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.
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WESLET A. SHERMAN
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!
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FROM OUR
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Franklin
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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.
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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
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