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HEPPNER GAZETTE THE tf GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836 Phone 676-9228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established Times established November IS, WESLET A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN ROD (SPIKE) PARDEE Advertising Manager Photographer MARION ABRAMS Society Circulation JIM SHERMAN Pressman Office Hours: S a.m. to 6 p.m., until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: $450 Year. Every Thursday and Entered at the as heeond Class Matter. v-association The Chief Resigns We're of the opinion that it would be considerably more difficult to be a good policeman In a small town than it would to be a good policeman in a large town. The associations are closer in a small community. One knows all his neighbors, wants to be friends with them and enjoys their goodwill. Sometimes it's pretty hard to promote friendship while writing a ticket for a neighbor: But we feel that Dean Gilman somehow achieved an ex cellent knack of getting along with folks In our community and maintaining their friendship while keeping the peace. It takes a discering and sensible fellow to achieve the delicate balance on which this depends. Certainly the officer has to temper justice with mercy. During the time that Chief Gilman has served as officer here, he has gained and earned the respect of the community and its people. He has been plagued with pestiferous prob lems, we suspect, that must have made him want to bite his nails. Dogs and parking meter troubles certainly must rank among those that he regards most affectionately! Again, there must be times when keeping the peace is too peaceful and the chiefs job became monotonous and wearisome. But Dean has stuck with the job. He has had the advantage of knowing his people and how to work with them. He regards young people here as outstanding, and they have responded to this attitude so that there has been a minimum of trouble with youth. At Monday night's council meeting, Chief Gilman resign ed, to be effective in mid-June. He plans to enter other em ployment, which has not yet been announced. We wouldn't embarrass him by attempting to eulogize him, but at the time of his resignation we do want to share what we note in the sentiments of the city council and his fellows: He has done a fine job and he'll be missed on the downtown beat. Ho Draft Cards Did you see any bearded beatniks burning draft cards in Heppner streets Monday? Did you see any youths marching with anti-Vietnam post-) ers? Did you hear anyone make a plea on behalf of LSD or marijuana? No, you didn't But if you went to the blood bank, you saw our high school kids at work. They were too busy filling out blood donor cards to even think about burning draft cards. . They assumed the responsibility for staffing the whole blood bank, except for the medical duties! And, by George, they made a real success of it It went over better than it has for years behind their good work. How can you help but be proud of kids like that? National Forest Vandalism Why do people steal wilderness registration boxes, des troy traffic counters and guard rails, shoot locks off gates, or use campground tables for firewood? Malicious vandalism and thefts continue to plague Na tional Forest managers in Oregon and Washington, a U. S. Forest Service compilation shows. Such acts amounted to approximately $40,000 in replace ment costs in the 19 National Forests of the Pacific Northwest Region in 1966, according to J. Herbert Stone, Regional For ester. The total is in addition to costs of regular maintenance, sanitation, and litter cleanup. There were such costly acts as destruction of an unused lookout tower ($600), damage to a timber sale operator's D-7 Cat ($1,075), and destruction of campground toilets ($350). But perhaps more important was the threat of public safety caused by the acts of a few vandals. Examples last year were: reversing of directional trail signs, removal of lightning rods from lookout towers, theft of railroad crossing signs, theft of first aid kits, and broken bottles in swimming areas. In several cases the errant vandals or litterbugs paid for their misdeeds, Regional Forester Stone pointed out. In one case, three youths who destroyed a toilet were caught, with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and ended up paying the damages. In another instance, a person who dump ed garbage in a scenic spot was traced and later went back and picked up the litter. In still another, youths who paint ed rocks and trees in a campground had to pay court costs and remove the paint. More people each year are turning to the outdoors for recreation and enjoyment of natural beauty, Stone said, and he urged all users to do their part in preserving the resourc es of the National Forests. The National Forests are the play grounds of millions, and a few destructive or thoughtless per sons make the playgrounds dangerous or unsightly for all. Films of Vietnam On Films, showing the work of Mike Benge with the villagers in the mountainous primitive village of Van Ne Thout in Viet nam, will be the program of the Lexington Grange meeting Fr day night, May 5, it is announ ced by Mrs. Cecil Jones, lectur er. Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge will show the slides sent to them by their son during the program which will follow the Grange potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Souvenirs will also be on dis play. Those attending are invited to bring good, used children's summer clothing, sweaters, veg etable seeds and canna tubers, which will be mailed to the villagers. Also, those who wish - TIMES. Thundor. Mar 4. 1967 HEPPNER March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner 1SS7. lonsolldatea February 15, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STILLMAN Apprentice Monday through Friday; 9 ajn. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Post umce at Heppner, uregon. Burned Grange Program may help supply educational kits for the children through the orphanage, by contributing 50c each. The public is invited to at tend. A business meeting will follow the program. Mr. and Mrs. R G. McMurtry were in Philomath April 23 vis iting at the home of his bro ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McMurtry. McMurtry is serving as president of Phil omath College Alumni Associa tion, and met with other offi cers of the association to final ize plans for the July 9 Cen tennial reunion and celebration for alumni of the college. About Pictures Since the Gazette-Times late last year purchased equip ment needed to make its own engravings for printing pictures the paper has offered considerably better photo coverage nnd has used many more photos than in the past. Addition of Rod (Spike) Tardeo to the staff has contrib uted a great deal to the picture covereage. The combination of the new equipment and the photographer are helping to make a better paper. At the same time there has been an increase in the num ber of requests for pictures to be printed, and ninny pictures are submitted from outside sources. Because of this, a statement of policy on pictures Is prob ably in order. The paper Is always seeking good pictures to illustrate local news stories. It is necessary, however, to distinguish between "public ity" pictures and "news" pictures. "Publicity" pictures Include those designed to promote some particular event, work of an organization or business Interest, while "news" pictures have no other motive than to illustrate a news topic of general in terest to readers. This paper will use a reasonable amount of pictures, with out charge, to publicize events of community interest when no Individual or business interest stands to gain financially be cause of the use. The paper will not use pictures that are designed to pro mote the financial gain of some Individual, business or organ ization unless the costs and space involved are paid at estab lished rates. An exception might be when some new product or development might have news value and is tied in closely with advertising placed in this paper by the individual or firm. In some cases, where the news value Is questionable, the paper may ask a group or organization to pay for the cost of taking and engraving a picture for print, but the paper may donate the space used In printing the picture. While many papers charge for engagement and wedding pictures, the Gazette-Times at this time prints such pictures without charge when they are furnished to the paper in prop er size. Some pictures, too large to be used, have been submitted to the paper. Our equipment can handle prints no larger than 6 inches by eight inches. Thus, 8x10 prints are too large. The paper at the present time has no facilities for copying prints and thus cannot make them larger or smaller. For practical purposes, no picture should be submitted larger than 5x7. When local organizations or Individuals call upon staff members to take pictures to illustrate some non-profit civic venture and travel time and expense are involved, the organ ization should be prepared to stand these costs. The paper can use color pictures submitted only if the pictures are of good contrast, clear and of sufficient detail to print satisfactorily. Because the paper is endeavoring to maintain high quality In use of pictures, it Is sometimes nec essary to refuse pictures submitted that are of inferior qual ity. Prints of pictures taken by the staff are available in any quantity of sizes 5x7 and larger at established rates. The public Is asked to bear in mind that although the paper now has equipment that permits greater use of pictures, cost of using pictures is quite expensive. The equipment rep resents a considerable Investment and film, developing mater ials and plastic used in engravings, coupled with time of the photographer, represent a sizeable cost to the paper. Thus, pictures cannot be used indiscriminately without evaluation as to reader interest. Ordinarily, prints submitted to the paper for publication can be returned undamaged after an engraving is made. How ever, sometimes it is necessary to cut or damage the picture, so the paper cannot guarantee that they will be returned without harm. To be used in a current week, pictures should be in the Gazette-Times office by Monday noon of the particular week, unless special arrangement is made for late use. The same deadline applies to all publicity matter, meeting notices, or ganizational news, and routine material. Foundation Meets, Hears Final Report On County Receipts Total 1967 receipts of $1110.84 for the March of Dimes cam paign in Morrow County were announced at the annual meet ing of the county chapter of the National Foundation, Thur sday, April 20, at the Bank of Eastern Oregon conference room in Heppner. Contributions from the vari ous communities in the coun ty were Heppner and Lexington, $764.19; lone, $261.77; Board- man, $46.81, and Irrigon, $38.07. Especially notable was a con tribution of 5105.44 from the senior class of Heppner High school; schools contributed about one-fourth of the total amount. Part of this money will go to the national organization and some to the local chapter. The local chapter makes contribu tions to the Evaluation Center for birth defects at the Univer sity of Oregon Medical Center and to the Devers Eye Clinic. Officers re-elected at the county chapter annual meeting were Mrs. Len Ray Schwarz, chairman; Mrs. Jack Loyd, vice chairman; Mary Bryant, secre tary and Mrs. Eddie Gunderson, treasurer. Medical advisor for the chapter is Dr A. D. McMur do, and the executive commit tee is composed of Dr. L. D. Tibbies, Mrs. Lowell Chally, Mr. Lowell Chally, Mrs Darrel Mc Lachlan, Mrs. Marion Green, Mrs. Jim Prock and Mrs. Ralph Kincaid. Edgers Experience Cool Vacation Trip Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edger re turned April 28 from a two week trip to Arizona and Calif ornia. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Babb, Heppner residents during the summer, at the Babb's win ter location in Apache Junction, Ariz., and also Mr. and Mrs. Tardue in Turlock, Calif. According to Mrs. Edger, the entire trip was notable for the bad weather encountered every where Tht couple experienced high winds in Utah and cool days in Arizona, then rain and more wind on the way home through California. In Barstow, residents told them it was the "coldest April In 41 years." Rain and wind were so bad at New port, Ore., that the beach was completely deserted and the trip wound up with a hailstorm in Lexington. The Edgers customarily take many side trips to investigate places of interest and rockhound sites but this time were pre vented from doing so by the weather. Pioneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVERHTLL For more than a half century, Heppner was the outlet to mar ket for the northwest corner of Grant County. The livestock in dustry was in its heyday. The range land was free and open. Grass was good, and thousands of sheep from Morrow County were summered in the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains. Such an era of opportunity spawned strong men in the live stock business. I remember a few very well, Dillard French, Bill Beamer and Emmett Cochran, among others. They were energetic men with purpose and ability. They were men who didn't let circumstan ces push them around. They lived life lustily. An outstanding example was Cochran who must have left his mark on Heppner occasionally as he did on Canyon City from time to time. Emmett operated a large spread on Rudio Creek. When he took his crew to town, they came to frolic. On one visit to Canyon City, they didn't "take the town" but they did wreck a number of rooms in the Elkhorn Hotel. The owner complained, but Em mett told him, "Let the boys have their fun. If they tear the place down, I'll pay for it in the morning." He did, the next day. It took men like that to keep things going. Potter Home Again David Potter, superintendent of Morrow County schools, ret urned home Saturday from Port land after undergoing major sur gery in Emanuel hospital several weeks ago. He is under doctor's orders to remain quiet at home for two weeks to convalesce from the hospitalization. He attended a school board meeting Monday night, but said that he expects to obey his doctor from now on. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Martin and family were in Portland April 21 and 22. and returned to Heppner Sunday, April 23. While in Portland they were able to visit school administrator Dav id Potter. What's New . . . From Salem By REP. IRVIN MANN. JR. One of the things that Is emerging from this legislature Is the clear indication that the bodv Is concerned about the un inhibited proliferation of com munity colleges and Is determ ined that the legislature should do something about it. Both houses of the legislat ure have passed a bill which I introduced aimed at the Mid Columbia community college proposal where portions of Gil liam and Sherman counties were Included in a community college proposed to bo built at The Dalles, solely for the pur pose of getting enough assessed value into the district to sup port n college. Although the governor vetoed this bill, the fact that the bill readily passed both houses ot the legislature Indicates clear ly that the legislature thinks the State Board of Education made a mistake in marking the boundaries of the proposed Mid Columbia district. A second bill I have introduc ed, which I feel has a very gotsl chance of passage, would pre vent the State Board from ever mukinu this type of mistake again. This Is House Bill 1104, which makes it mandatory that the board dismiss a petition for a community college district if the district does not meet the requirements of SJR 5, passed by the 15 legislature. House Bill 1104 also pres cribes that the board shall con sider whether or not the pres idents of an area are going to be materially benefitted by a community college before ap proving boundaries. At this time they consider only whether the territory might be materially benefitted. Had this bill been part of the law when the Mldlolumma proposal was first made, the boundaries would not have been drawn as they were. It will prevent this type of thing from happening again. I must sav that It is most gratifying for those of us here in Salem from Umatilla County to be able to point to our own Blue Mountain Community Col lege as a model college recog nized as such throughout the state one which does lust ex actly what the original thinkers in this area thought a commu nity college should do. This house has approved a bill to require slow drivers in the left hand lane on freeways to move into the right hand lane or be subject to arrest. It also requires slow moving vehicles on 2 lane roads to pull over to let traffic by, as most of our truckers now do. I think this is a good bill. TO THE EDITOR. 'Sleeper' Bill To the Editor: Do you believe legal bank In terest rates should be Increased 40. This issue faces the Oregon legislature in a "sleener" hill. SB 536. Earlv in the snsslnn t rnnnot. ed an opinion, and the Attorney uenerai ruiea mat trie 18 to 29 effective interest charged on BankAmericard violated the usury laws of this state. The U. S. National Bank and the First National Bank argued that national hanks werp not hmirul hv Orernn law nn Ipcrnl Intnmut but the Attorney General ruled mat me maximum legal rate for banks about 15Vfc ap plied to all banks and the in terest charged on BankAmerl card In Oregon was excessive. Instead of enmnlvlncf with Oregon law and reducing their rates, mese two major banKs have introduced this bill to evade the Attorney General's opinion and make legal their excessive charges. SR unolrl nllnur o knnt to charge on BankAmericard iV7o it me loan was repaid af ter 25 days and even more If it was repaid before then. On purchases , from merch ants banks could charge 18 to the customer plus an unlimited amount to the merchant which might be passed on to the cus. tomer. In the state of Washington, BankAmericard has licensed the National Bank tit which in accordance with Wash ington law charges the custo mer a basic rate of 12 on BankAmericard in that state. If the 500,000 Oregon custo mers of BankAmericard do not protest this request for a 40 increase in legal bank Interest rates, the 1967 legislature may well go down In history as the group that passed the "big bank relief act of 1967." Don S. Willner, Portland State Senator From the Heart To the Editor: Oregon Heart Assoclatl o n sends its commendation to the Oregon Newspaper Industry for cooperating and supporting the Heart Campaign. We are greatly indebted to newspaper people for their ac curate reporting of heart news and events. Your nllntmnnt space to heart is most gratify. ing. This participation played an important part in making 1967 another banner year. Lyman E. Seely, Chairman 1967 Heart Fund Drive Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman NO THESE weren't ihe flues to ' l,s week's "Who's Who In Morrow County": Cot fee. Wheat les tomato (nice, onion U mix. soup. eggs. ;"""' i,oo.llev oleo. toothpaste. rmi ulu 10!I. Jell O. pick up Lisa shoes, cheese and t rackers We give il Who Is It? We can't think of anyone this Iden tifies. This list was found In one of the entry boxes In one of the stores. Someone either deposited It then- lv mistake or louim mr , box a handy receptacle for used grocery llsls. The lis! of Roxle I.ovgren waj a tilt dtllereni n oau clues right and she guessed mat the person Is Hod (Spike I Par dee. which was correct Ami lioxle wins the thirty bucks! 1IAU1.AN MetTKIiY, Jit. volun leers this wis-k'.s most valua hi,, hit of Information: The touring Kighlh Graders from Portland weighed exactly 7.U10 lbs., he said Hut surely tna must Include some of the local kids. If the .15 from Portland weighed that much, they'd av erage more than .HHl Ih each Surely they don't eat that much of Morrow county's good lamb, lecf and wheat products. One i f the features of the trip Is weighing the kids on the scales at the North a' elevator YOl'NC JOHN Van Winkle, a (reuuent visitor to the Sher man residence, somehow learn ed that the co publisher had served as a teacher and Mig gested that she apply (or a o sltlon here. Picking up a thread of the conversation, we chimed in, "Yes. she has a life certificate " "You mean to work (or you?" declared Young John with sympathetic lisik "No, that's not cote, that's a life admitted. in his eve. a life certifl sentence," we SMALL WOULD IEPT: When Ihe Ed Gontvs took their trail er and went camping over the week end, they his-amc aci uainted with a Portland couple whose trailer was parked next to theirs In Ihe IVschutes Hlv er park along the Columbia Klv er highway. They took a trip across the river In the I'ortlanilers' car, and Kd glanced down, noticed one of Jim Harnett's Chevron therm. iMctcrs stuck on the dash He asked the new friend where he came hv the little gadget, and the man replied that he comes out this way hunting and stopped at Jim's to get gas. So It apiiears that Harnett's advert. .-ir j; is getting around. WE MISSED the newscast on which he apiH-nreil. but Mike Henee. son nf Mr anil Mrs Ter. rel Kenge of lone, appeared on the Huntley Brinklev report one evening recently He was an es cort to Klchard Nixon, when the Mr. Jackman III Dear Mr. Sherman: 1 have received a ronv nf vnnr printed story about our forest book "Blazlnp Korft Trnlla" We are getting clippings daily im n-vivna uui i iiavcn I seen any which do a better lob than yours. Thanks very much for your cooperation. 1 can add that Murray lie. all Drug has placed one of the biggest orders received to date bv Caxton Printers of Caldwell Idaho. Mr. Jackman Is seriousiu in In St. Vlncenls Hospital In Port land. haVinff hnen hntnll r.ll,l since February 27. When ho u able to get around we plan to -spend a aay in Heppner and will call on you. We can't even guess now soon mis will be, however. inanxs again ('has D. Simpson Box 541 Baker, Oregon 97814 Member of Btn rm at the home of Mrs. Bill Rlet-! mann, Monday, May 1, at 7T0 ' p.m. to make memorial wreaths I tO Sell in the Innn nn.l II tier ureas. Those Interested may i contact Mrs. Boh IVi...,,, ,.,i Mrs. Marlon C. ... , ,, jiuiii , nn- suie win go for sorority ex penses and contributions to philanthropic projects 22nd ANNUAL MILTON FHEEWATER PEA FESTIVALS Junior Livestock Show 3 BIG DAYS, MAY 11, 12, 13 Mountcd1YMliANA Saturday Junior Track and Field Meet Saturday Grand I'aradcaTurday71lay13 10:30 a.m. CI ANT HAR-B-QUE Following Grand Parade Central School Ground Queen's Coronation and Talent Show Monday, May 8-7:30 p.m., Mac-Hl Auditorium YOUTH DANCE Friday Night Music by "GROUP THERAPY" Carnival All Week Davis Shows former V. P. wa In Vietnam, and the camera caught him with the visitor. Mike la mill working with the Moutagnard In Vietnam and he exci-t to he home (or a couple of months probably In the (all. WITH ALL Ihe problem owning up now thai the city toning ordinance U passed, ome nay that U'ltov (Itirdner lumped out of the frying pan into the fire. He retired from the city coun cil at the conclusion of hi last term, but Ihey turned around and appointed him chairman of the planning rumniUMutt. That may be a tougher ob, A civic spirited i llten can't win. WE WONDER how many acres It would Irrigate If they'd lake all that hot air Dial ha been blowing from the politic ian on the Hoeing lease nnd appraisal, and turn it inside out so that It would uck Instead of blow? ' WE Jt'ST realize our family I growing up when we trv the accustomed method of commu nicating a confidence to Ihe co publisher bv aix-lllng Ihe key words when Ihe youngest l lis tening In, only to hear Ihe whole thing unerringly related back as l( by a tape recorder. AS IK anyone ha a chance to eiilov these long evening un der daylight lime! Take Mon day night (or Instance: City council meeting, with zoning commission also meeting. chool board meeting, Mother club meeting, Legion and auxiliary meeting. (Msinl union meeting, llrst aid meeting, Rainbow meeting. Who know If It 1 dark or daylight? HIT IT proh'lv will gel worm' llisetead of better at Icasl until utter nchiKj)' out. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH BASEBALL Saturday, May (5, fjrant Un ion at Cranl Union, 10 a m. Saturday, May l.'t, Sub-district playoffs. HEPPNER HIGH TRACK EtX' Invitational, at La Crande, Friday, May 5 Sub district meet at Madras, Saturday, May 13. OES StlCIAL CLUB Saturday, May 6. 1:30 p.m. Heppner Manontc Hall RAINBOW INSTAIXAT10N Sunday, May 7. 2 p.m. Ceremonies by Blue ML Chapter of De Molay, Her- mlston Linda Heath, new worthy advisor FREE VIETNAM FILM Film, "Vietnam Profile," Sun day, May 7, 8 p.m. Elementary Multipurpose Room No admission. Free-will offer ing. Everyone welcome ELEMENTARY PTA Wednesday, May 10, 8 p.m. Special Spring Music lro- gram, band and chorus Grade School gym SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY Wrangler C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppnar P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-962S
