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I HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. July 27. 196? j TH.' HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oregon 97836 Phone 676-9223 MORROW COUNTTS NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1SS3. The Heppner Times established November IS. 1S97. Consolidated February 15. 1912. NATIONAL NEWSPAPER 1 VAS$OCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN - MARION ABRAMS Society Circulation JIM SHERMAN Pressman EDITOR AND PTJ4XISHEH ASSOCIATE PUBLISHES ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer REGGIE PASCAL Ltnotype Operator RANDY STTLLMAN Apprentice Subscription Rates: $430 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 aon. until noon Saturday. 'War on Poverty' Comes Here With the announcement that a survey will be conducted in Umatilla and Morrow counties under a $11,110 federal pant to determine needs of the elderly, it is evident that the "War on Poverty" has indeed reached here. The original news story said that the Blue Mountain Economic Development Council is presently operating a com munity program In a neighborhood center in Heppner. This is erroneous. The center has not been established in Hepp ner as yet although plans are well under way. It is announced that the center and survey will define needs of the elderly, provide on going referral services, and other necessary services which are not now available from existing sources. It is a little difficult at this time to understand specifically what is expected to be achieved through the neighborhood center, but Lorin O'Gara of Pendleton, director of the Blue Mountain Economic Council, has indicated that he will "spell this out" in information to be released to the public here. It is our understanding that space will be rented for the center and that it will be staffed with personnel working un der the direction of O'Gara. As one goes about his business in Heppner. he might think that there is no need for such a program here. But a person can go through a daily routine without ever seeing some of the needs of others, including the elderly, the under privileged, and the handicapped. One could hazard a guess that there is considerably less need here than in most other localities around the state. He might scoff and say that is a waste of money in Heppner, but we would prefer to reserve judgment on that Maybe a survey will determine if there is real need. We think a good many questions need to be answered. What about the cost? Will this neighborhood center cost more to administer than it benefits those it seeks to help? This has been one of the great deficiencies of many of the programs in the War on Poverty. Our inclination is to think this would be true here, too, but we will wait and see. It is also difficult to understand why such programs as these are not coordinated through existing agencies without setting up an entirely new program. The welfare department for instance, might take on the job of surveying these needs. Some of those working on welfare in Oregon are incensed because allowances for needy persons have not risen while costs of living have zoomed up since 1953. During the same time, administration costs in welfare have gained sharply estimated as much as 50 per cent Considerable share of this increase is laid to the ex pense brought about by the federal programs, processing forms required by them, keeping abreast of new laws and directives, and so on. Thus, funds that should go to those in need are being diverted to administration and to salaries of administrators. We have little patience with the person who is able to work and has opportunity to work but chooses to live on government handouts, which amounts to imposing on his neighbors and fellow citizens. But we have compassion and sympathy for those in real need of help. We would not say there is no need for help here, be cause we do not know. We do suggest that this neighborhood center program needs to be defined in understandable fashion so the public can be assured of its merit We'd like to see a program started that reaches directly to the needs instead of talking vaguely about "on-going referral services," "conducting com munity planning and coordination," and so on. This is get ting to be another example of government double talk. We'd like to see that dollar which comes from the tax payer's pocket drop to the person who is hungry, ill-fed, in need of health service, or to contribute in some other way to make his life more worth living. To do this, it cannot be di verted to administrators drawing comfortable salaries and doing very little to earn them. Frankly, we're skeptical about the program that is being designed for Morrow county. We're not sure it is necessary to create a battle in the War here. But if there is a need, and it finds it and helps it maybe it is a worthwhile under taking. We'll see. Canyons and Hollows (From Sherman County Journal) We have occasionally been disrespectful of those who name geographical places hereabouts, particularly those who do not know the difference between a canyon and a hollow. A hollow in the geological connotation is, according to the Oxford dictionary, 'a depression on the earth's surface; a valley, a basin,' and that has been the name for such a place since 1553. A canyon more properly a canon is a deep gorge or ravine with steep sides, at the bottom of which a river flows. In this country there are many hollows and insist they are more correctly called hollows than canyons. For example, the Deschutes river flows through a canyon. The definition fits. Buck Hollow is a hollow even if it does have steep sides. No river flows down it hardly a creek most of the year. Every time we drive over the bridge at the foot of Buck Hollow and note the sign calling it "Buck Hollow Canyon" we scringe in sympathy for the man who named it both hol low and canyon. "Hollow" does not seem to be a word in common usage west of the mountains. They have so much rain that every depression becomes a canyon fully equipped with a river. They cannot conceive a hollow. Maybe each area should be allowed to name its own hollows. Giles L. French. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman f - MAYBE THE BUFFALO do not roam in this Eastern Oregon country of ours, but we can vouch for the fact that the doer, and possibly the antelope, do play here. if you're willing to forego the usual hookups. Pressure on recreational spots around the state is getting ter rific. We suggested to the young fellow that they might have to TO THE EDITOR. Young Detectives To the Editors: THE OLD FAIR HTILMNO "Ah. its moments in time" Art Crawford's fine commen tary reminds me of this epi sode: In the driveway that en circled the structure which im pressed many a vouthful mind as a veritable Bastille was a function of its times a tra-sh pile for refuse of office lessees in the building. This Intrigued Junior detect ives and came thus under sur veillance on n certain mid sum mer dav in the early '".His." A R. Salem Scene Mouci CltM Nood rot Long Ranqe Plan Optimism and self assurance buoy the comments of John Mosser when he discusses his now iswltlon as chairman of the State Sanitary Authority, that agency charged with the awe some task of preventing, con trolling ami reducing Oregon sir and water pollution. One reason for his confidence Is the new sot of administrative and legal tools given the au thority by the 17 legislature. Another Is, simply, that there Is great hope for maintaining Ore gon's tivahtlitv standards be- small portion of grade school joau.se our air and water iiial- science ami a large dose of illy problem nave not roacneu The above photo prows the!start a reservations system. He point. Pete McMurtry took the photo a few days ago of his wife, Mary, and family friend, Mrs. Velma John, of Portland with a tame forked horn up Wil low Creek. This deer is becoming well known and someone has named him "Duke." Pete declares that he will come by calling his name. Duke makes his head quarters around the Norman Florence place. Those who have come to know Duke and appreciate his goodwill towards men are ask ing for public cooperation In protecting him. This may take some doing if he is still around in hunting season. But if some overzealous nimrod gets "trig ger happy." quite a few of Duke's friends will be mighty unhappy. One of his youthful admirers is Tammy Brannon who wTote a letter about him and will be published in the August issue of Jack and Jill magazine. IF YOU WANT to give friends or relatives from distant points a thrill on visits here these days, take a little jaunt towards evening to Bull Prairie and point out the deer to them. We took our cousin. Doug Bar rett, of Sacramento. Calif., and his daughter. Phyllis, out there recently and spotted a good many. Most of them were near ly as tame as Duke. Visitors from the big cities will be amazed at the light traffic on the fine highway through tranquil country', and they will enjoy the game of looking for deer. said that he really figured such a time Is coming. Surely Is a beautiful place to go for a vacation if a person is fortunate enough to get one. We paused in Elgin during the Stampede, arriving Just as the parade was breaking up. We looked for our Morrow coun ty Rodeo court but missed them somehow. They had some beau tiful floats in the parade, and all kinds of mounted groups. From the looks of the cars at the parking lot. the Elgin com munity had a tremendous crowd for the show. It must have tak en some pretty tough compet itors to participate in that heat. Pioneer Ponderings Br W. S. CAVEBHILL imagination led two hobbv sleuths to Investigate any ob tocts or exhibits to be found that would spur hot pursuit. Sure enough, a near empty ether spirits can offered Itself as corpus delect! and was snif fed by each Investigator and in stantlv a clue and a theory of fered itself. The good practition er was "gassing" his patients but good, and when they got their bill for services, were too hazy to disclaim same, "Ah. so!" ran the theme of the boy's dream world of detec tivltis. In ten minutes more and all deductions were kaput and on to the next adventure. Just two lads and their fleeting mo ments in the fabric of time and history of the "Old Fair Build ing." Oh, sure the two sleuths? One, the late Robert A. Jones, cousin to our County Judge Paul W. Jones. Robert Jones' father, the late Emmett Jones, owned the express and dray business of that era. The other Investi gator was. Yep, yours truly. Realtor Clair II Cox. Corvallis E. R. Jackman A recent issue of the Oregon ian devoted considerable space to a tribute to the late E. R. tirelessly the past two years jacKman. it was wen aeserveu. Those of us who knew Jack- man well and enjoyed and ad- SEVERAL VISITORS in the past 1 mired his writings know that he have asked about getting; an indelible mark of prog Heppner souvenirs to take home , ress on Eastern Oregon s agri with them. They have been pret-1 culture and livestock industry, ty hard to find. But we notice; The man as a leader put his now that Van's Variety has tak-' mark on Eastern Oregon and en on a cute and clever line of Eastern Oregon put its mark on Cedarcraft Souvenirs. There are him- His writings inspired some many different items in the; of us with less talent to pick line. They also have some neat "P blts f P'oneer philosophy little straw hats with "Heppner, ' that still linger in our society. Oregon" inscribed on them. I It was my privilege to accorn Here's a chance to advertise for Panv him and Ira Gabrielson, the community I neati of ,ne National Wildlife Murravs Rexall now has pic- Service, on a tour of Central ture postcards of Heppner, and Oregon to secure cooperation there has been a lot of call for frm the large cattle ranchers lor neuer lana management, i was briefing them on the men we were about to interview. I said, "He is a Harvard gradu ate." Gabrielson exclaimed, "God help us. We have one in our family." Those two men were much alike; each with a single pur pose supported by a medium of "school house" learning and a world of experience. these, too. The drug store. has some souvenir items too, WE'D LIKE to call attention to the new little feature starting in this week's paper, "Traffic Tuneup," sponsored by Turner, Van Marter and Bryant in co operation with the State Depart ment of Motor Vehicles. When the legislature was in session and talking about re quiring re-examinations for dri ver's licences every few years, qualms came about whether some of us "old men" could pass the tests. The rules change through the years and some of us get forgetful in our old age. It isn't that we can't handle a car with efficiency, but we get a bit rusty on the laws and regulations. Well, this little column that the insurance company is spon soring will test you on some of these things. You might be sur prised to find that you don't know all the answers. The feature will run through a number of Issues with a dif ferent set of questions and ans wers each week. CONGRATULATIONS to Wes Marlatt on his new location at the brand spanking new Richfield station! This is a fine addition to the community and enhances the appearance of the business district greatly. Wres is expecting to hold his Grand Opening event on August 10-12, and will have a lot of good of fers appropriate for the occas ion. Meanwhile, he is doing business in his new location across the street from the old station. WE TOOK a run up to Wallowa Lake Sunday in an effort to beat the heat and enjoy some scenery. The scenery is beauti ful, of course, even though the snow is about off the "Little Alps" by now. But the heat was probably hotter than Heppner. We visited a little bit with the fellow on duty at the camp grounds in the state park. He said they had increased trailer spaces to 121 but fill up most every day. If they don't find trailer space, though, they will find a spot to park your trailer, A summer meeting in Ketch ikan. Alaska, was the occasion for an enjoyable trip there by Mr. and Mrs. Milo Prindle. They returned July 17 from a 5-day plane trip to Ketchikan, where Prindle attended a board of dir ector's meeting of the Pacific Logging Congress. They enjoy ed the hospitality of the towns people and tours planned for them, including a 40-mile trip on a mine sweeper to a nearby resort and other - short fly-in tours. Proud of Lifeguard To the Editor: We of the local American Rod Cross chapter arc proud of Stu art Dick and the excellent work he did in saving the life of Judy Dovore. Recently while visiting the Oregon Trail chapter in Port land. Oregon, I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Frank Nickel. Stuart's Instructor in lifosavifig classes. He praised Stuart as an excellent student and was most happy with his success in giv ing mouth to mouth resuscita tion for the first time. Our chapter sponsored Stu art's classes, as we have all life guards in the past. Perhaps Joe Public will realize now the im portance of first aid and life-saving. Mr. Ken Methvin has worked in providing first aid classes in this area. We hope when class es resume in the fall, we will see many more of you In at tendance, including high school students. American Red Cross Morrow County Chapter Bethel Heinrichs, Sec. Paper a Surprise Dear Editor: It was with great pleasure last week that I started receiving the Heppner paper. It was also a surprise and I do not know, but suspect that my very dear mother was the surce of my gift I have been receiving the paper second hand but was real pleas ed to find it In my own mail. We are all grateful to the many lifeguards that save lives each year and it's nice to know that one of the home town boys stayed with his job long enough to save this girl's life. We should all be very proud of him. My reason for writing at this partic ular time Is to tell you that Dr. Tibbies would probably remem ber on thinking back (I marvel the discouraging proportions faced by many other mates. Mossor'a appointment early this month bv Gov. Tom Me Call to succeed himself gen erally Is regarded as excellent. As a Portland lawyer, former state representative and most recently this state's Director of Finance and Administration. Mosser has earned a reputation as a quiet dynamo, a man who gets things done. He typically Is referred to as "brilliant, "courageous," one who "can spot a hole In an argument block away." Right now, he sees Oregon's pollution problems as stemming from laxity and short-sighted ness. Just as on the natunal lev eL we simply have Ignored the problem until It Is no longer possible to look the other way. He also sees public and gov ernment reaction to such an awakening as rather typical: "We see the technological pos slbllity of having something and. like an Impllse shopper, we decide to buv it tomorrow," says Mosser. "I think we should compare solutions more to buy ing a house than buying a shirt: this Involves decisions, sacrifice and budgeting, over a perod of time. The federal Inter state highway system shows what can be done with planning of this kind." According to Mosser, the Ore gon State Sanitary Authority needs both a firm Klloy to deal with existing problems and a more fixed, long-term inillcy to prevent undesirable situations, lie notes he was charged by the governor to "hold, clean up and roll back pollution without dec imating Jobs." Such an assignment presents far from a black and while pic ture, Mosser says. Realistically, in taking the long-term ap proach to pollution control we are going to have to live with some continuation of current problems. The question, basical ly, revolves around Just how much of a price Oregonlans are willing to pay. "We can't eliminate Industry, and nobody wants to. We can't eliminate automobiles, and no body wants to." Mosser says in areas such as Portland, motor vehicles create about 50 per cent of air pollution. Speaking of automobile ex haust, he says he thinks correc tion approaches have been too narrow and will broaden. We could cut fuel consumption to levels more typical of foreign cars, he believes, but more like ly we will see changes in ve hicle energy sources or In the Internal combustion engine. Because of many diverse causes, air pollution will take longer to clean up than Oregon waters, the new Sanitary Au thority chairman believes. In water, we should define exactly what we want to use It for fish life? drinking? swimming? then determine where we are and set definite target dates for attaining goals. Again stressing the need for long-range policy, Mosser says he is wrestling with a critical philosophical question concern ing Oregon's economic develop ment. Can we, he asks, now get by with requiring only so much of a new industry, for examole. and then in five years develop new, lougner code and ko by Everett t.CuUr "and to anticipate ami develop long range reoiilrenienls ahead of their needed application." The Sanitary Authority, ham pered In recent years bv tight funds and staff, has dealt pri marily with lirushtlre situations. Under the reorganization and In creased budget approved by the l!M7 legislature, Mummt alitlil pates more attention mil be do voted to bigger, long range Is sues. The authority now has more statf pooole, and more staff freedom III recruiting. Mosser believes Oregon Is 111 Ko.nI po sition to bid for technical ft sonnol In an Increasingly com lllllve market, particularly be cause Oregon's pollution prob lem ore more encouraging to ward success than overwhelm ing. Money Is no! the only answer, he Is quick to point out. Much action depends upon the avail ablltv of qualified people, avail ability of federal matching funds and other such factors. Hut the new Sanitary Authority budget, "though tight." la vast ly Improved and offers a real chance to progress." Mosser notes that the author ity also Is soliciting voluntary professional help, among engin eers, accountants. Industry lead ers. In the cleanup battle. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry also has offered Its help In conducting surveys, and Mosser feels many critical needs can be met without budget strain. With Its new chairman, struc ture, budget and a battery of new anti pollution laws to back It up. the Sanitary Authority should satisfy many public de mands for clearer air and wa ter. COMMUNITY J BILLBOARD t at his memory) tht he delivered a a daughter for me in May of i back and impose it on that or- mm n .1 v. ...... ...... 1 . ....... i : i , ... . n 1303, aiiu un.au.-t- wutiv wcusiixiilal inuu.Siryf hard to find, he had helped my husband obtain work building the present swimming pool at Heppner. We all have our land marks to go by, and mine is a very nice 28-year-old daughter. Sincerely, Frances Griffin 6985 Highway 217 Beaverton, Oregon 97005 Help Your Friends and Visitors Remember Heppner With Cedarcraft Souvenirs With Heppner, Oregon, Imprints You've Asked for Them Many Times Here They Are! Jewelry Boxes Bottle Openers Salt and Peppers Ash Trays Ring Boxes Novelty Plaques And Many Other Souvenirs CUTE HEPPNER STRAW HATS, TOO! Inscribed With "Heppner, Oregon" Van's Variety HEPPNER spouse North Star State PH. 676-9417 "l think it's better to get tough right now," he answers, Coming Events HKITNF.lt SWIMMING POOL Oion Tuesdays thru Fri days. 1 to i p m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to 7 p.m. Closed Mondays Parents swim free Friday nlghls when accompanying children KODEO DANCE Honoring 1'rlncevs Rubianne Kullcton of the Wrangler club Saturday, July 29. 9:30 p.m. to 1:01) a m. Heppner Fair Pavilion Music by The Go' Few of The Dalles Everyone Welcome! i It HORSE SHOW Sunday, August 13. 1:30 p m. County Fairgrounds Events Include showman ship, horsemanship and horse Judging Fair Premiums awarded MORROW COUNTY PICNIC Annual Morrow County Picnic Sunday, August 6 Laurelhurst Park, Portland Pol luck dinner Everyone welcome. CHURCH PICNIC Methodist Church Picnic Sunday, July 30, Courthouse Park Family pot luck at noon, bring your friends BPOE SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9623 BALANCE OF STOCK OF Summer Dresses On SALE ONE RACK, ea. $g ONE RACK, ea. OFF ONE RACK, ea. fa OFF MiLadies Apparel ALICE and GRACE Heppner 676-5561
