HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. October 20. 1966
THE
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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Heppner
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