HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, ThursdoY. AprU 11. 1966 : SS
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GAZETTE-TIMES
HeppeMc. Oi?oa STtX
morrow couwrrs newspaper
The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1SS3- The Heppner
Times established November 18. 1SS7. Consolidated February 1
1912.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
The Positive Approach
By JANE RAWLUSS
Chairman, FT A Study Group
Recently formed In PTA is a study and discussion group
where parents have been trying to find some positive poli
cies and programs that will encourage good teachers to come
to Morrow County Schools and when they do come, to stay
here. Records taken from the district office reveal a high rate
of turnover, not only of teachers, but of administrators and
board members during the past eight years.
We believe that there are means (and we are determined
to find them) of bringing about a situation where the com
munity supports its school board, the board supports the ad
ministrators and teachers and all can work In harmony. We
are convinced that only when we achieve this situation will
we be able to change the rather poor Image our schools have
in education circles In this state, and be able to attract and
retain top teachers In our schools.
If there is any fault to be found we freely admit it must
be with us, the people of the county, for we are at the head
of our schools and are finally responsible for them.
Among our topics of discussion have been the further de
veloping of a program of counselling and inservice training
for teachers to enable them to improve their performance on
the Job, policies of teacher contract renewal which leave the
final decisions to the school administration, and last Monday
we discussed means of improving communication between the
school and community. We are not discussing personalities
or petitions.
Next Monday at 7:30 at the Heppner Elementary school
we plan to discuss working toward a formulation of a philos
ophy of education. It occurs to us that since we are at the
head of over a million dollar annual business, we should give
some thought as to what kind of product we want to put
out We feel that a district-wide statement of philosophy and
purpose (what we want to offer every child In our schools)
would give positive direction to board members we elect, to
administrators and teachers we employ, and to everyone In
the school picture. The results of education are hard to meas
ure, but they are real, and the 12 years that our children
spend in our schools may well determine the rest of their
lives.
We cordially Invite all persons (teachers, parents, and oth
ers) who are sincerely interested in progressively better edu
cational opportunity for our children. We are not asking peo
ple to "stick their necks out" We ARE asking you to bring
your heads and use them as we think together as a commu
nity for better schools.
Let's Beautify Our Town
Mayor W. C. Rosewall has proclaimed April 22 through 29
as Cleanup week in Heppner. Coincidentally, Governor Mark
Hatfield has proclaimed May as "Beautiful Oregon Month."
In each case they are calling upon citizens to "clean-up,
paint-up, fix-up."
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting a week ago, Mayor
Rosewall said in this connection, "Your town can be just what
you want it to be what you make it"
Our neighboring city of lone has started its beautification
campaign and has set a fine example for the rest of the
county. Mayor Jim Barnett reports exceptional cooperation on
the part of the public.
The lone Garden club has done outstanding work to make
its city a very pleasant and beautiful place to live.
In his proclamation, Governor Hatfield points out that
Oregon is blessed with outstanding natural beauty. He says,
"The relative absence of unsightly litter along our roadways
and in public and private recreation areas, the general at
tractiveness of rural and urban communities, and the beauty
of home and public gardens are all conducive to further eco
nomic growth and the well-being of our people."
He urges all citizens to "encourage and take action to
ward controlling litter, eliminating air and water pollution,
beautifying roadsides, improving city entrances, park and oth
er public areas, removing community eyesores, and in gen
eral adding to the attractiveness of each area."
In Heppner, high school students will converge in a drive
on cleanup throughout the city on Friday, April 29. With
pickups and other vehicles they will haul trash and debris
to the dump after they canvass the city for any litter that
contributes to an unsightly condition. This will be a big
boost to the local cleanup campaign.
But there is much more to be done. We have some rather
prominent eyesores in town which need attention. We have
some store fronts that downgrade our business district and
badly need paint or repair. Some of the entrances to our city
aren't exactly tidy. Let's give these things special attention in
the coming week. It's time to get the weeds out of yards and
parking strips, time to rake up trash scattered In yards and
alleys.
We note a number of improvements already in progress.
Several business houses have been painting display windows
and interiors; the Wagon Wheel has a sparking new banquet
room; Ford's Tire Service has Installed a fine new sidewalk
that extends clear up to Faira's Shoe Repair; Central Mar
ket's store front was painted recently; and many other things
are going on.
If everyone does something very business and every res
ident the difference in town will be tremendous.
Let's get to work and really beautify our town In the
coming week.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
ret it tied back
"MY TVUFS are sick, sick 'again and
sick! You oucht to see my somehow.
poor yard''' So exclaimed our ,
Lexington correspondent. .Pel- WE OBSERVED National fis-
rha Jones with anguish roiiow. tette-Tlmes Goof Week in last
in me nwuni niKnu rriy week's Daoer. it .m... And
this wk. She well expiessed this lust a short time after a
th fctltngs of others who lost: Yakima subscriber made a six- I have been asked in the last few
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TO THE EDITOR
School Board Role
To the Editor:
As vou reported In last week s
paper, a few of those In attend
a nee at the regular school board
meeting in Rita rd man question
ed the board about Its right to
make certain decisions. At the
time the answers seemed obvi
ous, but In light of them and
other similar questions which
Iiouertl ana iruil. clal Visit to tell us how few ' u.-.u.l I h..ll-i. that there Is
She had only one consolation, errors there in th r..r ',r,,.i in mind, nt the
She had picked a big bouquet Some little gremlin changed ! public about the respective roles
of flowevs prior to the frost for, -Mike Grav" to "Mike McCoy" of the county school board, the
ner mcmer. ana tnts mna an m tri storv on Dick Roblsons 'mnntv HminUtr.tnr and his
staff and the advisory boards.
united states sua- I shall attempt to answer
and this kind
saved them from Immediate hardtop.
destruction by the cold. And the
denly forged forward with nine. these questions In a general
MRS. HERMAN GREEN and more states. "Lexington Glrl wav and also suggest the prop
Mrs John Ledbetter were in Awaits Leave to Kth State." 'er arjnroach when a nnrent or
San Diego last week after tak- said our headline. This should a taxpayer have some problems
Ing Mrs. Ledbetter s daughter, have been "49th of course concerning the schools.
Mrs. BUI Klinger. down to meetlAlaska. 1 j-trst. the roles and duties of
her husband. He was coming in I And. we said Jim Barratt had the board and administrators
on a transport ship after serv- been named athletic director at are quite well defined and are
lng In the Vietnam and Phll-jOSU. Actually, he was named set forth In the School Board
ippine areas. acting athletic director until a Member's Guide, a book pub-
The two women decided to go final choice Is made. Ilshed bv the Oregon School i
iu a iuuic aim m-ii-u uii-ain "tic niiiu ut K'u c fimae ooaTu association.
listings to find one that seem-.the latter error, though Hej The basic function of the
ed to provide a good show. Then .called us Tuesday to tell us board Is policy making and the
gave the about It. and we had a nice function of the administrator is
the tnea- visit witti htm. Jim wanted to running the system In line with
they called a taxi,
driver the name of
ter. and struck off. Odd ly 'extend regards to all the home the policies laid down by the
enoueh, the driver got confused , folks and said that he was es- board. The board should not ad
while out on the freeway, ! peclallv proud of the showing 'minister nor the administrator
couldn't figure out where to golof Coach Don McClure's track set policy. However, It Is a duty
and had to radio in for instruc- team In the Hajward Relavs. of the administrator to suggest
tions. After thev toured around Jim is among the applicants policy. As Roy Lieuallen re
awhile, he finally cot them to for the athletic director post, marked to me some years ago,
the destination a S3 trip. jand we'd surely like to see him mast school problems result
And you know what? It get It. Morrow countv has con- from one group usurping the
proved to be a driveln theater. I tributed quite a few fine names 'other's position.
This is the first known case to higher education circles Roy What is policy? Quite simply
of someone going to a drivein : Lieuallen. Francis Nlckerson, it is a written set of rules for
asked to meet regularly with
the local administrators, to
recommend uncertified person
nel. to make an annual survey
of buildings and grounds and
make such other recommenda
tions as may make their school
function more efficiently.
Now what Is your printer bp
proach when your child has a
problem with the school? Go to
his teacher. If vou get no sat
Isfactlon. see the principal. Ami
failing there, see the adminis
trator. If vou feel an Instructor
is Incompetent, discuss the prob
lem with the advisory commit
tee and principal at a meeting
prior to rehiring time. If the
problem concerns policy or fi
nances, then the printer place to
go Is to the board. Hardly any
thing Is ever solved bv catling
your best friend or spreading
your troubles on the corner.
t think that everyone on the
board Is happv to answer ques
tlons or listen to reasonable ar
guments on policy and fiscal
matters. But if you are really
annrv. trv to wait and simmer
down before you call, because
anger and threats tend to make
most of us a little mulish.
Yours truly.
Don McElllgott
county about every lhre.
months soincl lines more often.
It always glvrs me a thrill lo
lie on my way up there again.
It Is about a ten hour drive so
isn't had
Sincerely,
Mrs Charles Vaughn
(Kulenna Cor ley I
Barrett, and others.
THE GOOFS that don't
Into type nre sometimes
the conduct of the bourd Itself,
for the duties of the adminis
trators, for the staff, for the stu
dents, and fiscal policies. As you
movie in a taxi, so a little bird
ie tells us.
BUT
BILL SIEWERT is going to have I ct
to make a big decision. Is it, the ones that tickle us. You irn see, if the policies are form
to be bowling or volleyball? 'should see the ones that just cd, made known to those con
When he brought in the bowl-! miss! Last week for Instance, corned, and followed bv the
ing scores this week, we no- someone Dicked un the wrong i board itself, decisions are made
ticed he wasn't among any of standing head fur Dee Cribble's simple.
the high scorers, a place where ;"0er the Tee Cup." Jim Bar-1 Some weeks aeo a problem
his name is often found. 'clav's "Dribble Scribble" head 'arose In our schools. 1 was one
The trouble? His fingers were t from the Hehisch was on it board member who requested
all swollen from playing volley- when we noticed It in making 1 that an outside agency be call-
bail with the Heppner Heavies i up the page. Now wouldn't that
against the Christian church, have been good "Dribble Serib-
team. II he keeps on playing' ble bv Dee Cribble?"
with the Heavies, ta's going to
have to rcarri out the holes injFROM THE MAIL comes two
letters, one from "John Doo"
and the other from "Unhappy
Reader." both concerning the
doe problem.
"Dear Wes." writes the for
mer, apparently taking the
his bowling ball
Earl Ayres is another casual
ty. His fingers were swollen,
too. Adding insult to injury, he
was beset with a still neck
Tuesday and was quite a study
in agony.
The Heavies these eager
beavers who get up at 6:30 and
kill themselves off to cut down
their waistlines beat the Chris
tian church team, two games to
one. Now there are those who
will say they won 3 out of 4,
but won't go on record because
we understand the outcome of
one game was in doubt. A re
match is brewing.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Surpris
ingly enough it was that to
three persons in widely separ
ated places this week. Newt O'
Harra, who was hospitalized at
Christmas time but has been
home for a while, discovered 72
Christmas cards in a bag at his
ed In to determine the under
lying reason for these troubles
A committee composed of a
school board member from Pen
dleton, an administrator from
The Dalles and a teacher repre
sentative from Portland spent
two davs hero. In their report
thev noted a basic weakness In
that the board was not famil
iar with its own policies and
disguise the hand, "I wonder if
vou have the Intestinal forti
tude to publish this. Yours truly,
John Doe."
Included was a 30 column
inch clipping from Letters to
the Editor of another paper,
going on about the shortcomings
of dogs and dag owners.
It strikes us that this com
munication has a certain humor
about It In the choice of termi
nology. The writer, who avoid
using his own name and writes
with a lefthanded scrawl, chal
lenges our "Intestinal fortitude."
No, we aren't going to take
the bait, John. If you have the
fortitude and finances to pay
for 30 inches of previously Dub-
home. Someone had put them Ilshed material at regular rates
trouble to write lefthanded to tneJe ls. PuNMed set
aside for him while he was ill
and so he Is enjoying a belat
ed Christmas this week.
And from Mr. and Mrs. Nels
Anderson in Niger, Africa, comes
a letter saying that they are
just getting their Christmas
mail with many cards, messag
es and gifts, together with a
bundle of Gazette-Times. So
they are enjoying Christmas,
too.
Among the gilts was
and sign your name, we'll run
it.
We will not run anything
from anyone who hides in
anonymity, and we aren't going
to pay printer's wages to our
boys to set up the stuff that
has already appeared In gen
eral circulation in this area.
"Unhappy Reader" has a bet
ter case but It goes in file 13
I because there s no name on rec-
nn. ord. By the way, our name Is
of rules for the staff, most of
the staff never read them. The
board is presently attempting to
put its policies more complete
ly In writing.
I have heard some criticism
of advisory committees during
this time, most of which 1 be
lieve to be unfounded. The ad
visory committee ls a recent
creation of the state legislature.
Bv law it has two specific rights
and duties:
1. To reject teachers with the
advice of the administrators In
volved 2. Control of use of building
and grounds after school hours
In addition, the local commit-
irs nave sucn auties as may
be delegated bv the countv
board. In our countv thev are
Enjoys Paper
Hayfork. Calif
April 1 1!X;
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman:
The Heppner paper seems to
be getting to be a better paper
ail the time. My copy comes on
Saturday and it sure keeps me
up on what Is going on In Mur
rcw county.
My daughter Is working In
Redding at Shasta County Hos
Pltal, and she would like to hear
from her classmates and friend-,
up there and those who are at
lending college now. Her ad
dress Is Miss Cheryl Corley. .Vu:
Hell Ko.ul. Redding. Calif. !') t
She has worked exfa tune
when so ntany of th. emploj --s
had the fli: so she gets to take
this time off on Memorial lay
We plan to go to lone and she
has JunI five days off so hope
to see tier friends then
Redding Is a beautiful town
but the temperature Is In the
!' already and 1 know how hot
It gets In the summertime. Hay
fork cets warm but not nearly
as much as Redding although
we have an air conditioner In
our home.
The Trinity County Journal
wanted m meone from Hayfork
to write the news from here so
I have taken on that Job and
enjoy it viry much. They want
ed me to find a name to call
mv news and I will have to ad
mft, I copied yours from the
Heppner Gazette Chaff and
Chatter. It Is a paper very much
like yours and comes out oncj
a week.
I have gotten back to Morrow
Support Potter
To Morrow County
School loardi
As former students of Mr.
James VvUri, It Is beyond our
comprehension how a man of
such high caliber can b so un
lustlv trratrd by such supptwed.
ly responsible cltlrens.
It seems to us that Ills over
whelming popularity with his
students should receive more
consideration than It has been
given. We understand that a
petition voicing unanimous sup.
pwt has been offered by the
students of Heppner High
school. We feel that more con
sideration should bv given to
this petition and what it repre
sents. Your attitude toward Mr. Tot
ter should be more of reteot
and gratitude than of criticism
and rebuke. This seems to ut a
prime example of the lack of
mutual undrrt landing and
awareness between the (acuity,
school board and the student
body.
We feel that Mr. Potter's con
tract should be reviewed In the
light of
opinion.
student and parental
Respectfully yours,
Tom Green
Don Munkera
Ron Jones
Tamara Smith
from the late Al Lamb. They ?l l0 inis column ana
had only learned of his death "1 th? masthead. We re on the
a short while ago.
"Now we won't Ket to thank
him," writes Nels. Another chap
ter of Africa Calling will be
forthcoming from Nels as soon
as we can get it in type.
WE HAVE to marvel at Newt.
He has gained weight and is
record as responsible for every
thing we write in this paper.
Too bad "John Doe" and "Un
happy Reader" can't meet and
commiserate together!
IF THE U. S. Treasury had a
penny for every word that has
been written in the endless
looking chipper. He must have controversy between dog lovers
been the one they were talking and dog haters, no one would
about when they said, "You ' have to pay an Income tax. It's
can't keep a good man down."' a problem that ls going to be
Newt had a real tough time j with us so long as people don't
for three months, and it was practice the Golden Rule,
touch and go, but he is smil- We like good dogs. We had
ing and feeling pretty good a white collie for 14 years as
how. a constant companion in boy-
"You know," he told us on a hood, and eventually she had
visit to the G-T office Tuesday, to be put to sleep because of
Thomsons Welcome
Arrival of Grandson
' Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomson
are announcing the arrival of
a second grandson.
On Monday, April 18, a son iiv Whiio in PnrtianH1
w born to their son-in-law iitte underwent treatment for
and daughter Mr and Mrs. arthritis and said that she is
Tom (Meredith) Walters of Ca- i feeling much better.
noga Park, Calif. He has been '.
named Duwavne. and is wel
comed at home by a three-year- See
old brother, Russell. I kinds.
Mrs. Millie Doollttla returned
Saturday after spending three
weeks in Portland with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Doolittle, and family.
She also visited there with her
son-in-law and daughter Mr.
ana Mrs. C. H. Perrott, and fam
us for envelopes of
The Gazette-Times.
all
a fellow said to me the other
day, 'It must be real tough to
be old.' And I replied to him,
"Well now, I don't know. You
may never get the opportunity
to find out.' "
(See Newt's Card of Thanks
on the classified page of this
issue).
JOHN VENARD, First National
Bank manager for the Hepp
ner branch who suffered one of
the most unusual injuries a fel
low could have, slowly proceed
ed down the Main street side
walk in a wheel chair the oth
er day, and said, "I'm going to
challenge La Verne Van Marter
to a drag race."
Later, we thought he meant It.
We saw the two proceeding on
down the street in single file
in their wheel chairs. But John
would be no match for La
Verne. They were headed for a
cup of coffee.
That Achilles tendon in John's
left leg snapped right in two as
he was running for a doctor to
aid a stricken bank patron a
couple weeks ago. Suddenly
there was no action in the foot,
and John said that he exper
ienced pain such as he had
never known before.
Now when that tendon snap
ped, the broken upper end pull
ed up the leg just like a rub
ber band snapping back. Before
John is back to normal, doctors
may have to go into the leg
old age.
We have also felt the indig
nation of having dogs at large
wreak havoc In our yard. There
are points on both sides. Both
the "haters" and the "lovers"
need to use good sense and
think of their neighbors as of
themselves.
Until that is done, you can
write "John Doe" or "Unhap
py Reader" letters until you are
blue In the face and It won't
do an good.
The "haters" are going to
have to reconcile themselves to
the fact that dogs are here to
stay, and the "lovers" are going
to have to admit that human
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Wednesdays.
Fridays
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Day or Night
beings are here to stay, too.
But as long as we have dogs.
we have the obligation to treat
them humanely. Despicable Is
still the word for the dog pois
oner. At the same time we re
not of the school that thinks
dogs should rule the world.
After all. there arc still cats
to consider. Anyone want to
meow about them?
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years.
BAND CARNIVAL
Saturday. April 2.1
Countv Fair Pavilion
Dinner at 6 .) p.m.. carnival
games, lots of prlJtes.
Fun for everyone
Bv Hand Parents club and
Heppner ITA's.
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