who have had the vision of looking into the needs of the future. Gazette-Times Starts 83rd Year With this issue, the Gazette-Times is starting its 83rd year, having been established in March, 1883, when the Ga zette was born. Fourteen years later the Heppner Times made its debut in 1897, and they were consolidated in 1912. Since 1883, the paper has been in continuous operation, and unless someone can tell us to the contrary, we believe that It is the oldest business still In existence in the county. Having passed four score years by three, the Gazette-Times has to be considered a venerable institution. Its present pub lishers are mere infants in continuing the publication, hav ing been here for only five years. Preceding us going back to the time of John Watermelon Reddington were some colorful and outstanding editors. While the Heppner paper has always been small, It has always been a real good paper. It has always had something to say; it has played an important role In the development of the area; and it has always been a spokesman for Morrow county. Small town newspapers have often said to be on the wane, and small town publishers have been described as "vanishing Americans," but William A. Dorr, editor of the Publishers Auxiliary, points out that 45,836561 people subscribe to week lies and dailies in towns of less than 100,000 compared to 39,415,388 in cities of more than 100,000. He thinks that hometown newspapers could be the most powerful influence in America, and he cites a good editorial page as the greatest need of the hometown paper, as well as a local columnist who has his fingers on the pulse of the community. Review of the Gazette-Times files shows that editors have met these qualifications very well In the past There is still a challenge In the small town newspaper field, and probably one of the greatest compensations for the publisher is that he is making some contributions to the good of the community and its people. Speech Clinic Held In Morrow Schools Morrow County Schools diag nostic speech clinic was held on Saturday, February 12 at Irri ron, lone and Heppner schools. Ernest Cristler, director of Spe cial Education, Umatilla Coun tv Schools, who conducted the clinic, was assisted by speech therapists, Mrs. Sally Rothrock and Mrs. Peggy Aschermann, of the Umatilla County' School sys tem. Nineteen children were seen for diagnosis of various speech problems according to Mrs. Low ell Chally, R.N., who helped to schedule referrals and to coor dinate the clinics. Kathy Mclby Speaks for UN "We dare not delroy the only Institution which U man's hope for peace In the world." says Kathy Melby In her talk on the I'nlted Nation. -We muil do everything we can to strengthen this orsanUatlon." Kathy U In competition for a trip to the I'nlted Nation thl lummer ami will compete Sunday at the IOOF hall. IVn diet on. In the dlttrtct final for the United Nation Pllgram- which I sporuwred by the Odd Fellow lodge. At time when the United Nation organliatlon ha ap peared In Jeopardy, It I good to have young people jiving ser lou thought to It Importance. It la logical that our youth fchould have irtkuUr Inuret In pae becaui It U from the rank of the young that thoae fighting war In the world are recruited. Thl I to be their world and that of their child ren. Maybe from the Idealism of youth can come a stronger rganltatlon to foster the brotherhood of man. Kathy I to be congratulated tot her fine talk and for the thinking that ha gone Into It. We wUh her well In the fi nals Sunday. R, G. llYte) McMurtry of the local IOOF lodge point out that since the (VI J Fellow atarted the United Nation Pil grimage competition In 19V2. five student from here have earned the right to make the trip to New York. That' an enviable record, and thl project of the lodge I a worthy one as It seek to promote world understanding and friendship. Chaff nd Chatter Wes Sherman A LITTLE MORE on Sheepskin Scrip. Ksued In Heppner our In the depression days of 1933: From the March 9. 1933. Ga-lette-Times. this poem by A. B. Grav: A little Baa Baa lost his pelt When change was getting low: Now Mary wears it In her belt. To use as Heppner d o-u-g h! Bv Mav. 1933. It became ap parent that mast of the issue would wind up in the hands of souvenir collectors. In the May 11 Issue of the G T was a story that said. In part: In the slightly more man two months time since the scrip first made its appearance, it has gained nationwide recognition, as evidenced by the voluminous letter file of the secretary (Leon ard Gilliam). Included in the files are let ters on official stationery from almost every state In the union as well as from cabinet mem hr ran pressmen and senators of the national government, all expressing thanks for pieces oi the leather money sent mem oj the trustees. -From New York to Calliornia letters were received requesting souvenir pieces. It has gone in to museums in Austria, isew York. Cedar Rapids, Minneapo lis and Astoria. ' . . Chase National oanK oi New York was the largest sing Ia ml rrhaser of the scrlD. buy ing all told six complete sets of it But probably no greater ae mand was shown from any Dlace. In Droportion to Its size, than from Silverton. Oregon, to which place the secretary was kept busy lor a lime lining rc peat orders." IF ANY LONELY person wants tn Mtneripnce togetherness. wo'ti recommend that he attend basketball game at MCArmur Court. University of uregon. On Dad's Dav weeK-ena we rented two square feet of space each (Mr. and Mrs. S.) lor two hours to see the UCLA-uregon basketball game. Among others from HetJDner tnere were xne nr. Tibbies. Sheriff Baumans rH Don Turners. Since our son Bin naa me flu. the Dad's Day tneme was bit dampened lor us, dui we nloved watching the uucks hat the Uelans lust the same. When you attend a game m McArthur Court, it's best to Imvp vour knees outside. If you are in the neighborhood of 6 feet tall, the only place for them is in the back of me person sit finer in front of VOU. The Baumans. we understand, were sitting in the top balcony. As we remember those heavenly seats, access to whicn is gainea by a contusing maze oi stair ways in which a person can De' come hopelessly lost, they were made for slim Jims. A fellow with a broad beam has to mould himself Into them. And in that lofty perch you might have to duck occasionally to avoia a satellite in orbit Well, back down in our sec tion U, a person twists his legs around and attempts to seme down, holding his coat on his lap, sticking the wife's wet um brella and purse below the seat, and tilting his head forward to keep from getting biffed on the back of the neck by purses that lady spectators carry in the row behind. (Or you could get some kid's carmel corn stuck in your hair). About the time you work yourself into a position that is semi-comfortable, the game is about to begin, and the band strikes up the national anthem. So you begin to unwind, unload your lap, pull your knees out of the back of the fellow ahead and stand at attention. You just get good and seated again when the pepsters start reeling off "Mighty Oregon." This is the signal lor everyone to pop up as if someone had suddenly placed a tack in every chair. Thousands clap in unison at this inspiring song. When a team like Oregon beats a team like UCLA, it is indeed a great achievement, and this prompts the band to break forth with "Mighty Oregon" on the slightest provocation, where in the jack-in-the-box procedure is repeated. This game was televised, and, of course, that takes precedence over everything else. Occasion ally they call an "officials' time out" for no apparent rea son. This Is so the sponsors, try ing to get their money's worth,1 ran fill the boob tubes with commercials. Before the game started the TV director was all over the place down on the fli Set TO THE EDITOR. To the Editor: Well, here I am again t won der If the ieoile f Heppner ever get tired of me. Thl time It I about Heppner photogra pher. The earliest one I know of was that Col. i. W. Reding ton. earlv day publisher of the Caxctte, ucd to do a little pic ture taking, then the next one win man bv the name of Pan nee. Cant think of hi find name but he had daughter named Joale Panner, a school mate of mv slider. Mr. Mvra IHn'k, who live near Heppner. Then a Mr. Park came but did not tav long. He had hi of fice or gallery up over the old Caxctte office next to Billy Stewart' llverv stable. Then about 1K"W came man named l W. Gllhouen. I am not ure. but I think Mike Calloway came and bought out t.llhou en. Mike sold out to Bert Sic bee. but the sale tllj not go through because the great flood of l'.KO came alone, but Mr Sigbce noon took over and worked at that alone witn the theater until hi death. Probably Frank Turner can tell you more about this. Then there wa a Mr. Pernell Imay be spcllctl wrong) came and tened up a ralli-rv In the old Rrlgg prop erty lust after Mr. Brittus built their new house. A short time "n."Urri PJ2: 1 before we moved to Cattle Rock, an opening shot, climbing over the laps of some spectator near nice young man named Ly . u.. l. i -... ona came, dui miuii niwtt-ii llchta to focu on the sport casters. One gets the feeling that some dav they will decide what team will shoot what bas ket and when HermLston or near there. Ale Thompson and his wife once took local picture, and o did Charley Barlow. I wonder how many Heppner Old Mac Court Is a great place! T J'"2 rH.thi m E haii mow Kw1ak Um- )im'a K'andfath- Z i hM, T7hn ihosT IT I" Pt P with Mr. Kaufman pep and spirit than tnoe all . .,., , .,, . -1 1 w.i. most sports palaces. Mavbe If - ' h;,;"" " because they are packed so "a- as.h" ISX J" ClJ0Cf. 5' i,Jnd thev were stranded there ed ) gon bump Inetor Jim Barnett of Oregon who spe cialized In this game on swish ing long ones from the deep ' . . dfAml ( wm until rAli' Krv i whale of a ball game. Ore- 'i." T":r' k S had to be at a peak to me, Io."s.anlJE5. ii .thf .HV...- r.r.K.'on. shop In a building right corners, is among The Most! where Murray drug store now stands. I do not know who owns that corner now. Jim's grand father never got to Walla Wal la. The first man he met on the street was Henry Heppner, virtually every student carries " J?? an umbrella on rainy days. They ! "! a J soda pop work take a lot of early day Heppner pictures. Maybe his granddau- even pack them around and use them as canes when It's Just a bit overcast. If a male colleg ian carried an umbrella 25 years ago, he would probably have drawn some snickers from his fellows. Oh, we're not knocking the, umbrella carriers. It makes; good sense. Just a difference In; times. i How these students manage to hold an umbrella, though, and have a load of books un der each arm Is something hard to figure. It's a real feat of dex terity. Some day someone will come along with an umbrella that Is attached to a shoulder harness, giving the person a portable roof with no hands needed to hold It. He should make a for tune. . j Mrs. Lula White arrived by 1 plane In Pendleton Friday from Anaheim, Calif., where she had been spending the winter with , her son, Vivian White and fam-! ily. She was called here by the death of her sister, Lenna Waid in Stanfield. She and her broth er, Vernon Wald, are spending a few davs mis weeK wun ineir sister, Mrs. Amanda Duvall. i Tell the advertiser you saw it : in the Gazette-Times. ' Jr. Olympic Award Given Craig Sumner Craig Sumner. 11 vear old aon of Mr. anil Mr. Tout .Sumner of Arlington, ha received a Nat ional Track and Held award for placing mh-oihI lit the nation for lilch jump In hi ace group In the National Junior Olympic fin al. Award were given at a I'ott land Athhlle Adulation bail quel at tlio Benson Hotel TueJ day. February when ath'ete who pi. iced In the final of the 1W.5 AA'J Junior Olympic were honored. Craltf and hi parent were among those who attended I'lrot place Jump, nationally, wa 4 ft. 10 In , for 11 year old, and Craig placed aecond at 4 ft 8 In., however he had previously cleared 4 f 1 . 11 In. He I Hi grandson of Mr. and Mr. Cal Sumner of I'rlnevllle and nephew of Mr. Jim Uv gren, Meppner. Lcland Carlson Gets Norway LDS Mission Lrland Keith Carlon. a form er Hepnner resident and on of Mr. Hernlct llartle now of Mm pa, M iho, will leave thl month to fulfill an UDS. MisMon to the Norwegian Mission In IHlo, Nor way. A farewell testimonial wa held In Im honor at the Nampa 2n. and Sth Ward Chapel on February 27, with hi ilter. Shirley Carlson, two brother. Italph and Dennl Carlson, and hi mother taking part. Club Meets Tuesday Member of the Golden Age club will hold the first of It two March meeting next Tuesday evening. March S. at the epis copal Parish hall, entertain ment will follow the pot luck dinner at 7 p.m., and visitor are away we'eome. ghter, Nina (Garrlgue) Snyder, can tell you more about thl than I can. A few more name of old-timers: Archie Mathewa; Archie Gilliam; Pr. Mcr-aii; inei Vorus. married K. L. Freeland; Mr. Kate Sleeve. teacher mine): Arthur Clark, lewcier football player); Arthur Smith. lewe er: Jumbo iiugncs; men Have: Dr. HiCB: McBrlde. wag on maker with the Scrlvcnor blacksmith shop on Main street; Mabel Leezer. one of the first t.-l.-nhone operators In Heppner. So was Frank Turner. I think. Many more name later on. Sincerely your. O. NL Ycagor Castle Rock. Wash. Illness Claims N. D. Bailey, 86 NeUon Dougl Bailey, W'., died at hi home on Jone Wert on Thursday, February 21. after an IHnc which had con fined him for (tovcral month lie had Im'cii a resident of llepp ner for 37 yrars. coming here from Silverton In 1 and worked In hi Hade a a rarpert (er and cabinet maker until hU retirement, The sou of John Uusm II and F.liatH-lh Balnea llaley, he w.i born In Mil, Ml. August 21, IH7i. '.le came to Oregon In March. IHSji, with hi parent, three brother and one llrr. and lived with hi family In the Albany area. On August 7. VMil, he mri IimI Marv Sherlock In Silverton. With their family, they moved to Heppner In !;.". lie wa a memlicr t Willow IOOK Lodge No. M, Heppner. Memorial ncrvli-e were held at the First Methodist i hurt he Saturdiy. February with the Hev. Melvui PI noil officiating Soloist was Mr Sam Miller, with Mr.i C. C. Carmlchael at the organ. Concluding aervlce were at the Heppner Masonic cemetery, Besides hi widow, Mary, he 1 survived by tlx son. Arlo of St. Helena; Harold of Kent. Wn.: Nelson of West Linn: Francl of Portland; Karl of fklah. Calif, and Albert of San Haphae), Calif. Also five daughter. Margaret Stout of Olympla, Wn.; Klia-N-th Johnson of Monument; Ktliel llowir of Rom lxlge; Pora I'arscn of Hols-. Ida , and Maude Hughes of Heppner: grandchlli'ren and 37 great grandchildren. COMMUNITY I ) BILLBOARD Spring Opening ROVE DRIVE. N THEATRE Hcrmiston, Oregon MARCH 4-5-6 ( Fri. Sat. Sun.) James Stewart in "Shenandoah" Coming Events BASKETBALL Dlatrict Tournament F-astcrn Oregon College Gym. La Grande Friday. March 4. 7:30 pm. Saturday. March 5. Support the Mustang! rt'BLIC CARD PARTY Saturday. March S. 8 pm. Uxlngton RX)F Hall Bridge. IMnochle, Game IToceed to IOOF Fund. BOWLING TOURNEY Heppner City Tournament, Fiesta Lane Men" and women' matches March 11. 12. 13, 19, 20 Register now. JAYCEE BASKETBALL profrHslonal glrla' team, the Redheads, versus local Javcees March 6, 8 p.m., High School Gym. 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