HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. January 5. 1967
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gaiette established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner
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A Good Appointment
Announcement by Governor elect Tom McCall that he Is
appointing State Senator Walter Leth of Salem as state dir
ector of agriculture Indicates again that the new governor
has the capacity of choosing the right man for the right Job.
Sen. Leth, who has served Polk and Benton counties In
the senate since 1955 when he took the seat of the late Sen.
Dean Walker of Independence, has had a lifetime of exper
ience in agriculture in many of its phases. He is dedicated
to the development of agriculture In Oregon and believes that
the state can best look to this field for its economic future.
Accompanying his agricultural experience, Leth has the
virtue of being a sound and logical thinker. He is a hard
worker and a clear and excellent speaker.
Once a high school teacher, he served as Polk county
agent in the 1940's and was president of the Oregon County
Agents association in 1948. He has been a county Livestock
Man of the Year, operates a ranch between Independence
and Corvallis, is past president of the Oregon Horticultural
Society, past chairman of the Raw Products Committee of the
Northwest Canners and Freezers, is field superintendent of
the Blue Lake Packers Coop, and served nationally as a Judge
for the American Jersey Cattle club.
Oregon Voter says that Leth has probably served on more
Interim committees in the last 10 years than any other leg
islator. He was minority leader in the Senate last session.
A keen business ability goes with his agricultural back
ground. Sen. Leth has sponsored numerous Important legislative
bills, many of them connected with agriculture. He will be
missed in the State Senate, but he will serve the state well
in his new position.
KINZUA NEWS
Br VIRGINIA KELSO
KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Norm went to Spanaway, Wil,
to spend Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Norris. Ken
is stationed at McChord Field
near Tacoma. Enroute nome,
they stopped at Lake Oswego to
visit with Mr. and Mrs. William
Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Hyatt
and family went to Portland
Saturday morning to spend
Christ mas week-end visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Worlein
and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Vader of
Astoria visited Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. Dan BelL
Mrs. Frank Ferrel and Mr.
and Mrs. Herschel Murdock were
in Heppner Friday for business
and shopping.
Dan Jordan of Mitchell visit
ed Wednesday with Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Jordan of Camp 5. On
Saturday, the Tom Jordan fam
ily went to Mitchell to spend
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Jordan and family.
Mr. and Mrs. William Messer
schmidt and family and Mrs.
Barbara Alamas and family of
Post Falls, Idaho, are visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Med
lock and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton
were business visitors to The
Dalles Tuesday.
Christmas guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Sitton and daughters
were Mr. and Mrs. David Sit
ton and daughter Debbi of Spo
kane, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sears
of Covina, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Steagall and family of Al
bany, and Mrs. Cora Burnside
of Spray.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wall and
son John spent Christmas visit
ing with relatives in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Bowman
and family spent from Satur
day until Monday visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Layton Strom at
Castle Rock. Wash
Mr. and Mrs. John Browning
and daughter Linda spent
Christmas at La Grande visit
ine with Mrs. Mae Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lynch
left last Wednesday to spend
the Christmas holidays at xu
caipa and Desert Hot Springs,
Calif., with relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller
and son Todd of Portland spent
Christmas visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Benson and Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Miller of Fos
sil. When they returned to
Portland Monday they were ac
companied by Steven Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. William Steph
ens and son Michael went to
Weiser, Idaho to spend part of
the Christmas vacation with Mr,
and Mrs. R. O. Stephens.
Miss Florence Bell of Pendle
ton spent Christmas here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Les
lie Bell.
Christmas guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Slinkard were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Oyler of Prineville,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rice and
family. Mrs. C. W. Breese. Mr,
and Mrs. Verlin Conner and
famliv.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvyn Bell and
family went to Baker Saturday
morning to spend Christmas
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reid
and daughter D'Rina spent
Christmas at Spray with Mrs.
Reid's family, the Dale binciairs.
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
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HELEN E. SHERMAN
Assodat Publisher
family spent Christmas week
end visiting with relatives in
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rector and
son Jeff had Christmas at Spray
with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chap
man. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Perry
went to Cascade Locks Saturday
to spena me nonaays with Mr.
ana Mrs. Koscoe Rush and fam
ily.
Vincent Allen and sons went
fti'inK's? -t0. 'ilbe highly pleased Just the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
V. Allen.
Boardman News
(Held over from last week)
By MART LEE MA BLOW
BOARDMAN The board of
the Boardman Park and Recre
ation District met recently at
the city hall with Tom Slater
and B. C Christiansen of Wal
la Walla, Wash, to discuss the
final plans for the proposed wa
terfront park. The final design
is to be ready in January, and
all construction work which will
be under water will be complet
ed before the water is raised by
the John Day dam in 1968. Com
pletion of the park will be ac
complished shortly thereafter.
Ralph Skoubo was elected to
the board of the Boardman
Cemetery Maintenance District
for a term of three years at the
election December 20.
Holiday visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely in
cluded their sons-in-law and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Lilly and children Jimmie, Jan
et, Jay, Jerry and Joyce of La
Grande, and Mr. and Mrs. Marc
McGowan of Monmouth.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Bedord in
cluded Bedord's stepfather and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Mel De
Back of Frenchtown, Mont, his
brother Albert Bedord of Mis
soula, Mont, his sister, Mildred
Bilyeu and daughter Bonnie, and
her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Bilyeu, and
daughters Michelle and Tana
LeeAnn, all of Crabtree, and
Ray Johnson of Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Higuera
and children Susan, Karen and
Jeff of Othello, Wash., spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs.
Higuera's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Ferguson.
Rev. and Mrs. George Neeley
are the parents of a 6 lb., 15 oz.
son, born December 23, in the
Good Shepherd hospital in
Hermiston. He has been named
Marvin Bernard. Grandparents
are Mrs. Herman Neeley of San
ta Cruz, Calif., and Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Goncheranko of Los
Angeles, Calif. Great-grandparent
is Mrs. George Neeley of
Santa Cruz.
Mrs. Robert Abrams went by
train, December 22, to Salt Lake
City, to meet her mother, Mrs
Sara Mororw, of Prescott, Ariz.
She then drove to Heppner for
Christmas. Mrs. Morrow plans
a short visit with the Abrams
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Espy, Con
don, former Heppner residents,
are welcoming a new daughter
born December 20, in Portland
Named Anianette Elaine and
weighing 8 pounds at birth, she
Joins a sister, Sandra Joyce, and
two
brothers, uauit ana bcott,
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THIS IS A SCENE from th Christmas program prawnttd nctntly tor rudents of Hspposr Hlah
school. Combining musical number and pageant th program was prwsnttd under the wad
rship oi J. W. Fielder of the speech department and Mr. Rachel Dick. In charge of the music
Terry Corbin was Joseph In the ncrtlTttr scene and Helen Anderson was Mary.
(Heppner High Photo).
Chaff and
Wes
OUT AT the Herman Winter res-
idence Saturday night, friends
of the Nels Andersons who are
now at Niamey, Niger, Africa,
were all set up to start the New
Year out right again. They plan
ned to call the Andersons at
the stroke of midnight and
wish them a Happy New Year.
The same group had done this
last year with the call going
via France.
Herman even had confer
ence telephone installed espec
ly for the occasion so all could
talk in turn and listen to the
Andersons' comments. Dave and
Doug Anderson and their fian
cees, Barbara Bloodsworth and
Karla Luciani, were present.
The call was placed at about
11:45, but after-some delay, the
operator came back with the
disappointing news. "I'm sorry,
but there Is no telephone serv
ice to Niger on Sundays." So
that settled that, and all the
trouble went for naught
We're sure, though, that when
the Andersons hear of the ef
forts of their friends they will
THEY TELL this on Jerry Swee
ney, but we take no respon
sibility for its accuracy. How
ever, Jerry What's-His-Namc
hasn't denied it
The Heppner Investors' club
held a meeting the other night.
Finally, one of the members
said, "Well, I've got to go." He
stood up and then went to get
his coat
Whereupon Jerry also murnv
ered something like, "Yeah,
it's time to quit." He, too, stood
up and started to put on his
coat
Then someone reminded him
that the meeting was In Jerry's
own home.
The question in mind Is
whether Jerry Is really the absent-minded
professor type, or
whether he is Just the sly one
who figured it was time to get
the gang out of his house.
EVERYONE in Heppner knows
where Pasadena, Calif., is
and can figure out a way to get
there. Unfortunately, though,
not everyone in Pasadena knows
where Heppner, Oregon, is nor
how to get there.
Mrs. Rachel Smith of the Pas
adena area planned a trip to
the Northwest and thought she
would come and visit her grand
daughter, Mrs. Spike Pardee.
She went to her travel agent
and asked about routing her by
public transportation to Hepp
ner. He consulted his time ta
bles, maps and folders and fi
nally announced to her: "Why,
that's in the middle of no
where!! Lady, you Just can't
get there by bus, plane or
train." He suggested a taxi from
Pendleton.
So Mrs. Smith never made it
to Heppner. However, the Par
dees visited with her in Seattle,
which can be reached we un
derstand, by bus, plane or
train.
One can't quarrel with the
travel agent too much, since we
do not have public transporta
tion to our community. There
are those who would argue,
however, that Heppner is the
center of everything Instead of
the "middle of nowhere."
Now this presents a challenge
to the Chamber of Commerce.
Spike Pardee Is willing to head
a committee to enlighten a cer
tain California travel agent
with information about the Mor
row county Banana Belt.
THERE ARE THOSE who think
that the winter is an awful
time to take a vacation in the
Northwest, but after the pub
lishers relaxed and vi.sited
friends from Christmas to New
Years, we'll have to- disagree.
One thing is sure, you can find
most of your friends at home
during that time.
Incoming Christ mas cards
were sort of an inspiration to
go around and look up iolks we
hadn't seer, for years, and we
did that, although we didn't get
Chatter
Sherman
we got home Saturday, we list
ed more than 60 friends and
relatives that we had visited.
RATHER than going deep into
California as we had plan
ned, we only got as far as
Smith River in the northern part
of the Golden State on the
coast. There we visited lifelong
friends, the Dean Bramons, who
operate the redwood sawmill of
Carl Diebold Mills. Inc.
Like all other sawmills, the
redwood plants are hit by the
general recession in the indus
try throughout the land, attrib
uted largely to the "tight mon
ey" situation.
The redwood operations have
special problems of their own.
The lumber produced has to
dry perhaps 10 months In the
yard before It can go Into dry
kilns, and Bramon said that
they have more than 26 million
feet of lumber on hand. It was
piled everywhere. It will go In
to everything from fence posts
to finished siding for fine
homes. It finds a market
throughout this country and
abroad, going to such places as
Hawaii and Australia.
When the huge redwoods are
felled In the woods, beds have
to be prepared for them to cush
ion the shock of the impact and
prevent shattering.
Bramon took us deep into a
state redwood forest park, off
the beaten path. On the over
cast day. one felt as If he were
In another world as he stood
dwarfed by these silent and
towering giants.
In the protected park, many
of the redwoods are overripe
and will never go Into lumber.
Bramon said that the Industry
is opposing a plan to develop
a national park of the red
woods, which he feels would
cripple the industry. The red
wood operators believe that It
is right to preserve reasonable
acreages of the giant trees but
believe it unwise to set aside
vast tracts of them.
He points out that unless the
trees are thinned, there Is lit
tle chance for reproduction. On
ly broad-leafed plants will grow
in the almost perpetual shade
they create. Much of the low
er Oregon coast and northern
California is dependent on the
lumber industry.
It's a beautiful area from
Bandon south, especially enjoy
able now with the highway im
provements made in recent
years. If you haven't been down
there, we recommena it ior a
trip sometime.
By the way, fishermen are
hauling some mighty big and
beautiful steelhead out of the
world-famous Rogue River at
Gold Beach now.
WE STAYED last Thursday
night in Roseburg and slept
soundly in a motel there. Our
sleep would cither have been
interrupted or would have gone
on forever If we had been In
the same spot on one fateful
night in 1959. Just a block from
the motel was where the dyna
mite truck exploded that dev
astated the city less than eight
years ago.
You'd never know It now.
There are few scars left Fine
new business buildings grace
the city. Although it was a ter
rible tragedy, the blast was re
sponsible for a face lifting in
Roseburg.
The motel operator said that
they still find some reminders
of the blast that leveled a good
manv cltv blocks. The city re
cently replaced a sewer line and
found that parts of It had been
collapsed by the impact. The
woman at the motel produced
pictures that she had taken of
the explosion. A huge crater
marked the spot where the
truck had been parked, and
much of the rest of Roseburg
looked like a blitzed city of
World War II.
Roseburg now measures Its
history from the date of the
blast, just as Heppner does from
the date of the 1903 flood.
HAVE YOU ever stopped to
Nativity Story
Used as Theme
For Program
Outstanding performance by
Bob Dobbs as narrator and by
Nonda Clark as prologue speak
er led a fine Christmas program
The Birth of Christ In Prophecy
and Gospel" at Heppner High
school, Thursday evening, De
cember Z.', In the multipurpose
room.
Characters for the Impressive
tableau of the nativity scene
were played by Helen Ander
son as Mary; Terry Corbin as
Joseph; Mntt Hughes, Randy
Stillman, Earl Su-uck meter,
Carey Davis, Bob Van Winkle,
and Ron Cecil as shepherds;
Dennis O'Donnell. John Cox and
Mark Tullls as the wise men.
A beautiful setting for the
tableau was devised by mem
btrs of the speech classes with
the help tf Mrs. Ernie Winches
ter.
Music for the program consls
ted of both well-known and less
familiar Christmas songs sung
by a volunteer chorus under the
direction of Mrs. Ed Dick. The
chorus of 29 students fount
time to practice for the program
during activity periods and
spare time. Accompanist for the
program was Susan Jopsen of
lone.
Director for the program was
J. W. Flcloer, speech teacher.
think how many cities of the
Northwest have suffered near
ly total devastation from either
manmade or natural causes?
They could form a League of
Total Destruction.
On this trip we drove through
Bandon, which once was des
troyed when a forest fire reach
ed and swept through the town.
Astoria was once destroyed by
fire. Crescent City, In northern
California, which we vi.sited,
was virtually leveled by a ti
dal wave, Roseburg had Its
blast. Mitchell and Heppner
both were victims of floods, and
another flood destroyed Van
port and left It extinct.
Maybe you could add others.
ONE SHOULD NEVER underes-
timate the powers of nature.
When we first walked Into
Bramon's office at Smith River,
one of his office employees
came up to him excitedly and
said that he had just gotten
word that his car, containing
four of his friends, had been
washed off the Jetty at Cres
cent City.
The man had loaned his
Volkswagen to the four visiting
from L.A., and they went to the
neighboring city to see the
sights, driving out on the paved
Jetty. A big wave came sudden
ly, crashed into the little car
and tossed It some 10 or 15
feet down to the rocks on the
other side. Fortunately all four
got out with minor Injuries, but
the VW looked like a badly
bashed little bug when we
went down to see it.
Would you like to have your
favorite Gazette-Times photo?
Come in and place your order
today.
CLOSE OUT
SALE
All New Ski Equipment
Boots, Bindings, Skis, Pole
20 Off Regular
Price
PECK'S SKI SHOP
4 mi. out of Lexington
on Claries Canyon Road
We Rent Skis
TO THE
EDITOR.
IVar Mr, Sherman:
As a native of llepimer and
a lifelong resident of iHeifon.
I would like to nv "Hravo to
the recent Interest In the writ
ing of a history of Morrow oin
tv Its people mid country. Spe
cial thanks should po 'ut to
Oscar Peterson, O. M Tracer
and Giles French " others lot
their efforts thus far extended.
A history of Morrow county
certainly must appeal to all na
tlvrs of this country because
Is not the "dead" subject o
manv of us remember from
school. Morrow county history
is very much "alive" with the
names of many families who
homesleadeil Ihl country. I ve
always been proud of the fact
that my family settled here
three generations aHo,
I hope the organizers of this
campaign recognize the renin
slbllitles of such an undertok
lug and organlre their rfforts
toward a central goal.
I would like to see the for
mation of committees with a
responsible chairman to sort.
Interview anil screen the Infor
mation received and iiubmlt It
lo the editorial staff.
tf volunteers for any work
connected with this history sre
ever needed, please add my
name to the top of the list.
Darrell BlaKe
Fred V. f.relner
Insurance Agency
Condon. Oregon
Region Seal Sale
Reaches $18,415
Christmas Seal sale for the
eastern Oregon region nas
reached $18,415.67 o lar. ac
nirdinu to Mrs. Max Barclay,
Heppner. representative director
lor tne morrow cuumy vuuimi
to the Oregon Tuberculosis and
Health association.
Bv this time last year. $18.
3M87 had been received In the
rrclon This represents 80 per
cent of the total 15 Seal In
come.
Colorful reminders were sent
recently from the region of the
association as a plea to those
who received Seals to send con
tributions through the Oregon
TB and Health association.
"If you have already contrib
uted and receive a reminder
week or more after you mailed
your contribution, please let us
know Immediately so that we
might correct our records." Mrs.
Barclay said.
"One hundred per cent accur
acv In sending reminders can
not always be achieved for your
contribution may be in the man
at the same time your remind
er is in the man. we wouio
have no way of knowing your
contribution Is on the way. So
please do not feel slighted If
this should happen to you.
"Contributions are needed for
expansion of the association's
program to wipe out TB (and
control other respiratory diseas
es!, Mrs. Barclay added.
"Christmas Seal funds make
possible health education pro
grams, medical research, pa
tient services and tuberculosis
case finding as well as the pro
tection of your priceless health."
Poem is Published
Of Former Student
A Miem, written by Miss Gall
Sllva, a student at Heppner
Hlk'h school last year, has been
published In a national Chris
tian (hurch youth magazine,
"Straight", according to Infor
mation from Rev. Al Boschee,
local pastor.
The religious, thought-provoking
poem, "Delinquency," Is fen.
tured, appropriately presenting
the answer to youth's problem
of "searching for understand
ing." She wrote It In her Eng-
nsn class here last year.
The national magazine Is
read by Christian youth over
the United States, and the local
church uses it as study mater
ial In Sunday School classes.
Gall Is now attending Reeds
port High school. Her mother,
Mrs. Opal Sllva, taught last
year In the lone grade school,
and the two made their home
In Heppner. Gall was active In
Christian Youth Fellow a h Ip
work here last year.
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Choir Concert
Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the concert of the
famed "Choir of the West" of
Pacific Lutheran University of
Tflctuna, Wash., to be here Sal .
urdny. January 2H, are now
available to the public, the Key
Km IVdcrson. pastor of Hoi
and Valby Lutheran churches,
announce.
Ticket are $125 for adults
and SOc for children (grade
eight and under. Thry may be
purchased from Mrs. Len Ray
Schwart In Heppner, Mrs. Ray.
mond Lundell In lone, or at the
chunii office of Hope Lutheran.
Because of the Un of the Jun
ior hlKh auditorium, where the
concert will tx given, only a
limited number of tickets are
available for the event, which
will be at 8 p m. They are avail
able on "flrt come, first
served" basis. No reservation
will be takea
Kinxua Community
Church Unites With
Village Missions
At a special meeting held
recently at the Klnzua Com
munity church. It was voted
unanimously to affiliate the
Klnrua Community church with
the Village Missions. It will be
approximately the middle of
January before a resident pas
tor will be sblo to come to Kln
zua. Th community will pro
vide a suitable house for the
pastor and his family. It was
also voted to again have a
Communion service every quar
ter with the first service to be
held Sunday evening, January
1. at 7:30 pm. Kvcryone is wel
come to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilliam.
Mary Jo and Paul wens her
from Spokan for a Christmas
Eve v sit with hia parents, Mr
and Mrs. Earl Gilliam, and then
continued to Portland to Join
In a family rrunlo with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Blake.
at the home of Miss Gwendolyn
Jones, ivmald Blake, brother of
Mrs. Gilliam, flew from New
York where he la In business,
to be with them. The Howard
GUItams planned a second vis
it In Heppner at New Years,
COMMUNITY 1
BILLBOARD K
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH
BASKETBALL
Heppner vs. Enterprise
Saturday. Jan. 7, Heppner
High gym
First league game
Heppner vs. Bums. Friday.
Jan. 13, Heppner High gym
Heppner vs. Grant Union,
Sat.. Jan. 14. Heppner High
gym
Support the Mustangs!
ELEMENTARY PTA
Wednesday. Jan. 11, 8 p.m.
Business meeting, special
program on school budget
Grade school multipurpose
room.
LODGE INSTALLATION
Sans Soue! Rcbekahs, Wil
lows lOOF, Joint Installa
tion Saturday. Jan. 7; dinner, 6:30,
Installation 8 p.m.
Heppner IOOF Hall.
TEENAGE DANCE
Saturday, Jan. 7. after bas
ketball game, St. Patrick's
parish hall
Sponsored by St. Patrick's
Altar Society
Music by "Morning Reign"
band.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppnr
P. O. Box 247 ML 678-925
Sparkling New
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keller and at home.
as far as we expected. When