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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.
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'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
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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-
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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
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Heppner
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