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I HEPPNER GAZETTE - THE d GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Orgon 97S36 morrow couimrs NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, lSvJ. The Heppner Times established November IS, 1S37. Consolidated February IS, 1912. riH niwipaph WESLET A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: S450 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second CJa&s Matter. Thoughts on the Election It is hard to recall a primary election campaign In Ore gon that has been more quiet than the present one. There are few contests to stir Interest, and it Is quite probable that the turnout of voters will be light There Is more Interest on the Democratic ballot than on the Republican. The Robert Duncan-Howard Morgan race for the U. S. senator nomination has produced some activity on this ticket, and the Ben Musa-Robert Straub contest for gov ernor is another that can bring out some voters. There are others on the ticket in each case, but these mentioned must be conceded to be the leading contenders. Congressman Al Ullman Is opposed by Wm. Qulgley, who Is also of Baker. The incumbent's opponent, however, will have to become much better known before he can expect to cause much of a ripple against Congressman Ullman, who does a remarkable Job of keeping In touch with his constit uents and In working with their local problems. Congress man Ullman has developed considerable stature In Congress, and there is no candidate on the horizon who can come close to unseating him. The Demo ballot, too, provides a contest for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor, where Incumbent Norman Nilsen has been in office for years. C. D. (Chuck) Hoffman is his op ponent but it would appear that Nilsen Is too strongly en trenched to be ousted by the former apprenticeship director. Only local contest on the Democratic ballot Is that between Robert J. (Butch) Laughlin and Haskell Sharrard, each seek ing the nomination for the increasingly-complex office of coun ty assessor. Both men are well known here, having spent most of their lives In Heppner. Whatever local interest there is in the election can be attributed mainly to these two. On the Republican side, outcome of the races are either foregone conclusions or the upsets would be stunning. Gov ernor Mark Hatfield is predicted a shoo-In for the senator nomination, and Secretary of State Tom McCall is figured to be far ahead of his opponent, John Reynolds. This paper supports Governor Hatfield and McCall for the offices they seek and will through the general election. We believe both to be outstanding In their records and In their character, the kind of men who will do exemplary jobs for their state as they have shown in their administration to date. Everett Thoren runs unopposed for the Republican nomi nation for Congress for the second district, his second try for the post. He faces the same prospect against Congressman Ullman in the general election that Wm. Qulgley has in the primary. Our position Is that we cannot go along with the domestic giveaway programs of the Great Society, the de moralizing effect on the people and the socialistic trends. To this extent we disagree with Congressman Ullman, who has supported and promoted the Great Society programs. At the same time we laud what he does for his district at the local level, admire his stature as a real pro in politics, and recognize his influence for the benefit of the State of Ore gon in Congress. Even with the addition of Lane and Marion counties to the second Congressional district, we think Con gressman Ullman has a good chance of staying in Congress about as long as he wants to. Irvin Mann runs uncontested for nomination on the GOP ballot for the seat he now holds in the legislature, state rep resentative (28th district). Martin Buchanan, gave him a close battle in 1964, and is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. When they vie in the general election, it will be another close one. Buchanan has a good record of public service, Is respected and is a personable man. Mann com piled a good record as a freshman legislator in the 1965 sessions and was particularly strong in some areas, one bxg hat of agriculture. Herman Winter is unopposed for district attorney of Mor row county, a position that he has held ever since he came to Heppner, and E. O. (Gene) Ferguson is without opposition for the GOP nomination for county commissioner, although he will face competition in November from Jack Van Winkle, Democrat, who also is running unopposed in the primary. Rod Thomson, veteran in the assessor's office, is without opposition on the Republican ballot in the primary but he will face the winner of the Sharrard-Laughlin Democratic primary race in the fall. It appears to us that the Democrat winner, whoever he may be, has the job of showing the public he can handle the rather complex duties of this office efficiently to merit consideration. Thomson, who served as deputy before becoming assessor, has shown a good degree of competency in handling the internal duties of his office. Only semblance of a contest on the local level on the Republican ballot is that for port commissioner, two to be nominated. Garland Swanson is an incumbent and has served as commissioner since the port commission was formed. Barney Malcom, owner of Heppner Lumber Co., is a candi date and has as much interest in development and progress in the county as anyone could. Howard Gollyhorn of Irrigon is the third candidate on the Republican ballot and undoubt edly will get strong support from the north end residents. Lone candidate for port commission on the Democratic ballot is Joe Tatone, incumbent The other Demo nominee will have to be chosen by writein. Probably one of the liveliest contests of the election ap pears on neither of the party tickets but Is on the nonpartisan ballot. It is that between Leon P. MInear and Walter S. Blake for state superintendent of public instruction. Minear is the incumbent and Blake gave up his position as dean of students at Willamette University to run for the state post Dr. Minear has the advantage of being the Incumbent, but Dr. Blake has been aggressive in his campaign that calls for "fewer frills and more fundamentals." The outcome will be interesting. Keene Son Weighs 3 Pounds at BirtH Mr. and Mrs. Loy Keene of Pasco, Wn., are parents of a son, Kenneth Vern, their first child, who was born May 17 at Pasco. Born prematurely, he weighed 3 lb., and was 17 Inch es long. He is in an Incubator and doing fine, according to a report from the family. Maternal grandmother is Mrs. Margaret Harper of Santa Ana, ( alii., and maternal grandfath er Is Clarence Baker of Sher wood Oaks, Calif. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. yce Keene ol lone. Mrs. Annie Keene is a great grandmother, I and Loy MtFarrln of Heppner is a great grandfather. TIMES. Thursday. Nay 19. 19 V ,3 HEPPNER NATIONAl NEWS-AMI A$,C6T6M Hjjiihh'umih HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher Monday through Friday; 9 ajn. Frank Turner was in Portland over the week-end to attend the open house of Allison Nur sing Home, owned by his dau ghter, Mrs. Annabell Allison. The open house was held Sun day and 50 patients moved in to the new nursing home Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Green and Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones were among those attending Parents' Week-end at Eastern Oregon College, La Grande, Sat urday and Sunday, the Greens visiting their son, Tom, and the Jones visiting their son, Ron, both freshmen at the college. The Heppner couples report a very enjoyable week-end. The Two Measures Two measures will face voters on the nonpartisan ballot in the primary election. One calls for tax of four cents per pack on cigarettes In Oregon, the proceeds of which are designed to go half for direct property tax relief and half to be divided between cities and counties. Although cigarette taxes have been voted down before In Oregon. It Is hard to make case against this proposal. It would bring an estimated $10,000,000 per year to the state, and the property tax relief Is sorely needed. Oregon is the only state In the Union which doesn't have some sort of cigarette tax. It taxes liquor, which Is In the same category of Indulgence. While the $10 million, spread over the state, would bring no great relief to any individual or taxpayer, It Is a step In the right direction. Only opposition to this measure has come from labor unions, but It Is supported by many organizations and received fav orable (though unofficial) consideration at the Morrow county Wheat League meeting Tuesday night. We recommend a "Yes" vote on this measure. Second measure Is a proposed constitutional amendment that would place method of selecting the Superintendent of Public Instruction In the hands of the State Legislature. From 1942 to 1961 the office was filled by a state election on a nonpartisan ballot. In 1961, the State Legislature passed statute making the office appointive by the State Board of Education. The Supreme Court In 1965 declared this statute unconstitutional and again made the position elective. The proposed amendment would repeal the existing constitutional provision requiring that the superintendent be elected by the people and would give the legislature permission to determine the method of selecting the superintendent Presumably, the legislature would designate the State Board of Education to appoint the superintendent. Proponents contend that this would assure higher pro fessional standards in a state superintendent; therefore. It would tend to promote a better educational system. We're not so sure. We're for high standards and the best educational system that can be provided within the realm of our ability to pay. but we do not like the trend that takes control out of the hands of the people.Whlle we believe ad ministration of our educational system calls for experts, we think the public has a right to a vole In the choice. It Is quite conceivable that a Board of Education could be swayed by political feeling just as much as the public in general could. If the public makes bad choice. It has to suffer for Its mistakes. It also has the opportunity for cor rection at the polls at the next election. We plan to vote "No" on this measure. Chaff and Wes WE SEND greetings to Len Gil-, liam. our faithful weather man, who is currently under- going medical treatment In 1 Portland. We don t quite know , what to do without him here now. We need rarin so badly and our weather man Is gone! , We're glad to hear from his ' son Don that Len is making ! good progress, and we surely ; hope to see him home soon. Len is currently staving in a rooming house in Portland at 2334 N. W. North r up, in the neighborhood of the Good Sam aritan hospital. We understand that he is upstairs, and since the owners, who live down stairs, leave the door locked when they go to work during the dav. a person coming to call on Len might have to blow his auto horn or something to get his attention. But he is up and about and would like to have company. Len misses his gang at the Elks and would enjoy hearing from any of his friends. Don was with him for several days. and his sister-in-law, Mae Gil liam, also was there for a while. Earl Gilliam came home early this week after being with him, and Mrs. Louis (Jean) Gilliam of Condon was going up to stay for a time. Len underwent treatment irt the hospital for a tumor on the lung and was to start another type of treatment soon. We're sure all the good peo ple of Heppner will send greet ings to Len. ONE OF THOSE nice surprises occurred today when we look ed up in the middle of a busy Wednesday afternoon and there stood our old buddy, Howard Leigh, of Salem in the doorway. Howard was with us here five years ago to help put out the bie Welcome Edition (re member?). We were just brand new in Heppner, and Howard, who had worker" with us for several years, agreed to come over and help us out. Frank Turner worked with both of us in getting us acquainted with the people. Howard came via Estacada, Sandy, Maupin, Shaniko, Ante lope and Condon to see some new country, and he did. He said he just about ran out of steering wheel In some places where the curves were bad, but it Is surely good to see him. WE HEAR a story about a fish erman who purchased a li cense before going to Bull Prair ie to fish. He felt real good be cause he had thought of every thing, had his license, was all legal, and ready for anything. When he got to the reservoir, lo and behold! There was a game warden. But our friend was undaunted. He looked in his billfold, took out his li cense, shoved it back In his billfold, and peace reigned. As if drawn by a magnet, the game warden came straight for our angler, but he was met with a confident smile. When the request came to produce the fishing license, the man confidently reached into his billfold and proudly hand ed over the license. But that game warden start ed to write him a ticket! Why? Well, the fishing li cense happened to be a hunt ing license. The issuing agent had filled out the wrong blank. Our friend must still be shak ing his head in perplexed won der and philosophizing on jus tice. (All names are omitted to protect the Innocent). Chatter Sherman HAVE YOU NOTICED the win dow at Van's Variety. It's a mighty cute one that salutates the classes of 1966. Mary Van Blokland has made caps and gowns to fit some big dolls, and they are done with metic ulous care. Snoda Blake and Mrs. Bert Corbln helped with the floral background, and It makes a very clever window. Drop by and have a look. THERE HAS been some concern about the future of Heppner High athletic teams because of the small enrollment and the type of competition they face against schools with higher en rollments. The Mustangs have been pretty well on top in most sports for a few years now, but some sav it Is just a passing thing. But when we get these reports on what's going on at the jun ior high level, we don't know about that. The Heppner Ponies, coached bv Tom Hughes, Just completed an undefeated season. The Pon ies were also undefeated In football, and the track team has been bowling them over both boys and girls under the tute lage of Dick Mclntyre and Mrs. Leona Winters. We can't say that the future prospect at Heppner high looks too dismal. IN RECENT WRITEUPS on the eighth grade tour we made at least one omission that we want to rectify. Fred Mankin was one of the Important ones on the tour with his pickup truck and sound equipment. He went all the way and was in dispensable on the tour GOT A KICK out of Dick McEl- ligott when he was reporting to the Wheat League Tuesday night on the tour. He told how well it had gone off and said about the only problem that hadn't been solved was to find enough eighth grade kids who live on farms to be hosts to the visiting Portlanders. Surprising as It seems, eighth grade farm youngsters are a rather scarce article. Some high school freshmen had to be used for hosts this year. Dick pointed out that some families had two or three guest children. "I don't know what we can do about that," he said with a bit of a frown. Then he added meditatively, "It would have to be a long range program." AT THIS same wheat meeting, considerable concern was ex pressed over plans to divert the Columbia River to California and the Southwest. It was even reported that some are instal ling irrigation systems in Ari zona on the assumption that the Columbia River water Is going to be a reality there. Jack Sumner, chairman of the wheat association's production and land use committee, had this noteworthy comment: The strongest point we have on the Columbia River is that we have it up here." Agreed, Jack. And we still say it's easier to move the people from California to the Colum bia than it Is to move the Col umbia to California. Visiting with Frank Turner here recently were his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Turner, of Baker, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Walter LaDusire, of Eugene. The Turners came May 4 and stayed until May 6 and the Eugene couple was here from May 1 to 6. School Bells Bt DAVID R. POTTER Superintendent Morrow Count Schools As the 1903 66 school year draws to a close, w. your school administrators, are al ready looking towards the next year. At the regular board meet ing In April your school board members adopted a school cal endar for the 1960-67 school vrur. Tills calendar Is repented below so that you ran start planning ahead for holidays and vacations. August 31 Teacher work day (no students) September 1 and 3 Teacher work dav (no students) September 6 First day of school September 16 No school (Pendleton Round-Up) October 14 Teacher In-service dav (no students) November 11 Veterans' day no school November 24 and 25 Thanks giving vacation December 231:30 dismissal for Christmas vacation December 26 30 Christmas vacation January 2 School resumes TO THE EDITOR... Rang the Bell Mv dear Wes: You rang the bell again In your May 5 Issue, when you gave such a wonderful cover age of our 1966 Eighth Grade tour In Morrow County Con gratulations! Our most sincere thanks and due appreciation to you personally for all you do, sav, and write about this an nual event when our Portland youngsters have the time of their life In your county. No other paper in the four coun ties participating on the Agri cultural tour have the nice and complete story, with pictures and so well written as you do In your Gazette-Times, lOne of the best county newspapers In the State!) Gene Winters, mv good friend and tour director sent me the pa per today and I was most pleas ed to read all about It! Your pictures were wonderful and so meaningful and well taken. I was real lesions of the 1966 Portland delegation who went to good old Morrow County for I had the time of my life there last year when I met all those wonderful host families; key people at the scheduled tour stops; and the good people of Heppner including the Editor and Publisher of the Gazette Times! Mv hast family extended me the finest kind of hospitality, and made my stay In Morrow county one that will never be forgotten! Kennv and Jean Ann I Turner, with their lovable little girls, made me part of their j family with their kindness, gen- erosity and good food. They represent to me the true and typical kind of good peoplo in Morrow county. The 1966 Chapcrone-Teachcrs who went to Morrow County thought this trip was well organized, so high ly educational, and thought Morrow County folks could not be beat! They too, would like to return to Morrow county next spring on the tour. We hope by fall In 1966 or some time during the spring of 1967. we in Portland can recip rocate this exchange program of Eighth Graders, and have about 35 youngsters from each county spend a week-end In the city of Portland, and live with our host families, who will be the parents of our youngsters who went in 1966 to eastern Oregon counties. We are working on this now. Also, Wes, my friend, let me congratulate you on your won derful article about your own mother written under "Chaff and Chatter," for Mother's Day. I loved every word of It. Thor oughly enjoyed "knowing your Mother" and could see my dear mother's Image all along the way! She lived her four-score years, plus two, leaving her 12 children, nine sons and three daughters, on her 82nd birthday, November 21, 1960. My father departed this life In 1955. What a wonderful tribute to your mother and May God Bless her for her full and happy life. Sincerely your friend, Ed L. Shannon Urban Extension Agent, 4-H Clubs UFO Info Sought To the Editor: We have reports to Indicate possible activity of Unidentified Flying Objects, (UFO) In your area In recent weeks, and wo ask your cooperation In locat ing witnesses to any such sight ings there. Our organization, directed by Major Donald E. Keyhoe, (USMC Ret.), includes qualified spe cialists who analyze the UFO subject from a purely material and scientific basis. We are particularly interested in col lecting documented, objective Information relative to sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects and related phenomena. Through the cooperation and active participation of such ex perts as Dr. Charles P. Olivier, Professor Emeritus of Astrono my, University of Pennsylvania and President of the American March 1.1 17 Spring vacation May 30 Memorial Day (no school) Juno 2 l4t dav of school June 5 and 6 Teacher work days (no students) This gives our students 17H classroom days. The staff will have 1K4 contract days. From the first dav of May through the remainder of the year Is verv busy for students, teachers, parents and admlnls trators. During the past few wcrks each of our three high schools has held Its junior sen ior banquet and prom. During the Heppner banquet Mike Sweeney did an outstand ing lob as master of the cere mony. Recently Mrs. Hosklns' class took a field trip to the slate capltol building in Salem. Thev also visited the zoo In Portland as well as many other points of Interest. The school board re ceived a very nice letter of thanks from the members of this class. Other classes are taking field trips, some dealing with science, uthers Willi lrnuxHirlalioii. ami others to points of Interest lhat are directly related lo their course of study. Meteor Society; Dewey J. Four net, former Ma lor, USAF, mon itoring official UFO project; Mr. J B. Hartranft. Jr.. Resident of Aircraft Owners and Pilots As sociation, It Is our purpose to establish logical, terrestrial ex planations for such phenomena wluvever possible. These men, with other prominent citizens, comprise the NICAP Board of Governors and Panel of Special Advisers. For this reason, It Is vital that we receive as com pletely detailed reports and di agrams as possible from eye witnesses for research purpose. Recently, the National Inves cations Committee on Aerial Phenomena. (NICAP), presented each member of the United Slates Congress with a docu mentary report on UFO activity which contains reports covering NlCAPs Investigations from early 1957 to the end of 1963. This 184 -page document, con taining 200.000 words, many sketches and Illustrations, cov ers approximately 750 select cases studied bv NICAP and Its specialists since the organiza tion' Inception In 1956. Persons In your area with In formation or Inquiries relative to UK) sightings are urged to wrlfA hMCil ,llmwlw l neaoqu oners, ico niaior uonaiu E. Key hoe. Director, 1536 Con necticut Avenue N. W., Wash ington. D. C. 2KX16) or the Washington State NICAP Sub committee. P. O. Box 25704, Se attle. Washington. Thanking you In advance for your cooperation, I remain, Sincerely, (Mrs.) Lois Kemper, Public Relations Coordinator for WASHINGTON STATE NICAP SUBCOMMITTEE For Minear To the Editor: "For Your Children's Sake Vote For Blake" for Superin tendent of Public Instruction," Is a most unwarranted and mis leading political slogan. By ev ery test Oregon schools, under the direction of Incumbent Min ear, rate exceptionally high. Oregon school children are not deprived, but exceptionally for tunate. As a graduate In economics and law, and past president of Its Alumni Association, I have closely followed the course of events at Willamette Universi ty. It Is my studied opinion, shared by countless other alum nl, faculty members, and stu dents, that the most unfortu nate thing that has happened to Willamette In recent years Is Blake's seven year tenure as Dean. In a recent poll, four out of five Willamette students voted PAY YOUR BILLS WHEN DUE and KEEP YOUR CREDIT GOOD Pioneer Service Credit Information Is most valuable No commissions charged on collections All money Is paid direct to creditors Pioneer SERVICE CO., INC. SINCE 1926 The Merchants' and Ptofcsslonal Men's Organization OREGON IDAHO UTAH NEVADA DIVISION Division Office: Eugene, Oregon WATCH FOR THE GREEN AND BLACK HANDBILLS WITH ACCOUNTS FOR SALE In favor of Minear. with whom thev have little acquaintance, agKliud Illiike, whom they know cxlremelv well. The University has suffered, and the students have deeply resented Ma arbi trary, arrogant, threatening, and foolish ladles. Illake sav his campaign fund of JlS.000 00 (against Mlnear's fund of (1.000 00) Is rained by "coffee given by ladles", with no out of state money a very suspicious explanation to those knowledgeable In the ways of political financing. From mv observe 1 1 o n. It would be better, "for your child ren's sake", to give them the plague, than to replace Minear with Illake. Sincerely yours, STEVE ANDERSON Ml Court St. N. F Salem. Oregon 97301 Author of Garbage? Tn the Editor: With shock, disgust, and dis belief I read In the Monday, April Mh Oregontan that Kay Talbert. principal of Bend High school. Is moving to the State Department of Education. While he has hern at Bend High School. Baldwin's book. Another Country has been In cluded In the Juniors reading list for required book reports. This book goes Into Intimate de tails of sexual intercourse be tween a white girl and a negro bov. then a negro girl and a white bov. and homosexual ac tivity of all kinds. Another Country Is garbage throughout, not literature. t expected that the present State School Sup't. Leon Min ear would lie against such tranh In schools but Instead he U moving Talbert to his personal staff. 1 will furnish photo process copies of the Bend High School required reading list for book reports which Includes Anothet Country fief of charge to any one who requests a copy. TlUs book was available fot purchase at the school book Mure in Bend High school. Walter Gay Rt. 2. Box 73 Lebanon, Oregon Directors to Meet Directors of Arbuckl Moun tain Corporation are called to a meeting at the homo of Ken Peck Friday evening. May 20. at 7:30 p.m. Coming Events POPPY DAYS Memorial Popples on sale, downtown Heppner Friday, Saturday, May 20, 21 bv Legion Auxiliary. SENIOR GIRLS' TEA Sunday, May 22. 3 to 5 p.m. Senior Girls and Mothers guests of Soroptlmlst club. Wavel Wilkinson home, 545 N. Gale St BOOSTER CLUB MEETING Wednesday, May 25, 8 p.m. Elementary Multipurpose room. Important Meeting. PRIMARY ELECTION Tuesday, May 24, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Don't forget to vote at your registered voting place. It's your American privilege! BACCALAUREATE Sunday, May 29, 8 p.m. High school multipurpose room. COMMENCEMENT Thursday, June 2, 8 p.m.. high school gym. SPONSORED AS A PUBLI'' SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency T. O. Box 247 PH. 678 9625 Heppner ) COMMUNITY V J BILLBOARD I
