HEPPNER GAZETTE
THE W iV HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Hcppooz. Oregon I7WS
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner C.aiette established March 30. 1SS3. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 13,
1912.
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SOCIATION
WESLET A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
Office Hours: 8 Lm. to 6 pjn, Monday through Friday; 9 am
until noon Saturday.
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as Second Class Matter.
How to Change Our Image
Recently Jane Rawlins wrote of the work being done by
the PTA study group to "change the Image" of Morrow coun
ty schools arid to create a condition that would Invite and
hold good teachers In our system.
This study group has a fine and sincere purpose. Is well
motivated and deserves the support and interest of parents
and school patrons throughout the county.
The people, as well as students, school staff and adminis
tration, create the image of our school system. It Indeed, we
can generalize and say there Is a particular Image. By the
same token, the image is well within the public's power to
change.
Certainlv everv Dcrson with
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NATIONAL NEWSPAMI
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HELEN E. SHERMAN
Assodata Publish
children in school realizes the
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EVERY MAN has only one
mother. And most men can
look back and say with genu
ine feeling and sincerity that
his mother was the "best of
all." Others know this cannot
be true, because each knows his
mother was best. Even so, each
man can understand the oth
er's sentiments.
With this li. Mother's Day
approaching, we're going to de
vote this column to the "Best
of All Mothers." as we see her,
and trust that those who read
this will understand that our
mother. Mrs. Harrv A. iWllla)
Sherman. Sr., holds this place
In our esteem. We ask that our
readers consider her as symbol
ic of their own dear mothers
and consider this a tribute for
them, too.
MRS. SHERMAN, who resides
In her cozy little one-bedroom
home in Forest Grove, is now
in her golden years, but all the
kindness and goodness which
have been the keystones of her
exemplary life are now com
bining with her strong faith in
God and her fellow man to
bring her a rich mellowness and
serenity to her elder days.
Approaching four score years,
every day Is an exciting adven
ture and she has a rigorous
schedule that involves meetings
with her "Knit Wits club."
church study groups, working tn
a yard that is filled w ith a var
iety of unique and fascinating
plants, and tending to the needs
and problems of children and
Chatter
Sherman
family of nine children and
knew the rigors of being a P. K.
(preacher's kid) In a large fam
ily, but the faith of her father
and the loving care of a devout
mother have been formed Into
inalienable parts of her lite. Her
Bible has been a constant com
panion ami she lives by its
precepts. She has an unshak
able belief on the fundament
al side. This was quite evident
when. In the 30's. her over
zealous collegiate son would
come home from a day at Pa
; clftc U. and expound some of
I the new theories to which he
, had been exposed. She listened
;to these bv putting hands tight
ly over both ears!
I
YOUNG WILLA grew up with
the City of Portland after brief
tastes of nativ Texas and
young girlhood In the coastal
wilds of Hebo where her daddy
conducted his ministry at the
time.
Their home on the east side
of Portland was surrounded bv
jcow pastures. This same land
is now criss-crossed by city
I streets. Industries, and homes,
'as if it had alwavs been this.
She was a beautiful girl in
, her vouth with dark hair and
j big dark brown eves Just as
!she is beautiful today. She was
! pretty enough, in fact, to be
I chosen as candidate for Rose
' Festival queen In the days
when the princesses came from
business houses In Portland. She
worked in a large department
store.
headache to practical dad. but
a necessity for mother.
No matter where mother lived,
she made the living nice, and
the piano was part of this win
ter at Olemta while the old
single wall batten nouses mm
bunkhouses were lelng built as
ndiuncts of the sawmill opera
tion. The mother-of-pearl keys suf
fered from the moist winter, and
wore dropping off. despite lay
ers of glue, for years after.
It was in this setting that I
first became acquainted with
,tiur mIiiii this was the
scene of mv earliest recognit
ions. This was me lanu oi ins
steam donkeys. horse-drawn
lumber wagons over plank
roads, stumps on denuded hill
sides, and shrieking night
hawks.
Here, with brothers Harry,
two years older, and Carl, sev
en years older, I roamed the
hills, searched crawdads In Die
qua crock, hid out In the hob
low below the rinits of uit old
windfall to try smoking dried
leaves in a crude elderberry
pipe, and flipped water dogs
out of a rancid millpond.
While this threesome was
seeking new mischief, mother
always held us unknown to us
under her watchful eye from
the big boss's house on top of
the hill. The big white collie,
which was always with us. was
a constant signal-, her bushy
tail serving as a waving flag
wherever we may be. There
were times when we almost es
ciiped this watchful eye when
we swiped the dynamite from
the storage shed or when we
nearly drowned In the pond,
but she managed to salvage us.
Mother served on the school
board of the district that sup
ported the one-room school we
attended, and she has been ac
tive throughout her life In
TO THE EDITOR
IVar We.
On behalf of the Morrow
County Wheat League and on
tnv own behalf. I would like to
extend mv sincere thanks to the
Gazette-Time and to Its staff
for the excellent aupiort and
coverage of the 3rd annual 8th
Grade Tour held Inst week.
Anv measure of success on a
proh-ct such as this depends a
great deal on the boost It gets
from the press. This we have
had from the Gazette-limes, lhe
only wav we can show our ap
vr... I hi ion t you and the pa
ler Is to publicly sav a great
big THANKS
Another often forgotten ami
taken for granted gentleman In
our county Is the tour director
and county agent. Gene Winters
Without the hard worn oi v.em-.
1 feel that the tour would have
never gotten off the ground. He
was the fellow who made the
arrangements with the Portland
students. It was he who final
ly placed these students with
the local host families. He was
Instrumental In lining up the
tour Itself and It was he who
remembered to pick up the
oos ends that everyone else
seemed to forget. To vou Gene,
ami to our office staff, we av
THANKS
Of course there are many
other teople who had much to
do with this protect. There were
the teachi who represented
the Morrow county schools, the
i members of the public relations
j committee of the Morrow Coun
ty Wheat League, mere was me
work done bv the domestic
whe.it utilization committee of
that organization, and the tre
mendous financial rupikiM glv-
oiganlratlon that were given to
the aiuucws uivuiveti win re
mind tin-in of the visit to our
county for vents to come. To
all wiio participated, your time
and efforts were well received
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anu npprrviHit-u. i minus u an
I,oui a. nrison
Chairman Morrow County
Wheat league
Church to Host
'Family Crusade
A siterlal "Family Crusade"
rrlrs of evening meeting will
be held at the Assembly of God
church, starting Tuesday. May
10. according to announcement
by Itev. lilllte AUup. pastor.
The talented family of Rev.
and Mrs K. Uasmussen. with
sons Craig and Khan, of Van
couver. Canada, will conduct (he
Family Crusade program Tues
day through Sunday, May 15,
with the exception of Saturday,
beginning each night at 7:00
p.m. The public l Invited to
attend.
A variety of musical Instru
merits will be used with their
spirited singing. Bible preach'ng
will be accompanied by mech
anical illustrations. Bible stor
ies are dramatized by use of
marionette, with stereophonic
sound and seciul lighting ef
fects. SiM-clai talent In the
playing of German hand bell
and the musical saw will be
displaced by the couple.
Rugglcs' Daughter
In 'Sound of Music'
Mr. and Mrs Charle Kuggle
hail the delightful exixirleme of
seeing and hearing "The Sound
if Music" twrformrd bv thj