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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppnet
Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Box 247 PH. 678-9625
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