HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. October 13. 1966
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Oregon 17836
MORROW COUNTTS NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gaiette established March 30, 1SS3. The Reppner
Times established November 18, 1S97. Consolidated February 15,
NIWIPAPII
PUIlltHIIS
ASSOCIATION
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
NATION At NEWSPAMt
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m, Monday through Friday; 9 -in.
until noon Saturday.
Subscription Rates: $450 Year. Single Cony 10 Cents. Published
Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon.
u oevuna mass maner.
Chaff Chatter
Wes Sherman
G-T Marks Newspaper Week
This is (Oh, dear, did that folder quit again?) National
(Excuse me, the phone is ringing somebody has a late
item.) Newspaper (What? Didn't we get some of those proofs
out?) Week, and (Yes we have a cut of Bob Straub to go with
his story the Gazette-Times (Penney's needs to know the clr
culation figures in our trading area) should Join (You say
the phone man wants to know where to install the phones
in the new office?) all other weeklies (No. we can't go to
the high school reception tonight. Maybe Marion can repre
sent us.) in observing (Yes, we'll be glad to take your Card
of Thanks) It
As we were saying, this is National Newspaper Week, but
there isn't much time to get philosophical about it what
with trying to get repairs made on the folder before press
time, trying to get the new office In shape, trying to get
the writing done and the paper out on schedule.
We hope to observe the week belatedly when we have
completed the move to the new office In a week or so.
But there are a couple of things we do want to say about
National Newspaper Week.
First we would like to pay tribute to our newspaper
neighbors. As we scan them each week, we think the week
ly newspapers in Oregon are getting better and better, and
it appears to us that the portended demise of the rural press
In years to come is a lot of bosh.
Their circulations are growing, and this is evidence that
they are doing good work in their respective communities.
Their editorial pages are better. Not so many years ago, many
weekly newspapers carried no editorials, and we consider this
opinion portion the "soul" of the paper. But most of them
today have good thought-provoking editorials regularly. We
notice that production of the weeklies is better, that they
have more and better pictures, that their news coverage is
better, and so is their advertising.
We think the weekly press Is doing an excellent job
around the state of Oregon and it kind of makes us proud
to be associated with these fellow publishers.
Man, they work hard! Wally Cowan and Harry Ringhand
at Milton-Freewater, Marge Bartlett at Hermiston, Jim Ma
haffey at Condon and Fossil, Charlie Heard at Pilot Rock,
Dick Nafsinger at Hood River, Dwight Hinshaw at Burns, Con
nie Johnson at John Day, Bill Robinson at Madras, Dan Bart
lett at Moro just to mention a few in our part of the country-
And just one thing before we go check on that folder
again this Wednesday night. We are grateful for men like
Hugh McGilvra of the Washington County News-Times, Earle
Richardson of the Itemizer-Observer, Dallas (now retired),
and LawTence Spraker of The Stayton Mail (also now retired)
for their influence in years past We always have felt for
tunate for having had the opportunity to develop In the
"newspaper game" under these men, not only for sharing
their knowledge and ability, but for the integrity, honesty,
community spirit and the strong unswerving traits they po
ssess. They are the salt of the earth, and as long as there are
editors like these men, the weekly newspaper will be an im
portant institution in this nation for years to come.
And so to check that folder. May her gears never strip
again!
Fire Week Thoughts
Every hour 63 American homes are destroyed or damaged
by fire.
Every hour and a quarter one person most frequently a
child or elderly person dies in a dwelling fire.
These figures, from National Fire Protection Association re
search, are the measure of our failure to heed fire hazards
and to take corrective action.
Fortunately in Heppner and Morrow county at large, ma
jor fires have been held to a minimum, and this is a credit
to the care and precautions taken by our people.
But the threat of fire is ever-present
The causes of most home fires are no mystery. A careless
ly discarded cigarette is left to smolder in an overstuffed
chair, a portable oil heater Is refilled while still lighted, elec
trical circuits are overloaded and overfused, uncleared rub
bish becomes a breeding place for fire.
There is nothing mysterious about the causes of most fire
deaths in homes. They occur when the simple rules of safe
ty from fire are violated smoking in bed, leaving children
alone in the house, allowing youngsters to play with match
es. A critical failure is being unprepared for fire emergencies
in the home no family planning of escape routes, no period
ic family fire drill to make sure that both adults and child
ren can act quickly and without panic.
Fire Prevention Week November 9-15 is a time to rec
ognize that fighting fire is everyone's job, now and through
out the year. It is time also to correct hazards, to exercise
care, to be prepared.
Your actions and attitude now can make you and your
family safe from the tragic consequences of fire in the months
ahead.
Fire Prevention Week is also an appropriate time to pay
tribute to the volunteer firemen who serve our community
with very little credit. When the fire alarm sounds, we know
that they will respond; that they will drop whatever they
may te doing to come to the aid of fellowmen in distress.
These men drill regularly and give freely of their time
for others. This is the week to give them a great big 'Thank
You!"
We extend hearty appreciation to Charles Ruggles, who
recently announced his plan to resign as chief on his doctor's
advice after years of service as a fireman and chief. What
Chief Ruggles has done for this community is hard to meas
ure in the hours he has devoted to helping others in organ
izing and supervising the department, in handling the alarms
with the help of his good wife, Helen.
As he leaves the department he may truly feel deep inner
satisfaction for what he has done in helping others. He has
taken time from his business, stayed up all night on occas
ion when it was demanded, and rolled out of bed along with
the other smoke eaters when that alarm went off in noc
turnal hours.
Charlie Ruggles has been a mighty fine chief and has
earned the sincere gratitude of the community.
SOLACE for unsuccessful dw
hunters: One wav you could
have gotten your buck over the
week-end would have been to
bet a dollar on the Orioles.
AT EACH place at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon Mon
day was wooden nickel. This
was the joint enterprise of
Gone Pierce and Barncv Malcom.
Now that Barneys Heppner
Lumber Company sawmill is
closed down, they have conceiv
ed the idea that the wooden
nickels could furnish the answer
to his problem in two wavs.
First. Barney could get back
Into production making wooden
nickels.
Second, when they were put
in circulation thov would help
ease the "tight money" situa
tion. Maybe the Idea wouldn't
work, but you have to admire
guys like them for keeping up
a good spirit in the face of a
tough situation. j
SOME VERY FINE little paper
back books have been pub
lished hv Oregon writers In re
cent years, such as "Oregon for
the Curious." bv Ralph Fried
man; "The Big Blow" on the
Columbus Day Storm of Octo
ber 12. 12 (just four years
so today) by Ellis Lucia and
"Don't Call It Or-e-Rawn," also
by Lucia.
This week another one arrlv
ed on Oregon's Historical Mark
ers bv W, M. Seofleld. It Is put
out by Souvenir Publishing
Company, Pleasant Hill, Ore
gon. Maybe vou have driven bv
many of the historical markers
In the state when you were In
a hurry to get somewhere, but
like us, wondered in passing,
what they said and what they
commemorated.
Well, this new book has good
sized pictures of most of those
markers, and the Inscriptions
loom up so that thov are easily
read. Complied together. In this
AFTER VIEWING OSU and noYel Publication, tnev comprise
Northweste r n at CorvallLs uite . a . hwtory ot Oregon. A
Saturday, we're convinced that mP included to snow where
Margaret Marks
Gets Scholarship
Margaret Marks, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Los Marks of Fos
sil and graduate of Heppner
High, school with the class of
V.Xtt, has received n $.100 schol
arship from National Institute
of Ford Technology and a S-Hl
scholarship from General Foods
It Is announced.
The awards were made at a
banquet on October 12. Miss
Marks Is now attending Oregon
State University and Is secretary
of the Food Technology club on
the campus.
While attending Heppner High
school, she resided with the
Robert Abrams family.
the Beavers sorely need more
football players like our Dick
Ruhl and his running mate. O"-
Billovich.
And we note that Coach Doe
Andros has the same general
idea. The morning press report
ed that he felt one of the Beav
ers' great weaknesses is in their
secondary on defense. North
western passed the podwads
out of the Beavers, and there
was nobody like Ruhl or O'Bil-
lovich to stop them.
WITH THE construction of the
new highway stretch well un
derway north of town, a person
can oeg'n to see what a great
improvement this will be. What
a great difference, too, to get
those power poles out of the
way and off the highway shoul
ders. It doesn t look like the
same road. This is a neat bit of
work by Columbia Basin Electric.
Drivers traveling over the con
struction at night need to pro
ceed with caution. Sometimes
piles of rocks are left jutting
into the highway, and when one
is facing lights of an oncoming
car. he can ram into such an
obstruction without seeing It.
We think that the construction
company could do a better Job
of marking these hazards, par
ticularly at night.
We heard one complaint by
driver whose car was nearly
run down bv a grader. The con
struction man had expected him
to stop, but the motorist didn t
realize his peril since there was
no flagman at that spot.
But we admit we don't know
all the problems that they have
in doing such work. It must be
aggravating to try to get the
job done within a time limit
and be held up by traffic, too.
"
BOB HENRY reports that he is
amazed at the support that is
being given the Arbuckle Moun
tain ski project this year. Many
persons have turned out on
work days to help clear brush
and make other improvements.
On one recent day, 20 came up
voluntarily to help out, and
they really made progress. One
enthusiast savs that Arbuckle is
beginning to look just like a
state park.
In previous years when a few
faithful souls were trying to get
the Arbuckle project off the
ground, it was mighty hard to
enlist help. This was true even
last year.
But there seems to be a
change this year. Why the sud
den surge? It's hard to figure
out Maybe at long last inter
est in the project and skiing
are beginning to snowball.
And that's no pun.
AT LIONS club Monday night
in lone. Berniece and Deniece
Matthews, Virgil Morgan and
Pat McElligott gave talks on
their experiences at Boys' and
Girls' State in Corvallis and Sa
lem during the summer. When
you listen to such excellent re
ports as theirs, you realize what
fine training the American Leg
ion and Auxiliary are giving
youth of today through these
sessions.
At a time when demonstra
tions, protests and revolts
against established traditions
and institutions seems to be in
vogue, it is delightful to hear
such fine young people talk
with real enthusiasm on Amer
icanism and what it means to
them.
The Legion posts and auxil
iaries in Heppner and lone are
doing a fine thing in support
ing Boys' and Girls' State ses
sions, as are all the other or
ganizations, like the Lions club,
who help sponsor the youths'
attendance.
each is located around the state.
We haven't checked to see If
Murrays Drug has it In stock,
but if not, they can undoubt
edly get It for you. It sells for
$1.95 and would seem like a
splendid gift idea lor those in
terested in Oregon history or for
tourists who would like to take
a souvenir home.
TO THE
EDITOR.
To the Editor:
I wonder If anyone has fig
ured the agriculture potential of
the Booing leased lands of 100,
000 acres in the North End?
If Irrigated, it could produce
514,000 000 worth of alfalfa
alone, six tons at $25 or about
$1-10 or $150 per acre, and the
gross agricultural Income of
Morrow county Is but $7,000,000
new. Which is double our pres
ent income.
However, if planted to pota
toes, asparagus or like crops It
would produce at least $500 per
acre or $50,000,000 annual in
come, all of which would be
spent here at home.
And now here comes a letter
from Congressman Al Ullman
and the Bureau of Reclamation
for grass roots backing to get
$230,000 for a survey toward a
300.000 acre reclamation project
In the north end of these three
counties. We had better get on
the ball so our representatives
will be able to get these funds.
Now I honestly believe we'll
never get any support toward
this move from our present industry-minded
state govern
ment, and this Booing Blunder
will set as is for the next 80
years with no Columbia River
water being used unless public
opinion forces it and the state
government is changed.
Candidate for governor, Bob
Straub, his wife and I visited
the Boeing based lands recent
ly and I believe that if he could
be elected we would get some
thing done for these arid lands
of these three counties. At least
we'd get more than lip serv
ice. O. W. CuLsforth, Sr.
Danny Leathers Aids
In Boating Rescue
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers
had reason to be proud of their
grand .on, Danny Lout hers,
when he helped In the rescue
of two men survivors of a cap
sized boat near Long Beach,
Wn., recently.
The 15-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jay Standerfer saw
the men In distress from the
shore, ran a considerable dis
tance to secure help from a
woman with a car, then with
her, made contact with the
Coast Guard which brought
help to the boat victims. A
small girl was found drowned
under the boat, but with help
by Danny and first aid treat
ment, the two men survived.
School Bells
By DAVID POTTER
Superintendent
Monow County Schools
Teachers throughout the stale
of Oregon will take part Octo
ber It In what has boon la
beled as "Professional Day."
Approximately 75 percent of
Oregon schools, including all
schools In Morrow county, will
be closel this day to allow teach
ers n dav to loam and hear
now teaching technique and
more about their teaching ureas.
The Idea for Professional Dav
originated with the Oregon A
socl'atlon of School Administra
tors, a department within the
Oregon Education association.
More than 20 ubect matter
departments within the OKA
will provide programs for teach
ers, ranging from "The Two
Party System Factions and
Groupings" for social studies
teachers to 'The Spell of the
Symbol Weavers" for mathe
matics teachers.
Teachers of Morrow county
have planned a series of pro
grams which will follow the
"Professional Dav" theme. A
number of teachers will attend
their professional meetings In
other parts of the state. The el
ementary teachers have planned
a workshop at lone to exchange
Ideas, prepare new materials,
County School Calendar
Selective Service
Test Applications
Due by October 21
Oregon State Headquarters,
Selective Service System, has
announced that high school and
college students wishing to take
the Selective Service College
Qualification Test on November
18 or 19 must mail applications
for the test not later than 21
October 1966.
Students must be 18 years of
age to apply for the test and
are not eligible if they have
taken the test previously. Ap
plications may be picked up In
person at any Selective Service
Local Board. Some colleges ate
also assisting in distribution of
the test applications. The test
will be given at most Oregon
colleges and universities under
the auspices of the Education
al Testing Service of Princeton,
New Jersey.
A passing score of 70 or high
er provides a student with a
possible basis for deferment
for undergraduate study. Grad
uate students and students of
law and the healing arts must
achieve a Qalification Test score
of 80 or be in the upper one
quarter of their last year of un
dergraduate study.
MONDAY. October 17
A. C, Houghton PTA at Cafetorlum 7:30
TUESDAY, October 18
PSAT Tests for lone Juniors
College Visitations at Heppner High
Preliminary Aptitude Tests, Riverside High Juniors k Seniors
WEDNESDAY. October 19
College Visitations continue at Heppner High
THURSDAY. October 20
Title II Workshop Vert Memorial, Pendleton
Heppner tlementarv at Arlington 2:00
Pilot Rock Frosh at Heppner
FRIDAY, Octboer 21
Homecoming Umaplne at lone High
Grant Union at Heppner High
Echo High at Riverside 2:30
Mobile X-Rav Unit at A. C. Houghton 9:00-12:00
Department of Classroom Teachers Eugene
SATURDAY.
PSAT Tests at Heppner High
Department of Classroom Teache
October 22
s Eugene
ml to assist each other In the
solution of teaching problems.
The high school teachers un
penning trip to Pendleton to
visit the Instruction materials
center which U located In the
Umatilla County Intermedial!
Education District office. Thl
visit will allow the teachers to
examine the teaching inati-rlaU
that Is now available to them
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
Friday, October II, 8 p.m
Heppner vs. Sherman
Sherman High School Field
HARVEST SMORGASBORD
Sunday. October lfl, 3-7 p.m.
St. Patrick' Parish Halt
Public Welcome Hunters,
come as you are
B En EOT CARD PARTY
American Legion Auxiliary
Monday. Oct. 31. B:Ot) p in.
bridge and pinochle, prizes,
dessert
Public welcome.
ELKS CRAB FEED
Saturday, October 22. 6:30 to
H:30 p.m. Dance following.
Music by Three Blind Mice.
RUMMAGE SALE
Friday, Saturday, October 28-29
Bv Heppner Civic League.
Benefit for Heppner Kindergarten
Former TrlCo building.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppae
P. O. Box 247 PH. ITS-962J
Congratulations, Bankers!
First inclination is to extend congratulations to Gene
Pierce, but before that, we think congratulations are due the
Independent Bankers of Oregon. They deserve this commen
dation for electing such a good man as Pierce president df
their association.
We don't think they could have chosen better Pierce has
all the qualities that represent the best In his profession
honesty, community spirit, progressiveness, stability, and so
His election to the top spot In this association is a credit
to Heppner and Morrow county and to the Bank of Eastern
Oregon, which he represents as president.
So congratulations both to the Independent Bankers and
to their new president Our local people feel another glow
of pride In realizing that another of our fine citizens is rec
ognized for what he represents In his field
School Yearbook
Slates Campaign
Staff of Heppner High school's
yearbook, the Mustang, Is con
ducting a sales campaign be
tween October 10 and 25. Sup
port of the sales campaign by
local people will help the Mus
tang become a bigger and bet
ter yearbook, Mrs. Jus tine
Weatherford, advisor states.
Neither of the high school
publications, the Mustang nor
the Hehlsch, school paper, sells
advert islng.
In the campaign the staff of
fer is to sell two deluxe annuals
one to a student and one to a
non-student for $9. Single an
nuals are $5.50 each. Names of
the owners will be printed on
the padded covers In gold. Non
deluxe yearbooks are available
only to registered students and
members of the high school staff
at $3.50.
The high school has ordered
200 books at $K50, or $1.25 each.
After this contract Is fulfilled
additional books may be pur
chased by the school at less
cost per book.
This year the Mustang will
cover the entire school year. It
will not be Issued until the fall
of 1967. and It will thus in-
elude pictures of the closing of
tne school year, of graduation
and the senior banquet.
Assisting the co-editors. Mar
tha Peck and Marsha Sowell, in
the sales campaign are Mara-
lee Murray and Nonda Clark
seniors, and Norlta Marquardt,
junior. Any oi the lour will be
glad to explain the sales cam
paign and take orders until
October 25.
College People
To Visit Schools
Representatives of State Sys
tem colleges will visit lone
High school on Wednesday, Oc
tober 19, at 8:45 a.m. and Hepp.
ner High school on Wednesday
at 1 p.m.
Students will be Informed of
tne importance of seeking post
high school education and train
ing and will be given first hand
Information about course offer
ings, admission requirements,
costs to attend, financial aids
and other concerns In attend
ing Oregon public colleges.
Parents are invited to attend
any of the sessions and are
urged to discuss post - high
school plans with their sons
and daughters before and after
the conference.
Representing the various In
stitutions will be Don DuShane
counselor, Office of High School
Relations and Jack Rye, direct
or of information, Eastern Ore
gon College, who is team cap
tain. A representative from Ore
gon Technical Institute will al
so be present.
That's tht most an Accutron
timepiece will gain or lot In
one month's time. And we'll put
It In writing.1
Accutron looks like a watch.
But It Isn't It doesn't have a
mainspring, a hairspring, or
balance wheel.
These parts make watch
run fast or slow. Accutron has
replaced them with an elec
tronic tuning fork. It splits each
second Into 360 equal parts.
And makes the Accutron time
piece so precise, It won't gain
or lose an average of more
than two seconds a day. In
fact, we guarantee accuracy to
within 60 seconds a month.
Just one darn minute.
ACCUTRON "420"
I0K gold flllad. watarproof.f
luminous dott and rtenda,
aduttable main bracelet
with fold over buckle. 179
We will adjud to thl tolerance, II necetiary. Guarantee li lor one year.
IWhen case, crystal and crown are Intact
"Something from the Jeweler's,
Is olwcrys something special"
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JEWELERS
Store Hoursi 9 JL M. to 8 P.M.
Pa 676-9200
177 MAIN ST.. HEPPNER
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