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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Auaut 1- 1966S?S THE GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oraan S7S38 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1SS1 The Heppner Times established November 18, 1S97. Consolidated February 13, 1912. NIWIPAPtR r u ins h t is ASSOCIATION WESLET A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Office Hours: 8 a.m. until noon Saturday. to 6 p.m, Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year Every Thursday and Entered at as Second Class Matter. Big Car vs. Small Car Safety In driving on the open highway or in city traffic, we have bwn surprised and startled upon occasion when some un noticed small foreign or sports car suddenly appeared "from nowhere" to pass, or darted In from an adjoining lane. At such times we have wondered whether operators of the small cars realize a probable added vulnerability to accident because of their small size and greater maneuverability. An Interesting article in this connection appears In "The Oregon Motorist." publication of the Oregon State Motor As sociation for August, "Which Is the Safer, the Large Car... or the Small Car?" Because registrations do not show breakdowns between small cars and large cars, positive accident rates cannot be established, the article points out. However, five special studies of The National Safety Coun cil show that the small ones come off considerably second best The Council reports that small cars, as a group, are not involved in accidents any more frequently than larger ones, but when accidents happen, frequency of Injury and death is much higher among small car occupants. Special studies in five states show these results: California Small cars had nearly twice as many casual ties per accident as large cars. Connecticut In collisions between small and large cars, 19 per cent of small car occupants were Injured as compared to 10! of large car occupants. Illinois Rate of driver deaths in small cars was more than twice as high as the rate in large cars, and passenger deaths were 50 higher. Indiana In collisions between large and small cars, oc cupants of the small cars were injured more severely in So to 95 of the cases. Maine In the same type of collisions, for every two per sons killed in large cars, 11 were killed In small cars. The Illinois study showed that small cars were more like ly to be involved in rear-end collisions, possibly indicating that the drivers in larger vehicles might not see the smaller vehicles. A 2-year study by the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory showed that fatal Injuries were 50 higher among small car occupants and also that the rate of persons thrown from autos was 63 more frequent among small cars. 'Virginia's Traffic Safety organization pointed out that the lower heights of small cars reduce the chances of being seen by motorists in larger cars and that those in little cars are surrounded by less protective metal. All drivers on the highway have a big responsibility these days, but the indications are that the small car oper ator has an added burden. Because of the small size of his car, his speed and maneuverability, he is able to zip around in traffic with ease. In doing so, however, he may make the fatal mistake of fooling the driver in a big car near him. Service Men Home By DELPHA JONES LEXINGTON FA Kenneth L. Jones and FA Lynn Baustian who have just finished basic training in the US Navy in San Diego. Calif., and Jim Foster of Portland were week-end callers at the home of Kenneth's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones. Baustian and Jones are leav ing Aueust 24 for Long Beach, Calif., where they will be sta tioned aboard the USS Galves ton, a missile cruiser. Foster re urned to his home in Portland on Monday. Visitors at the Jones home on Sunday, where they enjoyed a potluck dinner, were the three boys, Foster, Jones and Baustian, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hudson of Fox, Mrs. Florence McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Irvin and children of Hood Riv er, Dan McQuarrie of Heppner and Charlene Jones of Portland. Three Links club of Holly P.ebekah Lodge met at the home of Mrs. Oris Padberg last Thurs dy for its regular meeting. Plans were made for a booth at the Morrow County Fair and Ro deo with the committee of Mrs. Al Fetsch, Mrs. Frank Robinson, Mrs. Archie Munkers and Mrs. C. C. Jones meeting later this week to draw up the plans. The turkey dinner date of Novem ber 5 was set at this time. This is the lodge's annual turkey dinner, and money made from this is used to repair and re model the hall. Door prize was won by Mrs. Alonzo Henderson. Those present for the after noon were Mrs. Ed Hunt, Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Bertha Hunt, Mrs, Frank F,obinson, Mrs. An nie Keene, Mrs. Trannie Parker, Mrs. Al Fetsch,, Mrs. Florence McMillan, Mrs. C. C. Jones, Mrs. Alonzo Henderson, Mrs. Joe Yo com, Mrs. Charlie Padberg and Mrs. Oris Padberg, the hostess. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Annie Keene with the club members furnishing the dessert. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Majeske and children recently returned from Portland where their dau ghter Ginger was interviewed for school and a Job. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marsh all enjoyed a camping trip to Mt. Adams over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall returned home this week from a vacation to Yellowstone Park. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones and Earl Miller spent the week-end tve.r HEPFNEK NATIONAL NEWSPAFtl ggfc 1 AS?C8T6N s h.miir:inm HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate PubUshsr Monday through Friday; 9 ajn. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon. on Leave in La Grande at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Miller. While there Mr. Jones attended the 30th reunion on August 6-7 of his graduating class from Un ion. Also attending from Mor row county was Mrs. Verle Richardson of Heppner. Mrs. Emma Breshears is spending a few days in Corval lis at the home of her son-in-law and daugher, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Crump. Charlene Jones of Portland is spending a week with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones. Steve Mounts of Bear Springs is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Majeske, for a few days. Bill Johnson, who is employ ed at Seattle, is spending sever al days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson. They also had guests from Los Angeles, Calif, over the week-end. The group left on Monday for Se attle where they will visit. Mrs. Roger Campbell and children and her mother Mrs. Charlie Bloodsworth spent a few days last week at the Ore gon coast. Charlie Klinger had the mis fortune to sufter a painful fall at his home one day last week, and is confined to his home. Gene Wallace, who is station ed with the Seebees in Califor nia, returned to his training there recently after a visit witn his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bus ter Padberg. Dixie Kay Peck and George Peck of Pendleton were recent visitors with their father, E. E. Peck. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunt spent a couple of days last week in Spokane and while there motor ed to Canada where they spent a day sightseeing. The past week-end Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were Portland visitors where they consulted a physician. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hunt and children are vacationing in Central Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Davidson of Portland returned to their home after visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davidson. Mrs. Alonzo Henderson and daughter Betty spent Thursday afternoon and night in Lexing ton. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Osmin of Asotin, Wn spent the week end at the Eldon Padberg home. Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards recently visited Jim Lynch who is a patient in a hospital in Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman JAYCEES pulled the Chamber of Commerce members through the stream of water from a fire hose at the Queen's Coronation Saturday night. Riving the old er men a Rood dousing. With that, you'd think the Javoees would be happy, and the C of C men properly chag rined. But that isn't the way it is. Charges and counter charges still fill the air. The C of C bovs sav the Jaycecs had it all rig ged, but President John Pankey of the latter group declares heatedly. "I've heard some real insulting stories since Saturday night. They're all untrue. We only had two more men than they had." Chamber members declared that many of their strongest tuggers were on vacation or out of town, thus it wasn't a fair test. Whereupon the Jaycees are inclined to retort. "They got out of town because they didn't want to get wet!" Anyway, the Jaycees gained possession of the hallowed Cof fee Cup and their elders can start campaigning right now on how to skuldugger it back next year. BUT THE JAYCEES scored in more ways than winning the Tug-of-War. They staged a very fine program, the boxing bouts being a novel Idea for entertainment that tickled the crowd. The participants went about it with gusto and a num ber of them found themselves about pooped out after the first round. With their big gloves, no body could damage an oppon ent very much. DONT THE fair and rodeo dec orations around town look nice? The boys of Columbia Basin were right on the job in getting them up last week, and businesses have responded well in putting up their own. For the first time last year, each busi ness bought its own decorations, and so this year doesn't have to pungle up with the rental fee that formerly was charged annually. They look much nicer and brighter, too. SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS, have you noticed the window at Gardner's Men's Wear? It features the color pictures of our photogenic fair and rodeo court. Crown shaped decorations, made by Lois Winchester, add embellishment. Result is a very attractive tribute to the court. Mrs. Winchester, who does so much in the way of art work to add to the fair and rodeo, has always been an outstand ing promoter of these events. She was one of the hostesses for the Wranglers' dinner Fri day night, helps with the danc es, works on the cowboy break fast, and always has a great entry in the rodeo parade of the humorous variety. Lois puts real spirit into the rodeo, and it is people like her who make it the great event it is. JUST ONE MORE thing on this subject have you seen a ro deo court any more attractively dressed than the girls this year? Their outfits are neat, trim and colorful, at the same time being in good taste. These were bought again this year at near cost through Gardner's Men's Wear. Mart and LeRoy have done a real good job in get ting the gals outfitted so well. NOW THAT John Venard kick ed it off a few months back, we've had a wave of Achilles tendon accidents. You'll recall that his snapped one day when he ran down the sidewalk to get a doctor for a man who had been stricken in the bank. We understand that Sunday another such accident occurred under different circumstances. Eltwyn Hale, parts manager for Heppner Auto Sales, was out fishing. He just took a step back and suddenly the tendon in one of his legs gave way. Earl Ayres said it didn't break but shattered somehow. And now Eltwyn has to be placed in a walking cast to take care of the painful injury. a CLAYTON AYRES told us Wed nesday about a 5-legged lamb he saw recently on the Mona King place at the Meadows near Echo. The fifth leg grew just below the tail. Although it had a normally-formed hoof, the leg wasn't long enough to touch the ground. Age of the male animal was about six weeks, but it is several weeks older than that now. Clayton said the animal apparently had two di gestive systems, too. It was just as frisky as the rest of the lambs, he said. PHONE RANG at the G T the other day, and the long dis tance operator asked for Arnold Raymond, who is our shop fore man. When Arnold got on the line, someone started talking to him about State Tax business as if he were working for the commission. Finally it came out that they were trying to get Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Harra and children visited the past week end with his father Newt O'Harra. They had Just return ed home from a two weeks trip to Hawaii. Steve O'Hrra their son just returned from a stay in Washington. D. C. with his grandparents. H3 Ramon Arnold of Pendleton. Reminds us of the time ids terlnlaw called us long dis tance when we lived In Dallas. Somehow th operator got con fused and routed the call to Dal las. Texas. The "Wesley Sher man" she heard from Dallas wasn't the voice she was used to and finally she figured out that It was emanating from the wrong state. lt' rather easv to distinguish Texas accent from an Oregon drawl. But It was In teresting to learn that there U a W. Sherman In Dallas, Texas. SAM LEVENSON said on the "Tonight" show recently that one trouble with America today Is that families never get to gether any more. The only time they assemble Is when there Is a funeral. "Then," he said, "they enjoy seeing each other so much that they say, 'We ought to have more of them.'" That's one thing nice about having family reunions annual ly. You don't have to go to a (uncral to sec your cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. We attended our family reunion Sunday and even got to see all our own children in the same place ut one time! We always figured we were the only black sheep in the fam ily, being the only Sherman in the newspaper business, but find that there are at least two others on another limb of the tree, a cousin Walter Barrett, has the Sierra Sun ut Truckee, Calif., and another cousin, El don Barrett, with United Press International In Seattle. Dear Staff: There Is nothing like a bit of home away from home, and the paper brings me up on all the latest, just as if I were home reading it as I did every week. It is kind of funny, I was sit ting at the table, typing away, on this borrowed typewriter, putting the finishing touches on our paper (The Hooper Bay Bul letin) when the mail plane flew over head, ready to land at the air strip. A few minutes passed, and I looked out the window to see if the mail was being distributed yet. I got my rain coat on and trooped over to the post office to pick up the VISTA mail. Along with letters from home was . the Gazette Times. I laid my work aside, and started right in reading the pa per. I let Arlene read it, and she was greatly amused with it. I tried to answer the various questions she asked (wheat, barley, and all the things a rural area has). Since she is from the East coast, and I from the West, we enjoy each oth er's papers. When we publish our next Issue of our paper, I would like to send you a copy Just for fun. Leora Van Winkle VISTA VOLUNTEER, Hooper Bay, Alaska Heppner Riders lake Top Honors At Junior Rodeo Heppner young people were prominent among those winn ing events at the Junior rodeo of the Umatilla County Fair at Hermiston, Friday and Satur day, August 1.1 and 14. The ro deo was a good-sized event with a Inrfrn antnnn nrA 19 an . tries from all over Oregon. In over all averages Ruby Ful- loton won a buckle and indi vidual honors as champion in ! the senior girls' Texas barrel I race. Gale Malcom took second place honors. I Marcia Jones won the cham I pion buckle award in senior I girls' cow cutting. Coming in second in the over-all average I in senior boys' cow riding was iRotrer Britt. In the Friday events Ruby Fulleton placed second in the senior girls steer dobbing and first in the senior girls cow cut ting; Gale Malcom was second in the senior girls Texas barrel racing. On Saturday, Marcia Jones was second in the senior girls steer dobbing, third in the sen ior girls Texas barrel race, and in a tie for third in the sen ior girls cow cutting. Ruby Fulleton was In a 3 way tie for fourth In the sen ior girls Texas barrel races; Roger Britt was in a tie for first in the senior boys cow riding; Gale Malcom was first In the senior girls Texas barrel race. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ayres, Julie, Cathy and Mary left Wednesday, August 17, for a family trip iu Wallowa Lake. Earl Jr., and Phil Ayres weni up Monday to pack into the High Lakes in the Wall owa mountains with a family friend, Father Qulgley of Merrll, formerly of Enterprise. The fam ily will return on Saturday. Judge and Mrs. Paul Jone were away over the week-end of August 7 visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Blake in Auburn, Wash. T0 THE EDIT0R : vj&'i t A : I "PI! . i ' ,Jng'TiI);rv.., 1 L.I i " li mil ii ii ' i 'i " THIS IS HOW the Morrow county courthouM looked at th time ol the lint county fair In September. 1911. Thoee lined up on the itep arc having their picture taken for eome reason. Ar4 there any old timers who can supply Information on the oc casion T CURIOUS CROWD at the first Morrow county fair 53 year ago gathered around this weird looking llylnq machine, which wa piloted by a darederll named Slla ChrUtoilerson twice durtnq the day program, September nber THEY GREW fine agricultural products In Morrow county even 53 yean ago, as this photo of an exhibit at the first fair In 1913 (hows. Woman in the picture U not Identified. Dr. A. D. McMurdo took these picture of the lint fair. ENTERING THE FAIR OR RODEO? We Can Help You To Be A WINNER! FIT YOUR ANIMAL WITH COMPLETE NEEDS FROM OUR Animal Health Center Aerosol Fly Sprays a Hair Gloss Franklin Shampoos Coat Dressings Bits, Halters Quirts Saddle Soap Show Sticks Mill MURRAYS REXALL DRUG HEPPNER Cp5 TL-JI w - ... y - i. .SLt i - i, .,- limn ,mt..mm m. 26, 1913. 26, 1913. J y ? it Ik ( if 4 -4 'J 1 FULL LINE OF FRANKLIN PRODUCTS PUT YOUR STOCK IN TOP SHAPE WITH NEEDS WE KEEP IN STOCK Visit our Animal Center Before Fair and Rodeo Starts. You'll Be Glad You Did ROD AND MEG MURRAY Mr. and Mr. Plotter Dixon ol Hnkrrtflclil, Calif., and Mis Knlhleen Mi'Fnul of Anaheim, Calif., were guests of lr. and Mrs. A. I McMiiritu Sunday af ternoon. Mm. Dixon and Mis McKnul are ulster and were daughter of Ir. Mer'aul who once practiced medicine In Pen dleton. Their mother. Mr. Me Kan I, was an aunt of Mr. Me Murdo, The three were hern looking after litiHlnes Intercut In the area ami dropped In to visit the Mi'Murdim. Mr. and Mr, Gary Jones. Il.illu mill ClIV of IIimmI Itlvi-r were here last week end visit Inn his parents. Judge and Mr. Paul Jones. While Ihey were to gether the famine celebrated ii., IK. 1.,M,.' ulitfi hlrthtUv with dinner on Saturday August 13. Mr. ami Mr, t. N. June or Heppner, Holly'" great grand parent, were also gueU at the birthday dinner. fi COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events MORROW COUNTY FAIR Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, Auk 23 25 Fair Pavilion. Heppner Public -1 II Dress Revue, Wed. Aug 24, 8 p.m. Pig Scramble and auction sale Thurs. Aug 25. 7:30 p.m. Open Class Horse Show, Fri day. Aug 2t, 9 a m. liodeo Dance. Music by The Henchmen, Friday, Aug. lit;. Di.'K) p.m. Rig Street Parade, Sat , Aug. 27. 10:00 a m. Rodeo Shows, Saturday and Sunday, 1 IS p.m. Sat. night. 7:30 Cowboy Breakfast. Sunday, Aug. 2M, 7.00 a.m.. Wrang ler Clubhouse, Kilsiiul Beef Barbecue Din ner Sat , Aug. 27, from 5 to 8 p in. SI-ONSORKD AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Beppoec f. a Box 247 TH. 78 9625 PH. 676-9610 rr rj 0k
