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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thunder-. Sptmbw 23. 1966 THE tr .vr iLtrrixcK GAZETTE-TIMES Heppntr. Oregon 97836 MORROW COUNTTS NEWSPAPEH The Heppnw Gazette established March 3a 1SS3. The Heppner Times established November 18. 1S97. Consolidated February 13. 191X NATION A I NIWSPAPIt HEPPNER NIWIPAPIt rUBllSHUt ASSOCIATION Chaff Chatter Wes Sherman WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN K. SHERMAN Edltac and PablUhw Assodata Publish Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 pan, Monday through Friday; 9 tan. until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: $4.50 Tear. Single Copy 10 Cents, Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon, as Second Class Matter. What is a 4-H Club Leader? A 4-H leader of Contra Costa County. Calif., wrote the following remarks about "What Is a 4-H Leader?' Four-H leaders are adults with addled minds and a soft spot In their heart for kids all kinds of kids: their own kids, other people's kids, tall kids, short kids, thin kids, not-so-thin kids, regular kids, square kids, responsive kids and ungrate ful kids from 10-agers to teen-agers. At their own time and expense, and neglecting their own personal interests, they serve without pay and often without parent cooperation, know ing that they are necessities that the agriculture extension service and the 4-H membership could not do without. Sel dom are there enough of them and that is the reason they become leaders so their own offspring can Join the 4-H or ganization. Leaders are usually to be found in the midst of a more or less attentive group of kids, numbering anywhere from 5 to 15, teaching projects such as cooking, dressmaking, elec tricity, gardening, chicken raising, horsemanship, canning, tractor operation, home improvement, forestry, camping. They generously and regularly open their homes to scuffing feet, vocal enthusiasm, extemporaneous wrestling matches and un authorized pillow fights. And, somehow, in spite of alien In fluence, skills and knowledge are miraculously transferred from leader to child in varying degrees. A leader expains to, shows how, does for, phones up, pleads with, bosses around, and reminds for the tenth time; and when the result is negative, he patiently swallows an urge to throttle, and once again explains to, shows how, does for, phones up, pleads with, bosses around, and reminds for the tenth time. A 4-H leader is either the most naive person in the world, or the most stout-hearted. A female leader who is afraid of bugs will accept a project group in entomology. A male lead er, whose specialty is sales promotion, will tackle animal hus bandry for the sake of 4-H members who want to raise sheep. And if 4-H youths ever ventured a trip to the moon, it Is cer tain that their leaders, however reluctant and earth-loving, not only will accompany them to their destination, but will pioneer better and speedier methods to arrive safely. No one gets madder, tireder. Is more often offended, for gives more quickly, shows better sportsmanship, or Is a big ger pushover to a request for community service than a 4-H leader. He is "Determination" with its fingers crossed. "Pa tience" with a twinkle in its eye, "Ambition'' drawing tomor row's blueprints and "Zeal" that observes no curfew. A leader is usually going to, coming from, or planning for a 4-H event. When he Is not hauling kids In cars, supervising assorted sales, arranging tours, sponsoring skating parties, snow trips or conventions, coaching demonstrrations, conduct ing dress revues, horse shows or talent nights he Is attend ing night meetings, day meetings, council meetings, club meetings and emergency meetings. In his spare time he col lects record books, cleans up the club meeting place, Judges at fairs and field days and reads extension literature. Four-H leaders are sometimes happy, but often are frus- THIS IS a sreat week with ex citement hlsh for door sea son, the new cars making their debut at the local auto deal ens' showrooms, and 4-H clubs marking their national week. It is kind of keeplna the G-T staff Koinu around in circles. The hunters are starting to come in already this Wednesday afternoon with their campers and trailers. The l'.HVT model cars will cause some mouths to water, and the "auto bug'' will start biting again. Meanwhile, we express con gratulations to the 4-H clubs and their leaders and call at tention to the special empha sis on 4-H in the second section of this paper. WITH COLLEGE youth gone from the county, a sizeable portion of our population is last and we miss the young people around as they return to their classes. We can shed a sympathetic tear for such parents as Her man Green whose boys gave him a big helping hand dur ing the summer. Now he is mak ing his round alone. And Heppner Cleaners is ad vertising for help to fill the hole left when Pattl returned to col lege. We miss son Bill who was painting our new office and gave us a lot of help. There are others, too, who miss the help of their youngs ters. It doesn't seem like an area of substantial unemployment for us! WASN'T THAT elem entary teachers' reception a nice and oleasant affair? Seemed to us that it was lust right with ev eryone congenial and having a haDDV time. Terry Lineecum. the art teach er, seemed to be one of the "hits" of the evening. Some ol the creative art of her young pupils (and she has ail 4t50 in the grade school as well as high school students, too) was on display. This was novel work. The kids spatter India ink on paper and then roll the ink around to form tneir sKetcn es. It is surprising what hum am faces they can draw in this manner. Some look like characters out of Gunsmoke, others look like cartoon char acters, and some like (listing uished businessmen. TO THE EDITOR WHEN TOASTM ASTER Harlan niov urnv ourst tonn in song in frt.nt tt 9a 1 Kj iiMUiinl sin,. Ing a cappella, we about fell nff nur rhnlp In f net we were so amazed the words didn't retulv register. It was some son of mournful lament or sad bal lad. th rendition r.,i, ...1 o ,,r..al' , H ill lllll AS till citizenry was surprised to learn that thev have a budding Ezlo Pinza right here at mmie. i i .. ni-i.nitw'. friends tried to prevail on , sing an encore nut " . i' i i.... r.!ir. uiuleleateu. This is surelv too bad. coming as It does right nt me " his career! PRINCIPAL AL MARTIN tow i... ,...wi .i ti... time of his Introduction that he might have to be called out ot me iv-ih'.i If the stork would nappe" w rive at his place dur tig u.e event. When someone iiyi ... the meeting went and whisper ed In his ear and the principal wemed to have a ciiut... look on his face, then got up ..... .iv-..A ff mnlillv. It appear- UI1M lllR.ll v... .... - - , ed as It his prediction had come true, but this wasn t "-7 i. ....... 4 1 il'I nnn business in connection with the reception. n,, kv Snnriiiv morning, ver early. Alan was readv to pass out the cigars. Tlie son was born. The scnooi v" cipal was particularly happy be cause the newborn son goes with two daughters In the fam ily. 11.. M,i .-liters nt the III' .-V V...V - - Chamber of Commerce Monda. and talk about tnose xnu.M filled rooms'." Some of us who don't Indulge In El lU-pos are still coughing. ONE OF THE week's pleasant incidents, too, was the visit of O. G. Crawford, former edi tor of the Gazette-Tunes, here. When he came through the door it was Just as if he belonged hro W Invited him to Join us and put on a printer's apron, but ne ana jure. ford were on vacation. They had K..n in Washington to see his wife's sister, and then came back via Heppner to mmi wit Frank Parkers, other relatives and friends here. Then they To the Editor: The by passing of tup innn- tlllu Bridge and recommenda tion bv the englmvrlng firm of Grav. Osborne and U-hner, mat Highway Interstate 1-SJN go bv way of Pasco and the Trl fil trated, discouraged, disgusted, and vow that they will quit 4-H forever with as little violence as possible; that Is until their charges suddenly blossom forth with blue ribbons, gold medals, exemplary conduct, unsuspected poise, inner glow and unmistakable admiration for their leader shlnfnc in their eyes. That Is when the soft spot in every leader's heart grows softer, and the new 4-H year finds him in the midst of his more or less attentive group explaining to, showing how, doing for, phoning up, pleading with, bossing around, remind ing again except for one difference. Three more members have been added. headed home to Lincoln City Tuesday. O. G. has boon operating a linotype machine at the News Guard at Lincoln City sliuv l.k-Vt hill In n,iit .'iltlltr nff till machine and probably will go to hclnliu' with editorial duties. We consider him a Grand Man In the newspaper business. We won't call him a Grand Old Man because he always twins young to us. THOSE WHO don't believe this is a changing world might well look nt the American League baseball standings to note thitt the Yariki.es nrt In next to last place with World Series coming on. It Is a thing we had always hoped for when thev seemed to have a mort cage on the league champion ship, but now, we confess. It makes us a bit sail. The Yank ees are so desperate that tney have even fired their radio and TV announcer. Red BarN-r. who we always felt was one of the best In the business. He Is a master of the simile with his colorful expressions pulting him in a class bv himself. We'd like to see him back on nationwide telecasts of sports events. HAUL FY YOUNG reports that after three long nights and two frantic days, a mystery which has been plaguing the service crews of Columbia Bas in Electric Co-op has been solved with the assistance of l.elaml McKinnev. A main feeder circuit from Jordan up Rhea Creek, serving all the Hardman and Elghtmiie areas, went out of service on three consecutive nights for reasons unknown. trews were getting quite frustrated as thev were called out to close oil switches at each outage over the three nights. On Tuesday night, a few min utes after the line had gone out of service for the third time, McKlnney called to report that he suspected a herd of cattle he had recently turned In on the John Jackson ranch on Rhea Creek. These cattle normally came down off the hill to water some time around 7 or 8 p.m. Sure enough, when the crew check ed the cattle, It was lounu mat thev were rubbing a guy wire, which provided a hamlv back scratcher, no doubt, and this In turn caused the power line to short circuit. "As you can Imagine, we were considerably relieved as we had patrolled the line. Installed fus es to sectlonali7.e it. and none of our patrols brought up any thing that would cause the trouble," Harlev said. "We can't sav enough In our thanks to Leland for advising us of this." ies, was not altogether a sur prise or shock to me. As originally Intended and recommended bv the Washing ton Highway tvpartmeul (Janu ary 22, t'.KiHi Interstate Highway V.m W'l M.-Mt lit follow U. . 7 from Ellensburg to Yakima and proceed noutheasterly thro U g n Yakima Indian iuwrv ... then by way of Satus Pas and f-i...i.. .-.k to 1 lie station inn- ""- A ed Sage, opposite iioaroinnn. i,ri,l.... would cro.su the Col' .M..1.1.1 ldv..r nt lllnlock Island and about three miles would be required to complete the route to u Junction with V. S M I In terstate 801 in Oregon. As said, the Washington Highway 1H partment approved this mule as the shortest inmslblo route from Central Washington to Oregon ui..i,u-nv- .til It was to be a sort ..1 ..tmxiiiiiiim route out of Se- ...tl.t II u-iiu nl.i (otisMftrtl bv llwttlt 1111 ih.. most feasible and tlti.it bended mostly by n R tSanO Cook. Umatilla r..iiiiv Judee. Umatilla County groups and the Oregon Highway Commission, tne route was urn Ignated to go via Plymouth and 11... ItrUU'e at Umatilla, in or der to take advantage of Hie hrlilee and. Incidentally, help nau f.ir it This made the route an additional 2'J miles longer 1,,. 1 '.,i.t iu tukliw advantage of the bridge that certainly would not be adequate tor long Neither would It serve the H.iardiitiin Industrial Park, now leased to Hoeing, nor the tre mendous potential development both for agriculture and Indus trv In North Morrow County. It is with mixed feelings that tho writer remembers very well the trite statement made bv the Honorable Judge Cook when a group of us from Morrow Coun ty, with mvself representing the County Court, appeared before the State Highway Commission In January. llr8. In behalf of the route. We were told to go home. What Is a bunch of sheep herders from Morrow County here for anyway? Insinuation was to go more diriit to pop ulation centers and bv way of Umatilla Bridge to Pendleton and we were out of place. Population centers Is now again the Issue. Certainly Pas co, Kennewlck, and Richland Is a population center. It certainly can be reached without too many additional mile. The en gineering firm recoinmen d e d the route, It was nld, hccnuxi. It serves more people. It would now Nccm lo me what In good for the goone Is good for the gander. Very truly yours, tcar E. Peterson lone. Oregon f - - i -'l f COMMUNITY if A BILLBOARD I Coming Events IIEPrNF.lt HIGH FOOTBALL Saturday, Ot. 1, 1:.K) p.m. Heppner vs. Madras Madias High School Field AUXILIARY FOO SALE? Friday. September 30, 10 a.m, Next door to Gardner's Men's Wear Special goodies for hunters and the purine. OES SOIAL CLUB Saturday, Ot. t, 1:30 ).ra. Hcppucr Masonic Hall GOLDEN AGE CLUB Tuesday. Oioher 4 Episcopal Parish Hall Pot luck dinner. 7:30 p.m., en tertainment following. MORROW COUNTY KOLLL'R RINK Opens Friday. Sept. 30. 7 10 p nt. Free Skating Sunday, Oct. 2, 2 5 p.m. Heppner Fair Pavilion. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency p. a Box 47 rn. iti ku HUNTERS Because of weed control, those driving vehicles inside locked or posted areas on our property will be considered and treat ed as trespassers. (OK on foot or horse back). DICK WILKINSON THIS IS ore STOW THE TIRE SPECIALISTS" We don't sell television, lawn mowers or nails. We don't sell pianos, shot guns or pails. We don't sell bicycles, tricycles or toys. We just sell TIRES-that's enough for us boys. We don't sell refrigerators, davenports or chairs. We don't sell freezers or make radio repairs. We don't sell fishin' poles, chicken wire and stuff. We just sell TIRES and we think that's enough. We don't see how anyone can be so smart, As to know all the answers to every modem art. So we don't claim to know so bloomin' much We just know TIRES, RECAPPING and such. When you need a doctor, to a doctor you go. You don't get a plumber to fix a broken toe. So when your TIRES are ailin' or gettin' kinda thin. Call the TIRE SPECIALISTS-that's the business we're in. y Chevrolet Dommend RymrasiiTfin u PBrfhrmancB IMUUEIU LhJ . rJ!9VS.'-X..S3m Your General Tire Dealer' 441 N. Main, Heppner Ph. 676-9481 Camaro Sport Coup, with ttyla trim group you cin idd. You've been waiting for a Chevrolet like this. Flow its hero. Camaro! Long, low hood. Short rear deck. Big-car stance for stability. Strato-bucket seats. A 140-hp Six or 210-hp V8, depending on model. Camaro gives you a car full' of comforts from carpeting on the floor to vinyl upholstery all around. There's a lot of security, too, with new safety features like the GM-developed energy-absorbing' steering column. Camaro! Sport coupe or convertible. You can order a Rally Sport with hideaway headlights or an SS 350 with Camaro's biggest V8. See your Chevrolet dealer nowl GM Everything New That Could Happen . . . Happened! Now, at Your Chevrolet Dealer's! Fulleton Chevrolet Company 30-3764 Heppner, Oregon 97836 i
