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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. October 20. 1966 THE B1H VI GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oregon V7S36 MORROW COUNTTS NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1S97. ConsoUdated February 15. 1912. ie NIWSPAFIft rUIUSHEKS ASSOCIATION WESLET A. SHERMAN HELEN E, SHERMAN Editor end Publisher AaMdate Publisher Office Hours: 8 .m. to 6 pjn, Monday through Friday; 9 ajn. until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon, as Second Class Matter. College Tour Revealing A tour of the new campus of Blue Mountain College, after not having visited the school since it was in its old location, is quite a revealing experience. It is surprising to see the progress that has been made, and one begins to wonder how the area ever did without such a college. Educational structures are never cheap, but in the two buildings that grace the growing campus. Blue Mountain has two functional, yet attractive, units that were procured at a minimum of cost, and all space is fully utilized. Even class rooms that have not been completely finished are in use. The phase H building the vocational-technical unit was constructed at a total cost of $550,000. Just for sake of com parison, that sum is considerably less than the cost of Hepp ner High school. The two-county college district paid only about 33 of the cost with the rest coming from state and federal funds. Some taxpayers may feel that it doesn't matter much which gov ernmental agency pays the bill since it all has to come from some form of taxes ultimately, and this is true. But at least two-thirds of the burden Is lifted from the property tax and that is one of the major items to consider today when too much of the taxing load Is carried on property. President Wallace McCrae has been doing an admirable job in the development of Blue Mountain, and much of the fast progress of the school, including construction of its facil ities, is due to his zeal and dedication to the institution. Some of the directors say that he managed to obtain federal assls ance when it didn't seem likely that it could be procured at least not so quickly. Another big boost to the college on the administration level has been the work of the directors. Every one of them has served well, and when one attends a directors' meeting, it isn't hard to see that they really believe in the college and its future. Among them Is Bob Abrams of Heppner who has served since the college was formed. Most amazing in the short life of the school, though, is the manner in which it has been accepted, both by patrons and students. Enrollment has grown sharply so that this year finds the "head count" at 894 students. This is not to be confused with full time equivalent students, since quite a number go only part time to get training that they seek in some particular field. One of the beauties of the college is its versatility. It can take students who have no desire to go on to higher educa tion institutions or whose scholastic records show that they are not suited for such advanced academic work. Through a good counselling program, the community college seeks to find a place for such students consistent with their interests and then, through the vocational program, seeks to train them for a worthwhile place in society in an occupation gear ed to their abilities. But it can also take the students who do have academic ambitions but perhaps do not have the funds to go to higher institutions at distant points. It can give them liberal arts training in lower division, and then they may continue, if they desire to do so, by transferring to a college for upper division. It is clear that community colleges in the state are filling the role expected of them. Eastern Oregon College is down in enrollment in the freshman class this year but the upper division enrollment has gained. This means that community colleges are siphoning off the lower division students but turn them over to the other institutions for upper division, and this is the area that the 4-year colleges are well pre pared to fill. Blue Mountain also offers training for those needing spe cial skills to help them in Jobs that they are presently hold ing, and because of the training helps them further their careers. It offers help in adult classes, and in special areas where other institutions and organizations do not fill the need. The little things that one notices on a tour of the campus indicate that students at Blue Mountain have a real pride in their college. For instance, they have their own court sys tem for the campus and assess traffic fines. The bulletin board notices show that they are serious about It, and ignor ing charges can result in serious punishment The spirit of the school can be seen in progress made by their school paper, which once was a mimeograph sheet but now has blossomed into a creditable printed journalistic en deavor. Morrow county people, like those in Umatilla county, should consider Blue Mountain as their college. All property taxpayers in the two counties are helping to support it Those who have been close to the college or in any man ner associated with its work know of the progress that has been made, but others who never had the opportunity, or who have never taken the opportunity, to visit the college, should find time to go up and look over the maturing school. It is an enjoyable and revealing experience for anyone interested in education and the future of our youth. County School Calendar MONDAY, October 24 Umatilla JV Team at Heppner High Morrow Countv School Committees meet at Lexington Office 7:30 TUESDAY. October 25 Iowa Tests of Educational Development at lone High for Grades 9-12 Senior Pictures at Heppner High Professional Negotiating Committee at Boardman 1:30 WEDNESDAY, October 26 Iowa Tests continue at lone High Social Studies Textbook Committee Pendleton Heppner Elementary at Echo Football THURSDAY, October 27 Social Studies Committee Meeting Pendleton FRIDAY, October 28 7th and 8th Grade Party at lone Wahtonka High at Heppner Football Homecoming F. F. A. Spaghetti Dinner at Heppner Elementary SATURDAY, October 29 Ly!e High at Riverside High Football Professional PJrofessional Negotiation Conference Portland MONDAY. October 31 Pilot Rock Frosh at Heppner 6:30 HEFKMEK NATIOKAl NEWSPAMt -.-w i ' y-f j VMM I1-' , , f j : X ' i 17 1 ''r TOADSTOOLS? "No, tin:" toy Howard Keithley, "Thee art mushrooms.1" He picked them up Willow Creek ovtr the wek end and declares that they are big "puffbair mushrooms. H apparently Is right because he had some mushrooms lor dinner sometime before the photo was taken and was still hale and hearty. The one to the right was about the sii ol a basketball and must hare weighed five pounds. Keithley says n knows of one instance where a mushroom was found that weighed 33 pounds. G-T Photo). Chaff Wes HAVE YOU noticed that it seems harder and harder to get up in the mornings? Be sides old age creeping on, this is due to the fact that it is time to revert to standard time (if you are among those who will allow that there was ever a good reason to go off It). Cheer up. Clocks are to be turn ed back an hour on Sunday, October 30, and that will give the sun an hour's advantage be fore we have to get up in the mornings. But the afternoons are going to get short awfully quick. WE'VE NEVER been much of a botanist, and so when How ard Keithley knocked at our door Sunday to show us his big find in mushrooms, we didn't know if he was pulling our leg or not. They looked like great big toadstools to us (See pic ture elsewhere i. But Howard said that he had eaten some previously on the week-end and they were delicious. We'll cer tainly concede that he is more of an expert on mushrooms than we will ever be. Somehow, we've never had the courage to take a chance on picking mushrooms because they resemble too closely some of their poisonous cousins. BOB STRAUB has a sense of humor equal to his zeal and energy. At his visit here Mon day night, he told of the prob lem of developing name famil iarity, an advantage that he concedes to Tom McCall. Bob's wife, Pat, went to Meier and Frank in Salem to make a purchase recently, he said. When she handed the clerk her credit card, the woman looked at it. "Straub?" she asked rhetoric ally "Straub? That name seems familiar." With a puzzled look on her face she continued to fill out the sales slip and wrap the package. Suddenly, her face lit up. "Oh, now I know!" she told Pat. 'That's the Bird Man in Alcatraz!" (Stroud). But the Democratic candidate for governor makes it clear that he has never been in Alcatraz. SMORGASBORD of St. Patrick's church, given by the Altar so ciety, is iust a little less than a year off, the 1966 event hav ing been held bunday. If you're one of the few in the community who has never gone to the Smorgasbord, we're advising you now to plan on it for next year. Unfortunately, it's too late to tell you to go this year. But apparently most people know about the goodies they put out, because they had a whale of a crowd Sunday after noon. What good food! The parish hall was pretty well packed throughout the af ternoon. Eight hams and six turkeys were consumed during the course of the afternoon, not to mention an abundance of other fine foods. We have to marvel at the organization and work that goes into such a function, all done on a volunteer basis. The food is wonderful and the service is great. Decorations at the smorgas bord deserve special praise. They centered around the har vest theme and were beautiful. Mrs. Bob (Judy) Laughlin paint- "'Mm" i : . - ; I V j ' ' ''-! r.;;A ' ,Y . - w t ? 7 A . ' t A - s - v. -. . -. i ' v ! , ".v -V " , K ' S H - s - if Chatter Sherman ed pictures of scarecrows and elves (I guess that Is the prop-1 er designation), and her work looks like that of a profession- at. She had also made a huge turkey tnat graced the room. THERE OUGHT to be a real big crowd at the Farm-City ban quet on Wednesday, November 2. Certainly the program will be about the best that could be obtained wifft Reub Long, des ert rancher, and co-author of 'The Oregon Desert" as the principal speaker. Reub's wit and wisdom, developed from his years of ranching in desert country, make him one of the most colorful personalities in eastern Oregon. We've heard some pretty good stories about him. but the best thing to do is to buy a ticket to the ban quet and plan to go and hear him yourself. Stewart Patty, an assistant vice president of the First Na tional Bank of Oregon, who Is new in Eugene, will be master of ceremonies. He is in demand all over to serve as a toastmas- ter, and so the pair Long and Patty will make a fine com bination. And some lucky person will win a $100 diamond as a gift from Peterson's Jewelers. It will be given away in the course of the evening. As Ran dall explains it, everyone who attends will get a little enve- lope. In all but one. a rhinestone will be included, but in Just one will be a diamond. Wed advise those getting packets not to throw away their rhinestone until they try hitting it with a nutcracker! I don't suppose I'd know a diamond from a rhinestone any more than I would a mushroom from a toadstool. Livestock Man of the Year will be announced and compli mented at the meeting and the Conservation Man of the Year will be honored. The Chamber of Commerce, one of the co sponsors of the banquet, will have some awards to make, too. We're making this pitch ear ly in order that &H can save the date. Let's fill that multi purpose room at the high school this year! Phone Information Service to Change Beginning Monday, October 21, phone users in the Heppner area will hear a new response when calling telephone Informa tion operators, according to Dale Slusher, local manager for Pacific Northwest Bell. PNB information operators In this area will answer calls by saying "directory assistance" rather than "information." The main purpose of the new phrase is to provide a more accurate description of the information service provided by PNB. The company's operators offer as sistance only in obtaining phone numbers, Slusher pointed out, and the new phrase "directory assistance" is more appropriate. Mrs. Clint McQuarrie has re turned to Heppner after a hos pital stay In Pendleton and is much improved. Her mother, Mrs. Lehner, came from Mis soula, Mont, to meet Mrs. Mc Quarrie in Pendleton and ac company her home. Mrs. Lehner will remain for a visit at the McQuarrie home. TO THE EDITOR... To tin- Editor: The Hoard of Directors of the Oregon Homeowner Association feel that the public is entitled to know all of the facts about the formula used to establish the number of signatures re quired and who is rsonslllo for It not being on the ballot. Tom McCall'a office 1 not re sponsible and can In no way be held accountable for the leg al technicalities that robbed vou of vour right to vote on the 1 Initiative Petition to Limit Taxes on property, for the following reasons: 1. In 1061 the base was estith llshed by the elections division of Secretary of State. Howell Ap pling. Jr., after competent leg al advice and published In l'.Hil, liVvl. and 1T. stating the base for Initiative Petition was 0 of the vote cast In the state for the candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court who received the highest vote at the last general election. No one challenged Its correctness, until our petition was presented. 2 In 1961. the legislature passed ORS 252.810 dealing with nomination petitions stating in part: "Per cent of the vote cast In the state for the candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court who received the highest vote In the last general election". This shows that the legislature was In full agreement with the formula used by the election division of the Secretory of State's office. 3. In 1961. the legislature cre ated a Legislative Interim Com mittee to Studv Revision of the Constitution. This committee consisted of Justice Goodwin and O'Connell of the Oregon Supreme Court, Judge Schwab of the Multnomah County Cir cuit Court, former Governor Holmes and Sprague, attorney members of the legislature and other attorneys. Secretary of State Howell Appling. Jr., in his testimony, gave detailed expla nation of the methods used by his office to establish the re quirements necessary to file the various petitions, which Includ ed the 101 requirement for In itiative Petition to Amend the Constitution. Not one word of criticism can be found In the report of this committee filed December, 196Z that this for mula was wrong. All of this took place four years before Tom McCall took oirice, tnese requirements were published bv his predecessor In office and, again by Tom Mc Call without challenge as to their correctness. In 1965. when Tom MdCall Bf DAVID POTTER Superintendent. Morrow County Schools MULTI-USE OF FACILITIES For many years the school district has used, on a lease ar rangement, the fair grounds for physical education classes and for sport events. The school dis trict. In turn, has urged and will continue to urge the var ious community groups to make use of the school facilities when they are not In use by school groups. In our organizational setup, the local school committees gov ern the use of our school build ings for activities other than school activities. In keeping with this, the school board set up a series of suggested guide lines for the various local com mittees. The guide lines list the I tvPe of groups that might use the school facilities at no charge. Examples are Scout groups and 4 11 clubs. The document suggests token charges for community groups that have the financial resourc es available to them. It should be Dointed out that these charg es are very low and barely cov er the cost of electricity, water, etc. By keeping the charge to a minimum, the board hopes to encourage use of the facilities to fullest extent. Another facility that has been used Jointly is the "George" property. During the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo, the school administration worked with the Fair and Rodeo Boards to arrange for parking of vehicles, trailers, and camp ers on this property. We are now work 1 n g towards year WANTED Passengers For Bus Trip to Corvallls Saturday, November 19. Oregon vs. Oregon State Game COST: SINGLES $25 DOUBLES S48 Includes round trip by bus, nighfs lodging in Portland Motel, and game tickets. RESERVATION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1 Call: 676-8993 Sponsored by Heppner Elks Non-Elks Welcome School Bells S& took office, his predecessor, Howell Appling Jr. submitted certain bills dealing with those petitions of the Constitution whlrh he felt were vague and needed clarification of election pnx'ediires. on,. (f them I 111 107S dealing with certification of signatures, however, the House Flections Committee ta bled the bill, after requesting and receiving an opinion from Attorney General Thornton, dated February 11. 1965. which said, In part: "It Is our opln Ion that Article 4, Section 1. Orefon Constitution does not require for filing uch petit Ions". Obviously the committee fell the bill was redundant, nevertheless, the elections div ision Informed us that they had doubts about the correctness of this opinion anil advised us to get all names on the petitions certified before submitting them on July 7. 1!MV John Wei don, Registrar of Flections of Multnomah County stated: "They c.is be certified after, all vou have to do Is file them that Is whv I am sending nil of these that have not been counted under the seal of my office to Salem". You will agree with us that It Is MOST UNFAIR to penalize a competent, dedicated ami nun est public official because the rules were changed, rules that wete made four years before he came Into office and, had never been challenged as to their correct ness. A F. GII.PKMKISTFR. President OREGON HOMEOWNERS ASStX'lATlON To the Editor: Bob Duncan voted against the Blind Commission having the concessions In state buildings. against the fll and future Farmer Building at the State t-'nir acnlnst the obscene liter ature bill, against tightening up on shoplifting, against maKing parents responsible for willful vandalism bv their children, and he let bills like those re lating to maximum speed. un' lnnr...l motorists drunken driv ing rile In committee when he was Sneaker of the House. Every editor should examine his legislative record at the mute level befure maklni! his en ilnrai'mrnl and then look at the big spending votes he made In 1963. 196-1 and 1965 before he decided to be a thrifty Scot. The ADA suld as per cent peneci and labor said even better. Sincerely, Henry Peterson. lone around Joint use of this proper ty. At the last board meeting permission was granted to set up a representative communl ty group to deve lop the "George" property for greater community uses. Tim Driscoll III Tim Driscoll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Driscoll of Heppner Is 111 and confined to the In firmary at the University of Oregon, where he Is a fresh man this year. His ailment Is diagnosed as mononucleosis. Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll went to Eu gent over the week end to visit him. Tim has been going out for cross country at the univer sity, but hits not been feeling good since going to Eugene and has been unable to participate recently. Tim graduated with the Heppner High school class of 1906 and was an outstand ing athlete at the school where he particularly starred In foot ball and track. Tim's university address Is room 207, Dyment Hall. . ys mm l v A habit that brings security and peace of mind for a lifetime cannot begin too young. Here, each of us is Just a little bit happier when a youngster opens a Savings Account, and believe us, the amount Is beside the point. You can make a younger some one happy, and yourself, too. OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION BOX 739 T. Texas Tyler To Appear Here T. Texas Tyler, known as The Man with a Million Friends." will be featured at a service In the Junior high school gymnasium Tiie a d a y night, October 25. nt 7:3(. the Itev. Illllle Also p. pastor of tin. Assembly of God church, an in hi nee. Tyler Is acclaimed as one of the foremoM country and west ern artists In the nation. It will be his first appearance here and one of the first In this area. For inaiiv years, he spent his time louring throughout the United Slates and Canada, headlining 'Grand Ole Opry'' shows, an earing with his large bands In iiatlrooms. clubs and on TV and other forms of entertainment. He will tell In this service lie story of how he decided to quit the entertainment life to In-come a preacher, hince llrH, he has devoted full time to ( iel work. One of the few country and western artists ever to appear In concert at New York's famed Carnegie Hall. Tyler will play his guitar and sing gospel aongs In his appearance here. An of fering will be taken during the service. The service Is open to the public and admission la free. Rock Club lo Meet October meeting of the Mor row County Gem and Mineral Society has been announced for Saturday. (Vtober !. at H:0O p.m. In the former library build Ing. A special program of slides on faucctlng gems Is planned. All Interested persons are wrl- come to attend, and enjoy the refreshment ana social nour after the meeting. See us for envelope of all kinds. The Gazette Tlmea. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD t I- Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL Friday. October 21. 8 pm. Heppner vs. Grant Union Heppner Rodeo Grounds I-OIVORN BALL SALE By Heppner Rainbow Girl Saturday. Oct. 22, 10 a.m.- p.m. Front of J. C. Penney store Candy sale starts November 1 BENEFIT CARD PARTY American legion Auxiliary Monday, Oct. 31. 8 00 p.m. Bridge and pinochle, prizes, dessert Public welcome. ROCK HOUND MEETING Saturday, tki. 22. 8 p.m. Old library building, special program planned Everyone welcome Rl'MMAGE Friday, Saturday, SALE October 28- 29 Bv Heppner Civic League. Benefit for Heppner Kinder garten Former TrlCo building. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-962S A Happier Future in the Making! PENDLETON
