HEPPNER CA2ETTE
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Or9on 97836
morrow coDirrrs newspaper
The Heppner Garette establLhed March 3a 1SS3. The Heppner
Times established November IS, 1S97. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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ASSOCIATION
WESLET A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 pjn,
until noon Saturday.
Subscription Rates: $450 Year.
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as Second Class Matter.
New Signs Fine Improvement
"So this is West Willow!" exclaimed a businessman when
he stopped to watch Jaycees putting up new street signs Sat
urday. This man has been here probablv three years and
didn't know for sure just where Willow street was located.
This could be just as true with many of us living here.
Quite a few of our people have paid little attention to street
designations, probably due tho fact that most of them have
been poorly marked.
Ask a person where someone else lives, and he might
reply, "Oh. he lives in the old Joe Doakes house down by
the depot."'
The Morrow county Jaycees, active group that they are,
decided that something should be done about street signs,
and they approached the city council on the matter. The agree
ment was reached that the city would buy the signs and the
Jaycees would install them.
By this weekend the project will be about completed.
Some two-thirds of the signs are in place now, and the rest
will be installed this weekend. This should help residents
learn to know where thev live bv street and house number and
should facilitate finding of residences or business houses by
visitors.
There would be more emphasis on house and street numb
ers, of course, if the city had house-to-house mail delivery.
In this case it would become essential for residents to become
more specific with their addresses.
Some may pooh -posh the need for the signs and numbers
in a small town, but the newspaper, the city hall and other
information points have many, many inquires about locating
various residents for all number of reasons. In quite a number
of cases, it is hard to direct them adequately. It leaves a
newcomer at a loss to say to himself, "Oh, he lives in the old
Joe Doakes house."
This step on signing will tie in nicely with the city's
planning and zoning program, and the Jaycees are to be con
gratulated first for their recognition of the need, and second
for doing something about it.
The city has a map with streets marked on it These maps
could be produced in quantity so that inexpensive copies
could be made available to the public.
Some enterprising business, looking for an advertising
idea or some token to give to the public, might sponsor the
reproduction of this map in quantity to give away to those
coming to town seeking directions.
The Old Organ Brought $100
The old pedal organ brought $100 at the lone community
auction Saturday, and this gives rise to some interesting
reflections.
It wasn't long ago that every church and many homes boast
ed one of these organs. We recall what a workout the young
people's organization in our church in Forest Grove gave just
such an organ at hymn sings on Sundav nights: "Oh. Beulah
Land, sweet Beulah Land, As on the highest mount I stand. . ."
Young men and women crowded around the old pumper,
and young organists would take turns at the job of playing
as legs gave out in turn from the pedalling.
But electric organs arrived on the scene, and the ornate
pump organs were cast out. Not so long ago. one could buy
one for $2.50 or pick one off a trash heap. This was an un
deserved fate for the musical instrument that served so well.
Now, from a perspective and with the supply running low,
the organs are coming into their respected place as antiques.
We'd say the lady who was willing to give $100 for the organ
made a good buy. It won't be long until this old organ will be
valued at several times that sum.
Sale of the organ was just one incident at the day of
festivities at lone. It must be called a festival day even though
it is designed to raise money for lone United Church of Christ
projects. For everyone has fun, there is an abundance of good
things to eat, everyone gets a chance to visit with friends and
neighbors, and there are a lot of laughs in the course of the day.
This year's auction was a record - setter with the crowd
and the proceeds the greatest ever. With the unique flavor
this event offers, it will continue to grow.
That dinner, featuring barbecued beef, was superb, and
those serving the portions of meat were truly generous.
lone has several outstanding community events during
the year, and this is one of them. If you didn't get there this
year, plan on going next year. You'll be glad you did.
'Golden Passport' to Recreation
(From Redmond Spokesman)
Last year for the first time an entry fee was required at
7000 federally operated recreation areas. Purpose was to
support land and water conservation fund recreational pro
grams. However sale of the bumper stickers was somewhat
disappointing, only about 300,000.
This year it is hoped to do a lot better under "Operation
Golden Eagle." The "Golden Passport," which costs $7, admits
the purchaser and members of his party to any of the areas
for the entire season, being valid through March 31, 1967.
Many people do not realize that the entire $7 they con
tribute is earmarked specifically for the recreational facilities
so much in demand. Sixty per cent or 54.20, goes for improved
recreational opportunities in the states, with the remining 40
per cent used for bolstering and expanding federal recreational
programs.
The bumper sticker is being eliminated this year. Instead,
a wallet-sized card printed in gold ink will admit a carload of
people to more than 7000 government recreation areas an un
limited number of times for a full year. These "Golden Pass
ports" are on sale at entrance gates and other federal areas
where valid for admission, at most offices of the Corps of Engi
neers, Forest Service, various agencies of the Department of
the Interior, certain national conservation organizations, Amer
ican Automobile Association offices or by mail from the
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in Washington.
Those who do not wish to buy the full-year permit may
get either a temporary one (not to exceed 30 days) or a daily
use permit. The temporary permits are blue and those for
one day only are green.
It is a well-known fact that many federal and state camp
ing areas are badly crowded and in need of enlargement. Buy
ing a "Golden Passport" will help make them better.
Gayle Cox to Get Bachelor Degree
A Heppner man who has been
working his way through college
for seven years will receive a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Portland State College Sunday,
June 12, in the Memorial Coli
seum in Portland. He Is Gayle
J. Cox. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Cox.
Gayle has worked for the Mul
tnomah County Road Depart
ment and for United Airlines
during his college career and
p!ans to go to work full time
-TINES. Thursday. Jun 9. 1966
NATIONAL NtWSPAPII
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Aasodat Publisher
Monday through Friday; 9 ajn.
Single Copy 10 Cents. Published
the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon,
with United Airlines after grad
uation. His college major is in
Business Administration.
Four months of the school
year just past were devoted to
active duty with the United
States Coast Guard. He Is now
in the Coast Guard Reserve.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox and son
Todd will drive to Portland to
attend the graduation.
Tell the advertiser von raw it
in the Gazette-Times.
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HERE ARE two oi the performer who ar scheduled to be with
the Biraam Eros. Circus when it comes to Heppner for Wednesday
night performances on June 22 under sponsorship oi the Morrow
county Jaycees. Neither the horse nor the attractlT rider were
identified by the circus advance man.
Chaff and
Wes
I THE 63rd anniversarv of the
great Heppner flood will be
Tuesday. June 14. and residents
still living here who are able to
remember that catastrophic day
are fewer and fewer in number.
But there are still some, and
while the specific details may be
getting a little more vague with
each passing year, the memory'
of it is as vivid to them as if
it were just a few months ago.
The flood continues to be a
popular subject for writers. Most
recent article we've seen on it is
that done bv Joe Frazier for the
Sunday magazine of the Eugene
Register-Guard.
Joe visited Heppner a few
months ago to do some research
on the flood, and his article was
printed in the Eugene paper of
March 20. under the title "Flash
Flood:"
Frazier interviewed Frank
Turner and Mrs. Frank Parker
t oget some of his material and
obtained pictures from the Gazette-Times.
He quotes Frank as saying,
"I've forgotten a few names and
dates, but I can't ever exagger
ate about the flood. It was much
more terrible than I could ever
tell vou about."
And he quotes Mrs. Parker as
saying, "People seem to think it
couldn't happen again, but it
could."
The article and pictures cover
four tabloid pages in the sec
tion. Frazier makes an interesting
point when he says that it is
now difficult to determine which
is fact and which is legend in
connection with the flood. This
is to be expected as time goes
on, but enough factual material
was written on it at the time it
happened so that the most im
portant details are fairly well
established.
As we sit here and look out
at the gathering dark clouds on
a warm muggy day, we might
muse that the Sunday of June
14. 1903, might have been a
quite similar day to this one.
HAVE YOU had any shocking
experiences lately? We have,
and we blame it on the weather.
When conditions are as they
are now, they give rise to a phy
sical Tjhenomenon. a rirevalencp
of static electricity. When you
suae across the seat of your
car and get out, you get a shock
on the door.
Static electricity is an arr-h
enemy of newspaper and com
mercial printing plants. It
makes it hard to handle paper,
and it is esDeciallv had in thie
type of weather. In feeding a
press, the top sheet of a stock
will cling and almost refuse to
break free. Sometimes u-hpn thn
sheets go through the press they
win oecome stubborn because
of the static, go askew and tear.
Printers have been known to
sav such words as "Docirnnit"
for this reason, we understand.
we have a static eliminator on
our newspaper press, an elec
tronic device, that seems to do
a pretty good job. But if you
touch it, you get a worse "bite"
than vou ever get from static.
We've heard it reported, from
those who know a great deal
more about physics than we do,
that some people are more prone
to carry and conduct static elec
tricity than others. There have
been cases where a spark from
such a person has set off a fire
in a gasoline refinery.
Ben Padrow at commence
ment here the other night advis
ed the seniors to "catch fire"
but we doubt if he wants them
to get that hot.
ARNOLD RAYMOND, our shop
foreman, and his wife took a
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Chatter
Sherman
hike up Eagle Creek trail, just
off the Columbia River highway
on a recent weekend and came
back to report that "Nothing
could be more beautiful."
We've been by there hundreds
of times but have never taken
the time to walk in and explore
the area. Eagle Creek flows Into
the Columbia near Bonneville.
Arnold s statement brings the
thought that we're living adjac
ent to some of the world's most
beautiful scenery and often
don't realize it.
A new color brochure, "Ore
con. Cool. Green Vacationland."
iust out, emphasizes the point.
This 32-page brochure is about
the best piece of color printing
we've ever seen. If we lived in
New York and got one, we'd
hop in the family car right now
and come to Oregon.
Among the scenic attractions
shown in the folder are those of
the Columbia Gorge, in which
our residents routinely travel
en route to Portland.
If vou haven't seen a copy of
this booklet, vou may want one
to show or send to your friends
in other states. You can get a
free copy by writing the Oregon
State Highway Department, Tra
vel Information Division. 10 1
State Highway Building, Salem,
Oregon 97310.
SPEAKING OF VACATIONS.
we're happv to have Dave
Magruder of Colville, Wn., help
ing us over the hump at the G-T
while the boys in the plant get
some time off from the long
hours thev have been putting In.
Dave has had some 24 years
of exjenence in this business,
but he's not an old man. He got
his first taste of printer's ink
when he was just a kid, appar
ently. He has quite a history of
newspaper work some with
good-sized dailies and he
does considerable free lance
work, at the same time editing
some periodicals.
During this summer he has a
busy schedule going around to
various newspapers to to tide
them over while staffs take va
cations. It's good to find a man
of his ability to help out
4 Courses Added
At Blue Mountain
Four more courses have been
added to the Blue Mountain
Community College summer ses
sion. Two mathematics courses
will be offered during the even
ing program and two typing
classes are scheduled for the
day program.
Two college transfer courses,
intermediate algebre and col
lege algebra, will be offered
starting at 7 p.m. Monday, June
20. First meeting will be In
Room 101 on the campus.
Meeting dates and locations
have not been set for the two
classes. Persons interested In be
ginning typing or second year
typing should phone the admis
sions office at the college
(276-1291).
Six other courses are being
offered this summer under BM
CC'8 college preparatory pro
gram. They are: effective read
ing, effective study, basic math
ematics, basic communications,
introduction to psychology, and
physical education. All will be
offered during week days start
ing June 20. Persons interested
should phone the college ad
missions office or register at the
college June 20.
Vacation Time Here; Cooperation Asked
On Early Copy; Office to Close Saturday
Since vacation time is here
for employees of the Gnrette
Time, cooperation of the pub
lie l aKod In gi'tttittf lcw,
puhldltv and advertisimi copy
t the paper early for the next
throe weeks,
KVKl' Pascal, linoiyi op
erator, l:i on vacation till
wovk, and Arnold Raymond,
shop foreman, will be on va
cation next wwk.
Dave Magruder of Colville,
Wn , wh ) has h a d some 24
years experience In the new,
"pap huMneas, is here to fill
In lor the vacationing employ
ees. He is associate editor of
Intermounfatn Forest Product
News, risvntly edited a new
scries of U n I v e r s 1 1 y of Wy
oming catalogues, docs feature
work fo? Spokane newvpatwrs
and also works as a free lamv
writer.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman,
Bt DAVID R. POTTER
Superintendent.
Morrow County School
In tho past several month we
have hoard and road much about
federal aid to education. During
this period of time your school
administrators have been asked
manv specific questions pertain
ing to this law.
At tho last session of our Con
gress. Public Law S9-10 was en
acted. This law Include five titl
es, or parts.
Titla I provides money, upon
proper application, to local
school districts for programs to
assist tho educationally depriv
ed student. Tho amount allocat
ed for each district was deter
mined by figures taken from
tho 10 census.
Morrow Counts School District
was eligible for SIS.tsM S. Tho
district school board approved
a summer remedial program.
For this program we were
granted $13,4il.SO. This amount
will bo used for teacher salaries,
equipment, supplies, transporta
tion and custodial salaries. No
portion of this can be used for
administration or other regular
functions of tho school district.
This program will start June
20 and will i-ontinue for six
weeks. The administrators are
now arranging for teachers, pur
chasing equipment and working
on the problem of transporta
tion. Title n of Public Law 89-10
sets aside money for additional
library books, reference books,
periodicals, and audio-visual
materials. Wo. In Morrow coun
ty, submitted an application
under this title and received a
grant of S2.013 We are current-K-
nrrlcrinw lihrarv materials
which will moot tho require
ments set uu under this project.
As soon as tho books start to
arrive, a tremendous amount of
work will be required to Class
ify, inventory, and prepare the
George Medlock
Dies in Accident
George Loyd Medlock. 58, of
Ukiah was found dead under his
overturned pickup near Battle
Mountain off U. S. Highway 395
early Monday morning.
He was born on Rhea Crock
near Ruggs and had lived much
of his life in Morrow county.
The overturned pickup was
found about 75 feet off the high
way some 19 miles east of Pilot
Rock just after 6 a.m. Monday.
It was not known when the ac
cident happened, but it appar
ently occurred Sunday night.
The pickup had rolled down a
bank. Medlock evidently was
heading for Ukiah when the ve
hicle left the highway.
Funeral services were today
(Thursday), June 9, at 2 p.m. in
Sweeney Mortuary Chapel with
the Rev. Al Boschee officiating.
Interment was in the I O O F
cemetery. Hardman.
He was born on a ranch on
Rhea Creek on January 11, 1908,
and devoted most of his life to
ranch work in Morrow and Uma
tilla counties. Medlock had visit
ed in Heppner Sunday, accord
ing to friends here.
Surviving are one son, Loyd
Medlock of Ukiah and a brother,
Ruben Medlock of Hermlston.
Linton Accepts New
Teaching Position;
Gets Summer Grant
Gary Linton has acceidod a
teaching position In tho newly
completed Gladstone High
school near West Linn, accord
ing to word received from his
wife, the former Connie Ander
son. The Llntons are moving
from Bandon, whore he has been
teaching the past two years.
The couple and small daught
er Lorl will be In La Grande dur
ing the summer months, while
Mr. Linton will study under an
NDEA grant to the geography
institute at the college. At Glad
stone he will teach geography
and history, coach baseball and
assist In football.
Mrs. Linton plans to have her
brother. Kit Anderson, with
them next fall after his return
from Africa, and he will pro
bably attend the West Linn
High school, as Gladstone will
start as a freshman and sopho
more school.
School Bells -gt
publisher, do not contemplate
a vacation at this time but
will l.e tone Junn 2.1-iM to at
tind t 'l Oregon Ncwpntcr
Publlheri nswx-Utioii conven
tion rtl Salthnii, near Wald
port. Sherman will be moder
ator of panel dlxcuitidnn "n
newspaper' role In com
munity Korvloe as a prt of tho
program
The paper Off Ht' will W
closed thi! Saturday hut will
be open until iohhi on tnuM
Saturdays through the summer.
While regular member of
the staff arc gone. It I necewi
ary to have material early In
order t meet deadline and
t:et the n. mt out on schedule.
Material should Im- submitted
an early a possible, and any
except th.' ir.oM ltnrtant that
comes In on Wednesdays proli
ably will not be punted In
thai week's paper
books for Use.
Till III Is generally reserved
for regional projifts. or project
that are of (he explanatory rial
ure We are vorv fortunate to have
renive approval on a tolnt Mor
row I'malllla countv project.
This lolnt protict call for edu
cational television and a large
Instructional center, to Iw hous
ed In Pendleton, but to servo all
of tho school In our region.
Title IV and V are set aside
for state departments of educa
tion and for educational re
search No Individual school
lislii.l tx i-li.-lhl.. fur a IimliN-I
under these last two titles.
One of Every Nine
In Morrow County
Gets Security Check
In Morrow county 5-1.1 people
received a total of $195 1 OK In
social security benefits In 19ti5,
i Vernon A. Welo, social security
district manager In l.al.rande,
revealed todav. This Is an In
rroaso of $:t6.9-tS and 2 people
loss than tho year In-fore.
A largo part of tho Increase
In pavments resulted from
changes made bv tho social sec
urity amendments of HH'sV Welo
said. Those changes which were
in addition to tho now program
of health Insurance for the aged.
Included a 7 per cent increase
In monthly benefits rotrtmctivc
to January 195; benefits for
widows as early as 60; benefits
for full-time students between
IS and 22; benefits for some
divorced women; benefits for
some people over 72 who hadn't
worked long enough to get soc
ial security before; and the pay
ment of disability Insurance
benefits to workers who are un
able to work because of a dls-
ability that lasts 12 months of
more.
"In addition to (ho people who
began getting benefits In 1965
because of these changes," Welo
continued, "a good many older
people who, upon applying for
medicare, found they were eligi
ble for regular social security
benefits, too. Alt In all. tho 1965
figures for Morrow county In
clude 339 retired workers, 12
disabled workers and their fam
ilies, and 121 wives and children
of retired, disabled, or deceased
workers. Tho average monthly
social security benefit of those
beneficiaries amounted to $76 In
1965. One of every nine people
In Morrow county receives a
monthly Social Security check.
BIO
GREAT,
HEPPNER
WED., JUNE
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6 and 8 p.m.
RODEO GROUNDS
SPONSORED BT
JAYCEES
75
Any One - Any Age
Child or Adult
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
To the Kdltor:
1 wonder why our tax asses
or doesn't got on th ball and
r assess tho Boclnjf lease lands
her In Morrow county? Our
homo and farm land are re
appraised according to tho most
record sale to usTrtaln tholr
truo cash vahio,
Tbero aro land not a good
a Boeing's selllns? tor $1(10 per
aero In the North Knd, and alnoo
Hoeing pay all local taxes out
of tho Stato of Oregon's loano
fund of $HUH. why not raise
our appraisal of theso land and
keep all of tho $tiO.UiO hero. Th
aesor would do just that If
one of we farmer owned tt.
(V W. Cutsforth
Mr. an J Mrs. Tom DtlseoU and
Jeff of Portland were In Heppner
to attend tho graduation of hi
brother Tim Driwoll on Juno 2
They stayed with Mr. and Mr
Jim Dilsooll Wednesday night
and also visited with Mr. and
Mrs Flmef Schmidt, Jill and
lald. This iiimrar Tom will
bo working on his Master" De
gree at Oregon College of Edu
cation at Monmouth. They have
purchased a homo In Crosham
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schmidt
and David traveled to lrwiston.
Idaho, over tho Memorial Day
week end to visit his brother-in-law
and sister Mr. and Mrs
U- lleldeit In their now home
Coming Events
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
Episcopal Parish Hall
Saturday, Juno 11. l:M pm.
Episcopal Church Women's
Guild
Bridge and pinochle
Public Invited.
PANCAKE DINNER
Saturday, June 11
st Patrick Parish Hall.
I to 8 p.m.
By Boy Scrut Troop No. (161
Family Ticket $3; adults, $1;
children 51c,
Everyone Welcome!
BIRNAM CIRCUS
Wednesday. Juno 22
Ftodeo Ground. Heppner
Two Shows, 6 and 8 pm.
Sponsored Hv Heppner
Jaycees.
Admission 75c person
ELKS' PICNIC
("ut-Hforth Park.
Sunday, Juno 2i. Elks
members nnd families
COWUELl.E BARBECUE
Honoring Father of Year
Sunday, Juno 20. 4 to 6 p.m.
Heppner Fairgrounds
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BV
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppcet
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