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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE THE W HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Reppner. Oregon 97836 Phona 676 9228 MORROW COUNTTS NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established Times established November IS, 1912. WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN ROD (SPIKE) PARDEE Advertising Manager Photographer MARION ABRAMS Society Circulation JIM SHERMAN Pressman Subscription Rates: $450 Year. Every Thursday and Entered at as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: S a.m. to 6 p.m., until noon Saturday. tgL NIWIPAPIR V-AS$OCIATION Story of Cooperation If a fish impoundment becomes a reality in Morrow county in the next year or so. It will be the climax to a story of cooperation. This was evident at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last week when interested persons were in attendance. As was the case in development of Bull Prairie Reservoir, the impoundment project has the active Interest and partic ipation from local, state and federal agencies working togeth er. Supporting them are private parties and organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce. All are working together for the public good, and this is an encouraging thing. At the Chamber meeting, and on a tour of possible im poundment sites, were U. S. Forest Service officials. State Game Commission officials, county officials and private par ties. Perhaps the word "impoundment" doesn't convey to the public the full significance of its importance. It will impound fish, but they will be there for the catching, and consequently for the recreation of those visiting the reservoir for that pur pose. While the state will not develop a park around the res ervoir, this is certain to come with the cooperatoin of the county and possibly others. Many have long held that development of recreation is of vital importance in south Morrow county, not only as an outlet for residents here, but to attract others from more dis tant points. While we in Morrow are prone to look at Bull Prairie as "ours," it actually is in Grant county. Morrow county has very little to call its own. It has no state parks at all. Cuts forth Park and Anson Wright Park are county parks. There are a number of fine fish impoundment sites, most of them on private property. State Game Commission appraisers are due to come and check property values. The next big step is to acquire the property at a price consistent with these appraisals and the state won't buy it unless it is available at such a price. It is to be hoped that property owners will be reasonable in their askings and realize that there is a dire need here for such recreational facilities. When the impoundments are constructed, and recreation al facilities develop around them, they will serve for public enjoyment for many, many years to come. Whoever assists in such a cooperative project will have that service to his credit to hallow his name for as long as the facility is in existence. loneer Ponderings Br W. S. CAVERHILL Words of Condolence In thinking of the prolonged session of our legislature strug gling the problems of taxes and social order, we have a feeling of sympathy to some extent for the members of that body. We hope that future time will not be wasted on some of the proposals for legislation needs earlier in the session. If the press reports were correct, a bill was intro duced to provide for monthly payment of property taxes in stead of the present quarterly method. Another bill would au thorize the county courts to per mit the use of the "pill" by any family whose income is less than eight thousand per annum. We hope that these and other proposals like them are well buried. The introduction of such trivia that makes even a sim ple cowboy leaning against a corral fence wary of the whole outfit. Week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg were Mr. Padberg's son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg, Jr. of Boring. They came Friday and left Sunday af ter attending the Padberg re union that day in lone. Mr. and Mrs. E. E, Myers, Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Al vin McCabe and boys of Colfax, Wn., were in lone for the week end visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree. Mrs. McCabe is the Crabtree's daughter. All attend ed the Masonic Strawberry Feed on Sunday in lone. The Rev and Mrs Bruce Spencer came Saturday, June 17, to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and. Mrs Ned Clark. On Sunday, Father Spen cer officiated at services in All Saints' Episcopal church and baptized his granddaugh t e r, Kathleen Grace Clark. 9 I - W-J r- 7 n r - TIMES. Thursday. Juna 22. 1967 March 30. 1SS3. The Heppner lKi. t. onsohdated february 15, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER S5P4!,'6,,7N EDITOR AXD PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHES ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STTLLMAN Apprentice Single Copy 10 Cents. Published the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, Monday through Friday; 9 ajn. TO THE EDITOR. . . Once again I am very thank ful to have the opportunity to thank you and your staff for the courtesies you have extend ed the American Legion Auxil iary and myself for your coop eration and friendliness in giv ing us our publicity. It has been a pleasure to serve with you. My year as president of Hepp ner Unit No. 87 has come to a close and I have tried to con tribute in a small way for the betterment and ideals of the American Legion Auxiliary pro gram. I want to wish my successor a most successful year. Again many thanks to you all. Hazel Hamlin Sincerely, 56 Contributions Made to History A total of 56 contributions have been made towards cost of publication of the M o r r ow county history, Oscar Peterson, chairman, said Monday. With $1000 included in the 1967-68 Morrow county budget, the fund now stands at approx imately $3000, near the halfway mark,, he said. Others who wish to help are urged to send their donations to Gene Pierce, treasurur. Morrow County Historical association. This cooperation will enable work to get started on the pro ject earlier. It is planned to print in the book a list of those indivduals and organizations who made it possible as an acknowledgement of their cooperation. Cathy Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman, is spending the week with a friend, Lori Kunke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kunke, at Dallas. Cathy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman, took her to Dal las enroute to the publishers' convention at Gearhart. They al so stopped in Salem to see their first grandchild, Rebecca Lynn Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sherman, for the .first time. On the return trip tney went to st. Helens to visit Wes Sherman's uncle, Caly Sher man, and his son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Wally Lambert, and family S Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman BEING in the neighborhood at the annual publishers' con vention at Gcarhart. we went to Astoria Sunday to view and cross the big "new bridge that spans the Columbia there. The bridge is quite an awesome structure. Being more than four miles long, it would reach near ly half the distance between Heppner and Lexington. Tolls are all paid on the Ore gon side. $1.50 per car, one way. We wondered what an un suspecting motorist would do if he missed the toll sign on the Washington side, heading south, and got all the way across with out having the necessary buck fifty. Would they make him turn around and go all the way back for a free round trip, send him to jail, or take a mortgage on his car? The bridge surely cuts the driving time on the coastal drive. A person can drive across the bridge before the old ferries could hardlv chug away from the slips. But the old ferries were colorful and a lot of fun to ride. We can remember crossing on the ferry when the river was so rough we didn't think we could drive on the ship as it bounced around like a walnut shell in a child's bath. But the ferry's crew was undaunted by such weather. Only one time that we remember did any of the ferries get into trouble. One got lost In the fog in some pea soup weath er and had an awful time be fore it was steered to safety. Notice In the Sunday Oregon ian a letter from someone who declares that the bridge is sup posed to lose money at the rate of $1 million per year. If this Is true. It makes it seem like an expensive luxury, but we might as well enjoy it now. It won't do any good to tear it down. SOMEHOW we thought the bridge would create a boom on the Long Beach, Wn., peninsula, but on our trip up there Sunday, the peninsula seemed just about the same as it has for years. The same cottages and motels are there that we have stayed in as long as 30 years ago. Only saw a few signs of com mercial opportunism. Above Ocean Park towards the northern tip of the peninsula, is a big real estate development that seems to be spurred by some high powered promotion. Hundreds ofj lots are marked off, and signs announce that there is to be a 1 shopping center, communi t y building and so on. A blurb on the development, which told of a 3-mile fresh water lake, seem ed a bit exaggerated. The lake, at least for the moment, is about half again as wide as Willow creek. Banners were flying and flags were waving around the office of this development company, and a Lincoln Continental was in the parking lot. Oddly enough, it didn't have a Califor nia license. If this all develops the way the promoters apparently envis ion, not one little old clam on that vast expanse of beach will be secure from the hordes that will threaten to make it a Con ey Island. But the peninsula is some 26 miles long and so this one alone won t spoil the whole thing. IT HAS BEEN a long time since we drove up the Lower Col umbia River highway from As toria. They have made a lot of improvements on the highway, but there still are spots where the road reminds one of the scenic route of the old Colum bia River highway around Crown Point, crooked as can be. Development of industry is surging in this area with paper mms, chemical plants and all manner of shipping noted. From the vantage point of Bradley Park, near Clatskanie, one looks down on a great spectacle of the natural and the manmade. Its a rather breathtaking site. We couldn't help but hope that some such industry moves east on the river to our Morrow county lands as it becomes too crowded on the lower Columbia. SIGN noticed along the high way from a body and fender snop: -May we nave your next dents?" HADN'T SEEN Uncle Caly Sher man at St. Helens for a long time and stopped for a visit. We thought of him recently when we wrote about A. B. Cole man retiring from Kinzua Lum ber Co. and how his time reach ed back to the "old days." Uncle Caly, now 84, is another such old timer in the timber busi ness, but long since out of the game, although he still looks 20 years younger than his actu al age. Uncle Caly and my fath er, Harry, now deceased, started together in the lumber business in the St. Helens area. At one time they had a sawmill at Yankton, where I was born, be tween St Helens and Vernonia. Uncle Caly remembers the Heppner flood, although he has never been here. We're going to get him over one of these days, for we know he will enjoy vis iting this country. We swung around by the old Bachelor Flat school, where I attended fourth grade, and pass ed the old Skuzie place where I took piano lessons as an 8 year old. Across from our old farmstead in the Warren area is now the St. Helens Golf club. of all things! But our old house still stands. What fun it is to crow un In places like Bachelor Flat, War ren. Yankton ami Olequa, Wn. Citv kids don't know what they miss, WE'VE SEEN n lot about Fddlo Mays' new Hixxt River Village and the Fruit Tree, so stopped there to cool off late Sunday p.m. Hood Klver and the new development are really promot ing the area In the Fruit Tree. It is a modern new air condit ioned building that contains all kinds of fruit, particularly fo cused on llixxt River apples. You can buy cider, apples, apple Juice, applesauce, apple cube lets, and ali kinds of apple pro ducts. (Buy it? Try and resist buying It. It Is too tempting to leave alone). An attractive girl steps up and hands you a sample of juicy apple. Put a dime in a slot, hold a cup under a nozzle and out comes an ice cold cup of the mast dellctous cider you ever tasted. On a day like Sunday, that is real nectar. - If you're traveling by soon and are hot and need to stretch your legs, stop there and get a drink of that cider. You'll be impressed with what Hood River and this new Village Is doing to promote the area. Maybe we ought to work out something along the highway In the Boardman area for wheat prod ucts, beef and lamb. Of course, the Irrigon area has those stands with delicious Ice cold watermelon, which are most refreshing for the sun burned travelers. . SPEAKING of Boardman, what a wonderful sight It Is at evening when you arrive there just after the sun has gone down and having traveled on the hot highway all day. Those restaurants and motels are wonderfully Inviting. I think we can say without qualification (and without prejudice!) that It Is the most sparkling sight, In all of its newness, along the entire route of Oregon's Colum bia River highway. When we arrived there en route home Sunday night, it was so Inviting we had to re sist the urge to spend the night there. We've started traveling the bomb range road when we head west and return in order to avoid the curves and bounce of the Willow Creek highway. It's longer In distance but shorter in wear and tear. Over The Tee Cup By VI LANHAM Eleven "divot cutters" braved the heat by appearing at Wil low Creek Country club for la dies' day Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. Gena Leonard, Lor raine Ledbetter and Cora Mae Ferguson started the play. They were followed by two foursomes, Libby Carpenter, Mary Lou Kel ly, Karen Holland (the first time for her on ladies' day) and Vi Lanham; Helen Schaffltz, Marie McQuarrie, Cllsta Venard and Ann Martin. The usual things happened out of bounds drives, a few lost balls, trees in the wrong places for some fairway shots, and wading in the swamp so we were all ready for that cool, re freshing lemonade at No. 7 tee, thanks to Marie and Helen, co hostesses for the day. Incident ally, Marie and Helen are also our new officers for the ladies' organization. Winners for the day were Karen for most putts and VI for least putts. Hostesses for next Tuesday's play are Donna McCurdy and Marguerite Chapin. Gals who missed this week's play should try to join us at 8:00 a.m. June 27. Don't forget the two-ball four some play scheduled for Sun day afternoon. Kinzua Seaman Taking Training Seaman Recruit Charles V. Allen, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Allen of Kinzua, is undergoing nine weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center here. He is receiving instructions In Naval customs, courtesies and organization, ordnance and gun nery, seamanship, damage con trol, first aid, swimming and survival, shipboard drills and sentry duty. His Navy Classification testa will determine whether he will be assigned to a school, shore station or ship after his gradu ation. Road Oiling Due Morrow county court has told the lone Cemetery District that it will widen, Improve and oil the road to the lone cemetery, Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. This improvement will be for a distance of about a half-mile and will mean that all ceme teries in the county will then be reached by oiled roads. Pfc. Larry Dean Heath is a training aid at Ft. Benning, Ga., where he has been since December, 1967. He is serving a two year hitch in the army, and is scheduled to be home on leave in July or August. r ; i " ) RON ABELL Sen. Morse Names Research Director Senator Way no Morse, (D Ore), announces the appoint ment of Ron Abell as research and education director of the UHVS Re Elect Wayne Morse Committee, Abell, 34. has been general as slgnment and political reporter for the Eugene Register Guard for the last 24 years. Before that, he was a reporter with the Portland Oreeonlan and was news editor of weekly papers In Oak Harber, Wash., and Pacific Palisades. Calif. He visited at the Gazette-Times on a trip here Monday. "I'm very pleased to have the services of this well-qualified newspaperman," Morse com mented. Abell received a bachelor's de gree In liberal arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and a master's degree in journalism at the University of Oregon. At the University of Oregon, he was a graduate assistant In the School of Journalism and the Department of English. In 19G0-61, he was editor of the University of Oregon literary quarterly, Northwest Review. Abell served two years with the U. S. Army as a personnel specialist stationed at Fort Ord. Calif. He Is a member of the Eu gene Local of the American Newspaper Guild. AFLCIO, and is a charter member of the Uni versity of Oregon chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha, national Journalism honorary. He has moved to Portland to work for the Morse committee. Major Lanham Completes Course Major Michael C. Lanham. I son of Conley J. Lanham, Hepp i nor, completed the 10 month regular course June 9 at the rniy t. ommanu miui tjcnrrai Staff College. Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He was among more than 700 officers from the United States and 43 allied nations who were prepared for duty as command ers and general staff officers In divisions or logistical com mands. They received Instruc tion In the function of the gen eral staff at corps and Army levels. The major received his com mission through the Reserve Of ficers Training Corps program. He received his B. S. degree In 1956 at Oregon State University in Corvallls, and his M. B. A. degree in 1960 at the Univer sity of Pittsburgh (Pa.). Major Lanham Is a member of Delta Chi fraternity. Regulations Set For Fire Season Wright T. Mallery, Supervisor of the Umatilla National For est and W. M. Curtis, district forester of the Northeast Ore gon State Department of For estry, announce that Fire sea son officially began June 19. The following regulations are in effect: 1. Power driven equipment used in forest operations will be equipped with an approved spark arrester. 2. Fire tools will be provided as required for woods opera tions. 3. Burning permits will be necessary for all outside burn ing. Operators that have questions or are not sure of their tool re quirements should contact their local inspector before June 19. Schaffers Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schaffer of Concord, Calif., became par ents of a second son on Satur day, June 17, weighing 7 lb., 13 oz. He has been named Clark Norman, and joins a bro ther and sister. Maternal grand mother is Mrs. Verda Lacosta of Napa, Calif.; paternal grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Schaffer of Cecil, and great grandfather is Jack Hynd, Sr., of Pendleton. Jerry Sweeney. Glen Ward, Dean Gilman and LeRoy Gard ner returned Monday afternoon from a four-day fishing trip to Twin Lake Lodge in Canada. They reported hot weather, good fishing and beautiful surround ings in the secluded wilderness area. A. Salem Scene Tax Belief Deadlock Bodes Special Session Oregonian who saved their Voters Pamphlets from last fall may well he reviewing and puzzling over campaign stnlo moots pledging priority work to ward properly tax relief. Such pledges sent many leg islators to SalenV Hill few, If anv. anticipated the political silly putty which was to swal low their well liitentloiied ef forts. In fairness. Individual lcgls tutors scarcely can be faulted for the defeat of numerous solu tions they proposed to offer workable alternatives to Ore gon's high and growing local tux burden. In a check and balance system of lawmaking, pitting Democrats vs. Republi cans, Senate vs. House, liberal vs. conservatives. II often Is easy for public Issues to tie conie bogged down In politic. Such was the fate of plans for property tax relief !V way of a variety of alternatives sales tax, net receipt lax. personal and corjiorate tax Increase, lo cal option tax, lottery, budget slashing as the final curtain rang ihiwn last week on the 5-lth Oregon legislative session. In the eyes of many stute leaders, severe local monetary threats now are posed by wide spread defeat of school budgets ami bv those who would limit property taxes to 1 or I Mi per cent of true cash value. In view of these. Gov. Tom MeCall Is expected to call legislators back fur special session to take another look at the problem. Last week's final adjourn ment came on the 157th day of the longest Oregon session In history, after the Senate sound lv and surprisingly trounced the Idea of sending to 'he vot ers a 1 per cent net receipts tax proposal. The plan was the last In an ill fated series to be approved bv the House, only to go down to Senate defeat, jt would have relieved propertv taxes by boat ing state basic school supiort from ITT per cent to about .'ks per cent, through a $j0 million rev enue Increase from the net re ceipts tax and $ti million In crease from corporate taxes. Schools could have Increased their budgets only -I cr cent over existing levies, plus state aid, without a public Vote un- Children Stage War on Litter Throughout State The "lllterbug" may not have much iM'ace this sum m e r, thanks to nearly 20,0i) school children In Oregon. A slack of antt-ltttcr pledges from youngsters throughout the state has been presented in Sa lem to Governor Tom Met 'a 11 by students and bv Eugene B. Kas per, Kxccutl ve IHrector of CLEAN and Beautiful. Inc., the two-state litter prevention and beautlflcatlon organization, and Dr. Leon P. Mlnear. Superintend ent of Public Instruction. The pledges were one of the results of a statewide program carried out by the Oregon State Department of Education and CLEAN. The latter group, sup ported by business and Indus try, coordinated the program. Kasper said every public ele mentary school In the state re ceived an antl-Iilter kit onrlu this year. Since that time, many ' oi me scnoois carried out post er and essay contests anil re quested movies and additional material to bolster their pro grams from CLEAN and from other offices in the state, he added. 'The fine response to this statewide effort Is a clear Indi cation of the importance our youngsters play In maintaining and enhancing Oregon's natural beauty," Governor MeCall said. "Not only does It give promise for continuing clean up efforts throughout the year, but, morel tlmelv. It meani mnnv lmmn.il. ate neighborhood activities and more conscientious efforts dur ing the busy summer vacation months." In reviewing the antl-Iilter pledge, Kasper pointed to the "meaningful message" in It for all Oregonlans: "We hereby solemnly pledge we will not throw paper or nny other trash on the floors of our school, nor in the school yard, nor in the streets. We further pledge we will put all waste papers and trash In the contain ers provided for that purpose. We will not throw any refuse from an auto or a bus, and by so doing, we will help to keep our roadsides beautiful. We will not litter roadside parks, nor the banks of our Oregon streams, nor the shores of our Oregon lakes, nor the beaches of our ocean. We want to keep Oregon clean. Individually, and as a group, we will help Rtamp out litterbugs." Mrs. Doug Drake traveled to Corvallls June 8 and 9 to bring home the school possessions of their daughter Susan, at the end of the OSU school year. She al so visited with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Drake, Jr., In Corval lls. Susan came home June 13, coming by bus from Portland to Arlington after spending a week visiting her roommate, Linda Manke, at her home In Warrenton. der the plan. School election for exceeding the limit would be limited to two each year. Semite tVmocrats balked at (he plan after cigarette tax and property lax relief account funds were eliminated (nun basic school support In conference committee Inclusion of these funds would have Insisted schisil supHirt lo nobut 50 per trill. House Republicans, however, argued that Inclusion would merely shift luxes, affording no additional local lux relief. Be sides, some pointed out, such s move would represent a mis appropriation of cigarette tax revenue after being sold lo Vot ers as a tax for direct property tax relief. In view of legislative dis agreement on all lax plans, both Senate President K. I. U Villi I'otts D Grants Pass) and House Siieaker K. K (Mon te l Montgomery IK Eugene ) have recommended to Gov. Me Call thai anv special session be delayed until fall. By then, new revenue estimates will be avail able, planned vacations will be over, and the governor will have had lime lo recommend a new package. The governor's original plan calling for Income tax Increas es obviously Is dead, the lead ers agree, and ' he should have lime lo formulate a new one. Both express hope that Senate and House Taxation Committees can gel together for Intensive study prior to any full session. As fur the options remaining, Sen. potts note that he con sistently has maintained no new taxes are needed. Sneaker Mont gomery, now working toward simplification f ballot lang uage, still hopes lawmakers will be able lo agree on the "multiple-choice" bill, letting voters decide on a sales tax, net re ceipts tax or existing condit ions 'Senators have worked very hard on each and every tax pro posal, and we've had the ablest men on taxation," says Sen. I'otts "Still. Wavs and Means has been plagued with further revenue reductions and budget cutting. Mavlie the economy will change bv fall, but In light of things now we are going lo have lo face realities one of these days." State revenue decline 1 cited bv Hep. Montgomery, ti, as a reason to wait until after the second budget quarter and availability of new flgurr be fore ret ack ling I he property tax relief dilemma. "The governor needs time to give the legislature a new lax package," be says, "and I feel It must Ih a different package. I hois- It will be announced ear ly so that we can gel commit tees working prior to a ieclal session." Whether the legislature a a whole will listen to Cov. Me Call any more closely than when he proposed tax reform In his January Inaugural ad dress remains to be seen. It Is clear, however, that a special session Is In the offing, and public opinion expressed to leg islators at home between now and then miiv well carry spe cial weight In our tax future. COMMUNITY yj BILLBOARD ft Coming Events HEPPNER SWIMMING POOL Open Tuesdays thru Satur days, i to -1 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Open Sundays, 2 to 7 p.m. Closed Mondays AUXILIARY BAKE SALE Heppner Unit Legion Auxil iary Baked Foods Sale Saturday, June 21, 9:30 a.m. Next to Gardner's Men's Wear ROCK CLUB MEETING Saturday, June 24 Pot luck dinner. 6:30 p.m., old (itv library Field trip to Opal Butte, Sun day, Juno 25. Meet at Far ley's at 9:00 a.m. Sack lunch OES INSTALLATION Public Installation, Ruth Chapt. No. 32, OES Monday, Juno 2f, 8:30 p.m., Heppner Masonic Hall. FATHER OF YEAR BARBECUE Sunday, June 25, 5:306:30 p.m. Honoring Doug Drake and family relatives galore! Fair Pavilion Grounds Bring meat and table service. , SIDEWALK BAZAAR Plan now to join in the fun Friday, Saturday, July 7 4 8 Downtown Heppner. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Hoppner P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
