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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. July 6. 1967 THE GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836 Phone 676-9223 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner Times established November IS, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. N E W S P A PI I UBLISHIIS SSOCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN ROD (SPIKE) PARDEE Advertising Manager Photographer MARION ABRAMS Society Circulation JIM SHERMAN Pressman Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Every Thursday and Entered at as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until noon Saturday. ., A Pool for the Future When the city received its mandate from the state to do something about its swimmng pool or lose its license to operate, the emphasis pointed towards taking immediate ac tion that would assure that the pool would continue In opera tion. (And on a week like this, what would we do without it?). The city council moved rapidly towards the matter before the people in the form of a bond issue election. Even as the voters cast their ballots there were a good many questions left unanswered. The job had to be done quickly or the city might not have been able to open the pool this summer. But the people showed faith and confidence in the city administration, and they voted overwhelmingly for the pool even with unanswered questions in their minds. Now that the public support has been given, it is good to see the city council stopping to take a second look at the pool. Instead of giving a blanket go-ahead, they called the engineers back to discuss the design, and to go over details to be sure that the remodeled pool will be what is needed and desired here. Within the pressure of the state demanding action, the council might have plunged forward to obtain a pool that would merely satisfy the requirements. But the remodeled pool and new bath house will last a long time. It needs to look to the future. Perhaps some day kids will have an active inter-city summer competition in swimming. When $110,000 is invested in a pool, this future possibility needs to be con sidered. The council recognizes that many go to the pool to watch the swmmers. So it is now providing bleacher seating in the plans. With the engineers, councilmen decided that more area should be provided for a sunning area, and this is being incorporated. If funds permit, lights may be installed under the water. Edges of the pool are being designed to permit easier rollout in case of emergency. These are all things that were only question marks at the time of the election. When the council could have been stampeded by being caught between the state's pressure for major improvement and the public's demands to keep the pool operating, it is good to see them taking the time and steps necessary to acquire a pool that will serve for years to come. When the job is done, probably by next summer at this time, the city should have a pool for the future instead of just a $100,000 stopgap. TO THE EDITOR. Remembers Cohn Dear Wes and Helen: The enclosed money is for another year's subscription to the old home town paper. The editor and publisher of the "Cowlitz County Advocate" droooed in to see me a few days ago. He said he had met you. His name is Allen inomp son, and a state representative. I liked the picture of Harold Cohn and Art Crawford in a late issue of the Gazette. I have a warm feeling for the Craw ford family. I wonder if Gar field and Neil Crawford are still in the land of the living? Also Heppner Blackman and Leo, his brother. Leo used to have a boot black stand in Gid Hatt's bar ber shop on east Main street. My brother, Harvey Yeager, had one in our dad's furniture store across the street. I will never forget seeing Phil Cohn on the streets of Heppner wth a little boy on each side holding hands with him. About three weeks ago I had to make a business trip to Ry derwood, Wash., about 20 miles from Castle Rock. That town used to be the headquarters for the Long Bell Lumber Company but was sold to a group of men from California and made into a retirement town for the senior citizens. No young people are allowed to own property there. When an older person dies the home reverts back to the com - pany. While there I had a won derful visit with Mrs. Ben For sythe. Ed Dick's mother-in-law. She has a nice home there. Ben was a very good friend of mine. One day several years ago, Ben called me and asked me to write him the history of a lit tle town called Vader near here. He published the story I wrote in his little Ryderwood news paper. My family are all well. My oldest daughter who lives in Prineville, Oregon, lost her hus band a few weeks ago. He died in a car on the way to a hos pital. Two of my daughters were born in Heppner and the middle daughter, who keeps house for me, was born in Phil omath. I see by the paper that Oscar E. Peterson's history of Morrow county has raised $3,000 to pub lish Giles French's book. I will try my best to make HtrrNEK NATIONAL NEWSPAPER lAc6T,7N T x W3. -ii'MU Tl'l 11 1 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STTLLMAN Apprentice Single Copv 10 Cents. Published the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. one more trip to Heppner next year dui can t promise anything now. Sincerely, O. it Yeager P. O. Box 476 Castle Rock, Wn. Book Report To the Editor: There has been a little rumor going around that this Morrow county history book project has been dropped. Nothing can be farther out of line. We have received many contributions for the financial support and have many prom ises for additional support. We appreciate this, and we have many references for mat ters of historical value that can be included in the book. These are, as of now, placed on file. For these leads and sug gestions we are also most thankful. Yes, there is a great deal of interest and certainly no weak ening on the part of the spe cial committee or myself in get ting the project going on a sound basis. Mr. Giles French, who is with us in this project, has been busy at the legislature and on some private matters but will be with us full swing early in the fall. So let's none of us lose inter est and all work together for a best possible project. Sincerely, Oscar Peterson, Chairman Morrow County Historical Assn. A house guest at the Roice Fulleton home this week is Mrs. Jean Darager of Los Angeles, Calif., mother of Mrs. Fulleton. She is enjoying her first vaca tion here in two years and join ed the family in watching her granddaughter, Rubianne, and other members of the rodeo court perform in the Condon Fourth of July rodeo events. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Williams and family of Newport, R. I. vis ited Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rod Pardeee in Heppner. Williams and Pardee were high school and college friends but had not seen each other for several years. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney returned Sunday, July 3, after a trip to Priest Lake, Idaho, and on up into the Kootenai Valley in Canada. They found the weather perfect but the fishing somewhat under par; they were gone ten days. KB V"-:. - . .' -.-"" jt, " HEPPNER'S CLASS of 1947 had this picture taken at its 20-year reunion Saturday, June 24. Those included were, rrom leit to right in front row, DorrU Robinson. Mr. Shirley (Wilkinion) Ruqg. Marian Miller, Mrs. Bud (Ramona McDaniel) Marshall. Lowell Rippee; second row, Mrs. Howard (Jo Glares) Pettyjotin. Mrs. James (Lois Vance) Johnston. Mrs. John (Lorine Van Winkle) Led better. Bud Peck. Duane Gentry; third row. Bill Healy, Glen Coxea, Tom Hughes. Randall Peter son. Gene Orwick, Lauren Corwin. Gene Cutsforth. Don Gilliam. Mrs. Leon (Joan Blddle) Ball was not present tor the picture. Chaff and Wes Sherman SITTING HERE in plus-90 de gree temperature watching (through the office window) Charlie Ruggles hose down his Air Stream trailer after coming back from someplace, we're moved to remark on this Mon day evening that not as many made a four-day vacation out of the Fourth of July as were anticipated. The Ruggles, who left Satur day, said that they wouldn't know until they got on the road where they would be headed, which is a nice way to take a trip, we think. Anyway, they're back, and maybe fixin' to go again. WE RATHER contemplated that this Monday would be a breeze with only a little news available and we could whip to gether a newspaper in short or der, but it has been busy, busy, busy. There seems to be more people about than on a normal Monday and engaging in more activities. Stores that stayed op en on the 3rd (and most of them did) report a very good busi ness. This seems to give credence to something we read some where that not more than 20ri of the people of a community are ever gone at any one time including holidays and special events. Maybe more and more peo ple are getting the idea that it is a wise thing to stay home on holidays to avoid the crowds congesting highways and by ways, i IT IS SORROWING to realize that tragedy has struck the Harold (Doc) Sherer family over the weekend with both their sons-in-law dying in an airplane accident at Redmond. What was to have been a very happy weekend for the family turned out to be most tragic. The Sher ers had already left to join their daughters, Judy Andrew and Kay Pierce, and their sons-in-law, Kelly Andrew and Wayne Pierce, when the accident oc curred. Andrew had just received a scholarship to Oregon State Uni versity and he and wife, Judy, had just moved to Corvallis af ter he had graduated at East ern Oregon College. Pierce was a former teacher in Morrow county and was op erating a successful music bus iness in Redmond. This double tragedy saddens the many friends of the fam ily in Morrow county and heart felt sympathy is extended to them. ONE NICE thing about a holi day is that friends return for visits, and we have had several pleasant surprises in the past two days. Ernest Jacobson of Dallas dropped in Sunday after noon. He and his wife and friends had been at Wallowa Lake, where he did some horse back riding, and they were headed through the back coun try on their way home, plan ning to go via Fossil, Antelope and Shaniko. Last year Jacob- son went out and did some wa-1 ter SKiing. wnat s unusual aDoui that? Maybe nothing, but he is 77 years of age. He and Dr. Mc Murdo could have a fine time together. Jacobson is a longtime friend and former classmate at Newberg of Mrs. Olive Hughes. Monday afternoon an old friend TSgt. Tom Erwin drop ped in from Mt. Lemmon, Ariz., where he has been stationed with the Air Force. Sgt. Erwin is headed for Thailand but ex pects to be there only about a year. He wants to come back to this country and is hoping for reassignment at Condon Air Force Station. Then Tom Glass, young for mer Heppnerite, dropped in to say hello. Tom is now with the Job Corps. He Is planning to go east to visit his mother, Mrs. Velma Glass, and to Washing ton, D. C. WE HARDLY recognized Her man Green when he drove up on his regular rounds Monday. It was quite evident that a faithful old servant was being I f 4 Chatter retired. He had a different newer and larger sanitary service truck, which seemed to mean that his old Betsy, which served so loyally for so many years, may be traded off. The new packer truck has a built on cover, so there should be no more complaints about loads not being covered. It will automatically shove and com press the load towards the rear of the truck, and it will have more versatility than the trusty old Chve. It will haul more and will do a better job, but it's harder to hoist trash into, bo cause it is higher. Herman says that he is going to have to out law these 50-gallnn drums that some use for garbage cans. Another problem came to light at city council Monday night. It was reported that Her man can't dump a load at the burner because the truck bed raises so high it won't fit in the aperture of the burner. The city is going to try to figure out if the burner can be remod eled to accommodate the new truck. If not it may be back to old Betsy. POLICE CHIEF, Glen Kolk horst's first appearance before the city council Monday night was to point out with a bit of embarrassment that he had just received a subpoena to testify in a murder case at Roseburg. which had involved him and some of the officers under him. He asked the council for permis sion to go on July 10. It didn't take the council long to make up their minds, which they did with some chuckles. In the face of the sub poena, they didn't quite know how they could deny permis sion unless they wanted to risk being held in contempt of court. The chief will be at the trial. Pioneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVERHILL Ifs About That Time With summer here, it Is time to make plans for weekend va cation trips. When you're plan ning, don't overlook the possl blities for a pleasant outing in our own Eastern Oregon. Get a road map of Oregon and pick a spot where you haven't been, and sometime this summer go there. You will find most roads surprisingly good, camp sites convenient, and well kept. If we are going to get our tourists to stay an extra day with us, it is import ant to have first hand knowl edge of what we have to offer. So, whether it is the Imnaha, Hells Canyon, Anthony Lakes, the fossil beds of John Day, the ghost towns of Mormon Basin, or Granite that you plan to -visit, you will find them within easy reach for a day of fishing, picture taking or rock hunting. What better can you do with a tank of gas and a picnic lunch for a day or two of pleasant re laxation for the entire family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hust hit 107-degree weather in Medford on their vacaton trip last week but had an enjoyable time nev ertheless. They spent a week there and at Yreka, Calif., visit ing relatives and friends. The thermometer hit 107 at Medford on Friday, and it has been run ning as one of the warmest spots in the state. The Busts re turned Sunday. i. ' i i 1 J ! ' r v j , v. m Reunion Calls Heppner Grads Of Class of '47 neppner nign scnooi s v uim or Ramrrva Mituruay even ing. June 24. for a 20th reunion dinner at the bamiuet room of the Wagon Wheel restaurant. Nineteen of the 26 members of the class were able to be present fur the occasion. They were Mrs. I.eon (Jean Blddle) Ball, Dnrris Robinson. Mrs. Shir ley (Wilkinson) Kurr. Marlon Miller, Mrs. Bud (Ramona Mc Daniel) Marshall, Lowell Rip pee, Mrs. Howard (Jo Graves) Pettyjohn, Mrs. James (Lois Vance) Johnston, Mrs. John (Lorine Van Winkle) Ledbetler. Bud Peck, Duane Gentry, Bill I Ilealv, Glen ('oxen, Tom Hughes, Randall Peterson, Gene Orwick, Lauren Corwin, Gene Cutsforth, and Don Gilliam. Prizes were given In fun to Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Corwin and ; family for coming the longest distance. The Corwlns are mov ing to Salem where they will teach in the elementary school system there. Also to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Healy, for the most children; to Gene Cutsforth, talking the mast: to Duane Gen try, for being the quietest; to Randall Peterson, for having the least amount of hair, and to Lois Johnston for having the youngest child. Randall Peterson was Master of Ceremonies for the dinner. Ramona Marshall read the class will and phophecy which arous ed considerable comment and caused much reminiscing among the guests. The following day, Sunday a group of class members met at Cutsforth cabin for a pollutk picnic and more visiting. Class members of the class of 19-17 resolved to plan a 30-year reunion for 1977. Dixons on Vacation; Ministers Assist The Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Dixon and daughter, Marti, left Sunday afternoon on a vacation trip to Montana and Canada, and they expect to be gone un til July 20. Their plan is to visit a cousin of Rev. Dixon in Montana nnd visit scenic attractions in that state before going to Banff Na tional Park in Canada and oth er points of interest there. During their absence, the Rev. Fletcher Forester of Pendleton will fill the pulpit at the Meth odist church on Sunday, July 9, and the Rev. Gus Nikander will speak at morning service on July 16. The worship services are at 9 a.m. on the summer schedule. Penney Store Wins In Sales Contest Heppner's J. C. Penney store was second In its zone and 13th in the nation among Penney Co. stores for percentage of vol ume increase in the May Dress Carnival event, Bill Hust, man ager, announces. The Heppner store increased sales over last year's Dress Car nival by 239.1 and was topped In the zone only by a siore In El Paso, Texas. For making the showing, the store will receive a trophy, and the salesgirls will share in $150 of merchandise of their choice from the Penney store catalog. Dividing the prize will be Mrs. Neva Matteson, Mrs. Betty Gen try, and Mrs. Lorna Borman. POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR: e Electric Motors e Power Tools Hydraulic Jacks e Alemite Equipment 421 S. E. 4th Pendleton Phone 276-5862 Memories Of The Old Fair building iKMIiiir's Note: This Is (lie second part of a feature mi the Fair millilliiR I'v Ait i r.iuiom. Iimi lime resident of Heppner and now of San Jose, I'lillI I By ART CRAwrORD Home ol Banks Reference Is made to a Nation nl Hank as mi eailv tenant ol the building, but that sivnis to have been In-fore niv time. There was the Hank of Hepp ner. established after the flood; the Heppner Savings & Loan with W. O. Hill, former deputy sheriff ami county clerk, as cashier: and the Farmers & Stockgrowers National Hank, with Bill Heainer ns president, and S. W. Spencer as cashier. But the Hank of Heppner I best recall because as a II year old er at the start, I considered my self a very Important member of the banks staff I was the jan itor. The pnv was $T a month. 1 had to clean and shine the big front plate glass window at least once a wceK, tiepeiuimi; on the dust nnd weather con ditions, tote In wood and coal from the wotnlen warehouse way down Center street at the rear of the building, polish the bank's brass name plate near the front entrance, and then take enre of the general scrub bing and cleaning Inside the bank. You don't find alien "cinch" Jobs with such high pay In these days. Tiki bad, kids. W. S. Wharton was cashier. Spencer K. Carr, who at one time owned an Interest in the Fair Store mid who was n lending businessman in Spokane, Wash , at the time, was bank president, nnd my father, Vawter Crawford, was assistant cashier for two or three years before buying the llepp iier Gazette In 1910 and the Heppner Times In 1912. Thus resulted the Gazette-Times of this day. I recall that W. O. Minor was vice-president and n member of the bank's board of directors. There Was a Lodge Room Going back up stairs I re member there was a lodge room but it was not very large. How ever, it served the purpose of those times. One of the lodge tenants I well remember was the Women of Woodcraft, for I accompanied by mother to a social affair once when I was a small boy. Mother was lodge treasurer and Rosa II. Richard son, mother of Josephine Ma honey Baker, now of Port land, was lodge secretary. At that time there was a custodian (Janitor and handyman), Louis Summerf ield, who bv profession or trade (as you will) was that of papcrhangcr and painter. After the present Odd Fellows building was erected, larger quarters for fraternal organiza tions became avuilable, at which time the Fair Building second floor reverted entirely to living quarters. Names Would Fill a Boole Dr. Swinburn, after buying Un building, moved Into its prime suite on the front corner nnd furnished it lavishly. Here was the white manteled marble fire place nnd the benutful chande liers. His son, Ralph, was living here nt the time he went away to dental college and then went on to make n big success In his profession in Seattle, Wash. Dr. Ralph Swinburn has been retired for several years now nnd he and Mrs. Swinburn live in their beautiful home on the shores of Lake Washington. When Dr. "E. R." retired from medical practice In Heppner he moved to Pendleton, where lie spent his remaining years. He wrote a big chapter In the ear ly progress of Heppner. After Robert F. Hynd, for many years one of Heppner's leading business men, lost his wife and child in the 1903 flood and narrowly escaped with his own life In that terrble disaster, he moved to the Fair building. This was at the time he mar ried again. Bill D. Slgsbee, a lad In his teens, nephew of Mr. Hynd's first wife, and also a PAY YOUR BILLS WHEN KEEP YOUR CREDIT GOOD Pioneer Service Credit Information is most valuable No commissions charged on collections All money Is paid direct to creditors Pioneer SERVICE CO., INC. SINCE 1926 The Merchants' and Professional Men's Organization HANDBILLS WITH ACCOUNTS FOR SALE OREGON IDAHO UTAH NEVADA DIVISION Division Office: Eugene, Oregon WATCH FOR THE GREEN AND BLACK nephew of Bert (. Slgsbee lth photographer who preserved In pictures so much of early llepp lieninlai lived with the llyiids while Mttcndliii! the Hepput-r school. When Dr. An hle 1). McMurdo c.iuie to Heppner to enler med ical prui I Ice following his grad uation from the ('diversity of Virginia, he did two very Im portant things, lie married the lovely Itulli ll.tger. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James llager, Mor row county pioneers, nnd he opened his office In the new upstair annex of the Fair Building. Of other doctors and dentists who had offices there at one time or another, we re call Dr. Norton K. Wlnnnrd nnd Dr. ('. ('. ( hick. Dr. Mark A. Ouch of the Oxlngton Leach es. Dr. Fred A. Karrlor and Dr. Frances Chrlstenson. No doubt there were others. The writer nsvntly learned that It was a matter of months nnd the Intervention of fnie that he did not see (he first light of dnv In the Fair Build ing. Father and mother lived there for a short time when my sister, Virginia (Mrs. J. (). Turn er), was an Infant In arms. The folks moved out before I was born. ( TO BK CONTINUED) Marty and Alene Boyalaa left from Portland last Wednesday for a visit In the enst. They traveled by plane to Newbury lMirt, Mass.. where they will vis it with relatives during the coming month. Coming Events HF.PrNF.ll SWIMMING POOL Open Tuesdays thru Satur days, 1 to -i p.m., nnd 7 to 9 p rn. Open Sundays, 2 to 7 p.m. Closed Mondays Classes start Thursday, July ti, tor peg inner, miermed late nnd swimmers Second session of classes to start July 21 SIDKWALK BAZAAR Loads of bargains and fun for everyone Downtown Heppner, Friday and Saturday, July 7 & H Pendleton Junior Drum & Bugle Corps program, Sat urday, 11 a.m. Javcee Breakfast Sat., G 10 a.m. RODKO KICKOFF DANCE Saturday, July 8, Fair Pavil ion Music by Good Vibrations, Portland Meet the Queen and her Court! ROYAL ARCH CONFKRRAL Heppner Chapt. No. 2f, Royal Arch Masons Mountain Conferral Meeting Saturday, July 8, Cutsforth Park Wives' social meeting, Ma sonic Hall SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppnet Chamber of Commerce P. O. Box 247 PH. 678-9625 DUE and j COMMUNITY W II BILLBOARD