HEPPNEB GAZETTE
THE .fT HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
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The Heppoer Gazette established
limes estaDiisnea overniser la.
1912.
SOCIATION
WESLEY A. SBEKMAK
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Crisis In The Countryside
A Soil Stewardship Week Statement
By D. A. WILLIAMS.
Administrator, Soil Conservation Service
Today, there Is indeed a "crisis ln the countryside" or
rather, two crises. One Is the continued wastage of the land
through erosion and improper use. The other is the result of
man's partial success. This is the crisis of complacency about
conservation.
Why this complacency ? Perhaps it Is because the need for
Increased conservation measures does not Immediately strike
tie eye. The supermarkets are full today. The dust may not
be blowing today. And so we concern ourselves with the big
headlines wars, space, missiles, murders!
These are serious matters Indeed. But we lose more of
our land every year to silent erosion than we have ever lost
or shall ever lose, to a foreign foe. Where is the battle cry
for this?
WTiat happens to the eroding lands in Missouri and Mon
tana affects us more directly than our landing on the moon.
Where are the pleaders for this? And no matter what weap
ons of the future we develop the most modern army ln the
world still travels on Its stomach, still depends on the boun
tiful earth we take for granted.
Do not misunderstand me. Our activities around the world,
and out of It are very necessary. But I will firmly believe to
the end of my life that there Is no work more Important
now or for the future, than conserving and enriching our
own land, the basis for our life, our living, our national
wealth.
Yet we lose each year, through erosion and other forms
of preventable damage, about 500,000 acres of formerly pro
ductive land. The bulldozer and the builder take another one
and one-third million acres of the best land every 365 days
for highways, factories, housing and so on. Our rivers con
tinue to flood and destroy homes and hopes. Our water sup
ply runs short, becomes polluted, erodes the land. And, as
much of our land disappears, our population and that of the
world increases.
Yes, our supermarkets are still full. Our time has not
run out But quite literally, the sins of our forefathers are
being visited upon us. We cannot afford to be as wasteful
in the future, if we desire our children's children to inherit
an affluent America. We must plan more intensively, farm
more wisely, care more urgently. And we must make sure
the city man understands that what happens in rural Amer
ica affects him Immediately and profoundly.
We call our land "God's country," and it is. Let us clear
ly acknowledge it is our Job to keep it that way. Farmers
and ranchers, as the chief soil stewards, have the heaviest
responsibility. They, of all people, know the conservation Job
Is far from done. Thirty percent of our land Is being properly
treated. What about the 70 percent?
As we acknowledge Soil Stewardship Week, let us indeed
thank God for this country, and for the thousands of dedi
cated people working to keep it rich and bountiful especial
ly the officials and cooperators of our 3,000 soil and water
conservation districts. And then let us get off our knees and
go back to work.
Jack Miller Dies
In Seattle Tuesday
Jack Miller. 39. of Bellevue
W'n., who went to school here
and worked in Monow county ,
as a young man, died in Seat- !
tie Tuesday, May 10, after suf-
fering from leukemia. j
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. !
John Miller, now of Portland, t
and is a cousin of E. H. (Tad) I
Miller, Jr., of Lexington.
Funeral services will be in
Seattle Friday morning and bur-1
ial will be in Portland Friday i
afternoon. I
Miller went through crade I
school here and later worked
for Norman and Fred Nelson. He
married Jean Knlghten at The
Dalles.
Recently he had been em
ployed by The Boeing compa-1 1
ny. His parents, wife and two
children survive.
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Wednesdays,
Fridays
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TO THE EDITOR .
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Dear We:
Just a note to tell you that
II appreciate vou and your stairs
1 e fforts In helping make a sue-
f tactful frvtir mnA lifTlncr rwinnl
rw .bout it
It should be added that while
Wasco. Sherman, and Gilliam Open Letter to Hcppner
eountHs also participated In the j Morrow County Chamber of
l.: chin tirade Tour proeram
op.iv m Morrow county was
there complete news coverage
including the Welcome banner.
Chaff
and
Wes
ANOTHER EXAMPLE of unique
service that one cets by trad
inz with local rcn-hants who
take an Interest In their cus
orr.ers: A youth ordered a rose
bud corsace for his girl fnend
for the hieh school prom. Helen
Cox. florist, learned that the
csrl Is allercic to rose, which
the bov ordered. She called par
ents of the youth and suceest
ed that she make something
that would not cause the girl
discomfort. The thoughtfulness
will result in a happier even
in.
sun Rcx-ira un u mm.u.im
and editorial writer in that ,
publication. "Old Ore go n."
alumni maKaiine of the U ot
?w , iMa?i
hrencn Accents in its Aia-
June issue.
We once suggested to Giles;
that he "syndicate" his column
e lot the young couple. j nonoav. and the same applies 7 " ' M . ' l'"c. as wiese oi-
t "'V . . UV4C I to New Years In 17 ,e?" old' u Alst ,wo lov'-'v I fl.ials to be knowledgeable ln
GILES FRENCH, who sold his' Armistice Dav November n o"." .. ".m ' iieuis. pius t imr
Sherman County Journal sev- comes on Friday, which isn't t
il years ago to Dan Bartlett bad. either. One can make a C "'lmt , I 'mml'.. 'i.. In """" l'lus tttmMvnt
and let readers of other papers , if we CONFUSED anyone by
enjov his sage comments, but ,ha K
he said. "No. You are welcome' dle b Une on WrM
to reprint any of it" i Calling last week, we apolo-
Here are some of the quota-1 Ee. It had both N. C. Ander
tions from his recent writings ' son's and Kit Anderson's by
as published in "Old Oregon": ! lines at the start The main col-
What's going to hapoen when umn wa w-ritten by Nels. Kit's
54S-43-777 marries 537-32 6M3? letter followed later ln the col
Will the kids be luckv sevens i umn- w eoing to have to
or a straight?
We suppose it is considered
a sign of progress that a man
can be born in a log cabin and
die from an atomic bomb.
"I remember him. sure." said
the old timer. "He was 50 years
old before he found out he did
n't have to say everything he
thought"
Prosperity is like obesity: it
often shows in the wrong plac
es. He who lives without trying
falls without sympathy.
The new bride had gone to
her grandmother for advice
and got it: "Always be on his
side, never on his back."
If you can't stand being dis
liked, don't be successful.
No, Sylvia, when it says men
are free it doesn't mean you
can get one for nothing.
A man might live to a ripe
old age if he didn't expend so
much energy enjoying life.
Years ago at picnics women's
skirts swept the dust Men in
various ways have eliminated
the dust; women for various
reasons have eliminated the
skirts.
MOST EVEP.YONE loves holi
days, but they can be a nui
sance, too. When a holiday
falls in midweek, it can be a
headache. (We hate to have
them fall on a publication day!).
Some years ago, someone pro
posed that all holidays be set
for Mondays.
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Gene Winters
Happy Mother
'Commerce
Dear Mr Peterson:
Mav I sav that without
! doubt, that this Mother's Day
Chatter
Sherman
If you'll check your calendar
this year, that fellow Just about
hit it for 19yi Anrl that ! oiwt
news! Quite a few will be able ! ,0 o ,n "Mom" he w rote about
to make 3-dav holidays out of;ln nls letter Perhaps with a
them this year. little more time, and a lot of
First holiday of the year U ! E,wJ?"nrM,or mlt- nJ
com in e Mav JM-Memnrial n.v ! nswer, to whispered prayers, I
That Is on a Monday. Fourth
of July falls on Monday. And.
of course. Labor Dav. as always
t ,m Vl.n,t. Tyt.- . . . . i, ...ill
is on Monday Thu vr it will
be September ! Christmas fails
on Sunday, but that makes
Monday. December a legal
j-u uouuav oi inai. sianing
at the early end. This leaves
only Thanksgiving. November
2. sitting ln the middle of the
w
May get a chance to get some
use out of that vacation trailer
this year!
get the spray can after those
gremlins again.
LOOKS AS if we is gonter hav
ta set up some eddicational
qualifikations for those takin
lobs in state guvernment. A
friend calls cttention to a lit
tle envelope in which are sent li
cense plate stickers. At the bot
tom it says. "IF THERE ARE
TWO STICKERS IN THIS EN
VELOPE TEAR AT PERTX RA
TION TO SEP ERA TE." (Or may-
be tne State Printing Office
needs a proofreader, too.).
The Trimline telephone:
The phone of the future in the palm of your hand.
k rttU catty && uiuraify in jour pdoi
No need u
: 3
t ' ' y " Hew, longer cord one and a half
f . ' , feat of extra uaabk length giva you
r , Tne Trimline phone aUo comet is ar fretdom of nwvoroent.
" . ' . ,' "eauuful wn iA- And became Ihe
I ' - ' ' ioma 10 J0"' i can be tucked 0"
I 'J 4 (gf away in handy places tuch at under a "S?
I ' ' 'i thelf ot btneaih a caNnet
-hiii mi 1. 11 11.. 111. mm. 1
I Take, up lett than
: r"J hal the ipact of as ordinary
Woa't akid around,
bgecioul pipfa padt bold the
t firmly.
was the Krmtit and moot mem
iorablc ever, thanks to you all
(rf thr C. C. And last but not
I least, thanks to mv son CJcorjte.
I fell more like "lueen for
! a Pay." M (lux1 men in thru
white shirts and ties, the ladle
ln lh,.lr ntM, ,!,, ,,ri(,t mv
old).st ashler made! and Willi
my ocautuui orvtii.i corsage,
1 tn ai av n m n i u at a iikiuti
; paU uttlne down to that de
lirious turkey dinner with all
the trlmmlnss and finished off
with luscious strawberry short
cake. Anil to think, no loni!
hours of rooking!
I mav have been the honor
ed gii"l and my mii mn
have written the winning let
ter, but I'd like to nay that ev
ery mother each child wrote
about w as a winner, and each
child contestant wis a winner,
also! I never once felt that I
Wis really Beat Mom because I
have many faults and I'm sure
that anv one of the other moth
ers written about would have
been better qualified to hold
that title, hut due to mv Hons
ability to put his feelings In
a letter. I was lucky enough to
share his reward.
I felt very humble and proud
i fan ,ru'v ,"at Mm. I'm rY
trig, and Its occasions like this
1"
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mat makes nie teel that I mav
m ciox-r io mat goal man I
'. !noUk:nl- 1 "'"""'v hope so! I
Know 0" m'n Ior. uf- '
rlU "V '"ai "-.enueman i
!Re Mom but wouldn't von
ar,",at i on.. . Z 1 iuVk
Onot. aKain ln vhlllf of mv.
husband, mv four children, and
In mv own behalf, mav I say
Thank you so rr much for the
i lovely dinner out. It was most
CITY HEPPNER ORDINANCE, NO. 353
No person, firm or corporation shall keep
or store any gasoline, benzine or Inflammable
distillate In any building or structure In a
larger quantity than 5 gallons or within a
distance of 100 feet of anv building or struc
ture unless the same is kept or stored In a
fireproof container, and such container Ls
buried in the ground so that the top of such
container shall be at least 18 Inches below the
surface of the ground. This restriction shall
not apply to gasoline or other Inflammable
liquids used for fuel or stored for such pur
pose In Motor-Driven Vehicles.
HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL
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To order your Trimline phone, just call your Business Office or ask any
Pacific
School Bell:
Br DAVID H. POTTER
SupoilntoncUnt
Morrow County School
One of the thankleaa lobs In
anv community Is serving on
the rilntrlct school hoard. We
have lit this county seven very
dedicated men serving In this
ciiity.
Their sssmlatloit, Oregon
School Board association, pro
vides a handbook to serve as
a guide for Its niemlers. The
present book was puhllklied in
l'.H'ci and Is currently U-lng re
vised However, the Information
is still wrtlnent
For exsmple, on the first page
It lists "A Code of Conduct." In
which Is slated. "A wliool board
member should: Understand
that the basic function Is 'policy-making'
and not 'adminis
trative' . .
iiecognle that auth o r It v
rests only with the board in of
ficial meeting .
"Make declxlons only lifter all
available facts bearing on a
question have been presented
and discussed . . ."
This code Includes some 20
different Items. In addition, the
hook contains 108 pages deal
ing with such subject as school
law, iiool policy, public rela
, Hons, planning an educational
program, the district budget, and
n,er topics.
kind and considerate of you.
Also thank Fred and Cecil Ott
again for us.
Thank you.
Mom of the winner of "Best
Mom t 'ontesl "
Mm. George Steagall
The dial coma to
pboac it rifht
lni of
Spsot mvct Jill it nuller,
quitift tiul cuicr to turn. And a
llhu up htn you
Rmll button led you ditconncct I csS,
pi tnolher did loot, 10 you can auks caB
after call no need lo hang up.
Northwest Bell
ieUI meeting. Then wo ask
them to attend their local ad
visory commit too meet lugs each
month. As If this Isn't enough,
the superintendent, administra
tors and teacher ask them to
ftcrve un commuters to study
tits laundry problem, teacher
hoimlng. transportation, curricu
lum, and others.
What do we pay them for
their efforts? Nothing. Wo rare-
iv evrn thank them. In fact
we have a man who Is serving
as chairman of the board this
yesr who had to Pay recently!
Ask him what It cost hi in to
drive the school car.
Coming Events
BAND CONCERT
Friday. Mav 1. 8 00 p.m.
Junior High gymnasium.
Grade 5-12
Public Invited.
IXKS' BARBECUE
Saturday, May 14
Horhecue. dinner 7:00 p.m.,
dancing following.
SPRING MUSIC PROGRAM
Wednesday, May 18, 8:00 pm
General Grade School music
classes.
Junior High gym.
Everyone welcome.
HEIT.NEH HIGH BASEBALL
Riverside at Heppner field.
Saturday, May 13.
HEPPNER HIGH TRACK
District Track meet at Uma
tilla Saturday. May 14.
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