HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. August 17. 1967
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppncr, Oregon 97836
Phone 676-8228
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppnor Gazette established March 30. 1SS3. The Heppner
Times established November 18. 1S97. Consolidated February Is.
1912.
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Judge Kilkenny Deserves It
Probablv the best recommendation that can come to any
man is that which stems from his "grass roots." If he has
gained the complete respect of those who watched him in
his vouth; if he is admired by those who know him best;
and "if he retains their untarnished esteem as he achieves in
maturity, then he truly can be said to hold a vaunted place
among his fellows.
Such is the feeling of the native community towards Judge
John F. Kilkenny of Portland at this time when he is being
considered for a position on the nine-man 9th Circuit Court
of Appeals. Judge Kilkenny, who was born in Heppner, was
appointed to the bench in U. S. District Court, Portland, in
1959. Behind him were 30 years as an outstanding trial
lawyer in Eastern Oregon. He had graduated from Notre
Dame after attending Columbia Prep in Portland.
It has been pointed out that Oregon has not been repre
sented on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals since 1959. at the
time of the death of James Alger Fee. Its jurisdiction in
cludes 11 states Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Alas
ka, Hawaii, California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Mon
tana. Judge Kilkenny is a brother of Wm. P. Kilkenny and
Mrs. Sara Cohn, both of Pendleton, and half-brother of Mrs.
Ilene Wyman and Mrs. Don Greenup, both of Heppner, and
Bob Kilkenny of Lexington. He has the full support of local
attorneys for the position in San Francisco. Attorney P. W.
Mahoney has known him through much of his life and has
the highest respect for Judge Kilkenny and his ability. This
feeling is shared by other local attorneys who know him by
reputation and through their work in law.
While serving on the U. S. District Court bench in Port
land, Judge Kilkenny has also served as a visiting District
Court Judge to Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Montana,
California, Arizona, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. He
has been a pro tern judge in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
in San Francisco and in the 5th Circuit Court in Atlanta and
Houston.
There can be no question of Judge Kilkenny's qualifi
cation for the position; there can be no question of the ad
miration he engenders from his fellow members of the Bar.
The State of Oregon deserves a man on the 9th Circuit bench
who is familiar with the way state courts have interpreted
Oregon statutes.
The Oregonian points out that this state has been "out
gunned in patronage battles" since the death of Judge Fee.
It was never able to reco-er his seat on the 9th.
Appointment for the position will come from President
Johnson. Judge Kilkenny is a Republican and was appointed
to the District Court bench by a Republican president.
But this appointment should rise above patronage and
politics. It is to be hoped that it will. Judge Kilkenny de
serves the appointment from any point of view. His "home
folks" those who know him best back to his young days
strongly recommend him.
Statement Wounds Pride
Statement by Dr. Leon Minear, superintendent of public
instruction, that 152 Oregon school districts are "substandard"
has wounded the pride of many administrators and school
patrons. It did here.
It was a bit of a shock to go down the list of the dis
tricts in the daily newspaper story, thinking that the Morrow
county district would not be on the list, only to discover that
it was there in black and white.
It seemed sort of like a child who thought he had done
a good job of cleaning up his room and expected a compli
ment from his mother, only to be scolded for failing to pick
up his dirty sox.
It would have to be assumed that Dr. Minear released
the statement in his zeal to urge the best possible education
for our children, but it certainly wasn't done in the Carnegie
tradition of "winning friends and influencing people."
People like those in Morrow county have worked hard,
paid dearly in taxes, and made many sacrifices to achieve a
fine educational system. Thus, while in the throes of these
labors, it seems ill-timed and disturbing for him to utter a
statement that the public will interpret as a remonstrance.
Perhaps Dr. Minear wished to "stir" the public, thereby
to call attention dramatically to educational needs in the
state as he sees them.
Supt. Ron Daniels of the Morrow county district expressed
"dismay" at the statement. He states that an evaluation in
this district took place in 1961, prior to the opening of new
high schools in lone and Heppner. Supt. Daniels points out
as school patrons here well know that the county has been
working steadily to correct building deficiencies. Four of its
seven school buildings can be classed as "new" two having
been built in the past six years and another new one is
just rising. Only the lone and Heppner elementary plants
could be classed as old buildings.
Even though some of us (who are still not too old) can
trace our school days back to the one-room buildings with
cloakrooms on either side of the entrance (and feel that we
got a pretty good education in them, too), it has to be rec
ognized that standards are important and logical in this rap
idly moving and competitive time. Nevertheless, there is some
possibility that they tend to become too inflexible. One
might point out that some teachers could give a youngster a
first class education in a cowshed, but, of course, that is
neither practical nor desirable.
At a time when property taxes border on the oppressive,
when some volunteer citizens are working long hours for ed
ucation (school board, advisory committees and others), and
when the people of the district have been prone to give full
cooperation and support to our school system (such as pass
ing the budget on the first try), it would seem that encour
agement is needed. Dr. Minear's statement tends to discour
age. Any who took a critical look at our school system would
probably concede that Morrow county doesn't measure up to
oil state standards. But how much more good it would have
done us if Dr. Minear had listed the steps toward meeting
standards that the county has achieved the new schools at
Heppner and lone, the new addition at A. C. Houghton, the
start on Riverside High, and other progressive moves and
commended them. He could then have added the. specific
areas where further progress is needed. This, then, could serve
as a guide to our district instead of wounding our pride.
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Fair--A Family Event
When you go to the fair next week, you'll notliv that
those attending atv in family groups. Oh, you might not
find them walking around with arms linked, but chances are
that if the boy is .showing livostivk or the girl is taking
part in the drvss tvviio. dad ami mother will be right at
hand.
And if mother is involved in the cake baking contest,
little daughter will be there rooting for her.
This is one of the Rtvat things about fairs, Isn't it? It's
still one event where the family participates as a group. One
doesn't go to the Morrow county fair to have a rip-roaring
time, but he gets a deeper sense of pleasure the kind that
comes from achieving and knowing he has done n good Job.
Families feel the close association of common Interest, and
dad can be thrilled to see a son pack off a blue ribbon
that has become a family tradition. (
It has been a long time since the pioneer days, but fair
time brings us back to the basics which were so Important
then and remain Important today cooking, sewing, homemak
ing, raising agricultural products. No matter how these things
are refined by machines and modern techniques they are
still necessary for human livelihood and families share them.
As you go to the fair with your family, you will feel
that closer relationship, whether any of yours wins a blue
ribbon or not. Even If you just go to marvel at the work of
others, you'll notice it.
Emphasis Is on youth activities, as it should be, but
parents will be very well represented in open classes, com
munity booths and many other activities.
It is truly a family event, and it's great to be a part of
a family.
FREE BUCKING SHOIV-
It Was Impromptu
"But Good--
(While It Lasted!)
(Editors Note: Rodeo time Is drawing near, and we nrp
indebted to O. G. Crawford of Lincoln City, former Gazette
Times publisher, for this contribution as a "yarn on pre-Rodeo
days," as he puts It. "It Is doubtful if anyone now living in
Heppner saw the little show, and I am trusting that you will
accept my word that everything mentioned herein is the 'gos
pel truth' 'pon my word of honor," he writes .
By O. G. CRAWFORD
In long years past, it was no
uncommon sight to see some
horseman come riding into town
on a shy nag that was "seeing
the sights of the city for the
first time. The animal may
have been broken to the saddle
but aside from the familiar
sights of range and ranch knew
nothing of the dangers lurking
on every hand in a more thick
ly populated area. An unfamil
iar noise, a flapping canvas
shade in front of a business
house, or even a piece of paper
fluttering in the wind could be
the signal for an unannounced
one-man, one-horse rodeo that
never failed to draw an enthus
iastic crowd and free, at that.
The writer was one of those
who got a big thrill out of wit
nessing such exhibitions and
more than once was known to
flee his stool and type case,
composing stick in hand, and
enjoy a battle between horse
and man for a few moments.
The 10-hour day was more en
durable after that, particularly
when such exhibitions occurred
during the 7 to 12 shift in the
a.m. (Because said writer was
sanitary engineer as well as
compositor in those earlier days
of his career it was necessary
to go to work an hour earlier
than the rest of the personnel).
One thing that made unplan
ned exhibitions convenient for
witnessing by representatives
of the "Fourth Estate" was that
both Heppner newspapers, the
Gazette and the Times were in
the same block and separated
only by Willie Stewart's Livery
Stable. The Times had the ad
vantage inasmuch as the yard
was on the north side of hte
stable and that was where the
action was to be found. But if
the clamor was loud enough the
Gazette crew could get there in
a matter of seconds.
Avoided Bucking
Although I had been used to
horses from the time I was big
enough to sit astride a cayuse
I never purposely made a horse
buck. It was fun to get into a
race with some other boy (even
a girl now and then) but aside
from making a pony "kick-up"
I had no thought of becoming
a buckaroo. I was of slight
build, weighed in the neighbor
hood of 122 pounds at 18 years
of age and had a feeling that
a horse that meant business
might toss me over into the
next county. That thought may
have prevented some . jarring
contacts with the ground ai.d
permitted me to attain manhood
without crippling results.
There was one time that I
staged my own show and I can't
say that the excitement engend
ered was an unpleasant exper
ience. It was early fall and I was
working for a few weeks out at
the Johnny Ayers ranch on Lit
tle Butter Creek (later known
as the Grover Swaggart ranch).
Antone Cunha was looking af
ter the ranch while Jack Ayers
was on cattle round-up in the
Middle Fork area of the John
Day.
Cunha was the cook and I
was the bottle washer. One day
he announced that the larder
was low and besides there had
been no mail for quite a spell.
That meant that I would have
to saddle up a half-wild bronc
whose only association with civ
ilization had been traversing
the trail between the Middle
Fork of the John Day river and
the Ayers ranch on Little But
ler creek. Jack Ayers had sized
the horse up and concluded he
would make a good saddler and
after a few rounds of acquaint
ing him with the saddle and
bridle, brought him to Butter
Creek. Up to that point the edu
cating had been successful but
this product of the rugged John
Day had not yet been introduc-
ed to the more modern concept
of civilization, but boy, did he
learn!
Blackie Skittish
From the ranch house to the
top of the hill within the boun
daries of the Avers ranch was
a distance of perhaps two miles.
Ever yt h 1 n g went along
smoothly until the boundary
fence was reached. I had to dis
mount to open the gate and a
little noise created In the loos
ening the top loop caused
Blackie to jerk the reins from
my hand. He ran a short dis
tance and perhaps realizing
that he was out In a great big
world all by himself stopped
and stood as if waiting for me
to Join him. He changed his
mind when I got close to him,
but instead ff acing over the
hill and out of sight he trotted
back towards the gate and In
a few minutes I was able to
get hold of the reins and mount
up for what I hoped would be
a less eventful journey.
Everything went well until
we approached town. As we
were nearing Elder street I
thought I heard a familiar
sound, but it was too late.
Blackie had heard it and before
I could decide on another course
he took off right back up Hint
on creek as hard as he could
run, and I could only let him
run until he got tired or had
assured himself that he was in
safe territory. An old steam
woodsaw could make consider
able noise and to an unltiated
pony fresh from the breaks of
Who's Who In Morrow County?
'Clues Hidden in Any
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tries welcome from every member of
the family old enough to fill out hla
or her own. You may submit one
entry per person at any OR ALL of
the Sponsoring Mrechants whose ads
are heavily bordered this week but
only one entry per person at any
one store (more than one will dis
qualify all entries of that person (or
that week).
2. Anyone may enter unless a mem
ber of your family Is employed by
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employees and families are most wel
come to enter EXCEPT during the
weeks that the ad of your own store
is heavily bordered In this section.
3. Nothing to buy. Use any slip of
paper for entry blank. DO NOT put
your entry Into an envelope. Not
necessary to be present at the draw
ing to win. Not necessary to be a
subscriber to The Gazette-Times to
participate.
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WELL. Halleluiah! The Cham
ber of Commetw taught the
Voting sprouts (tin Jayooost n
lesson again at the Tin: of War
at the Queen's Coronation Sat
ur'av night, ami that valuable
coffee can trophy comes back to
the C of C.
Mavbe this Just goes to show
that iHM'trv doesn't win contests
of physical prowess. If we hail
time on this busy hot day, we il
try to write a poem lor the Jay
eees' benefit.
One Junior Chamber member
alibied that their anchor man,
Koggle Pascal, didn't come
through for them. They probab
ly figured that Reggie, who is
the big linotype operator for the
G T. would do the whole thing
at the end of the rope.
Knowing Reggie as we do.
we'd be prone to believe that
he would have done the Job for
them singlehuiuledly If they
had Just got out of his way.
(P. S. RegKlo says his excuse
is that they didn't give him
enough rope ut the anchor spot.
He says It might have been a
different story if he had more
rope).
If the Jayeees are going to
get that trophy back next year,
they'd better start Joining the
young ladies of the community
In their jogging sessions on the
Heppner High track. Maybe they
could be In shape within the
next 12 months.
But we hasten to add that we
don't mean to be as taunting
as this sounds.
The Jayeees did a splendid
job of staging the Queen Cor
onation again, and they deserve
hearty applause for It. They are
real good sports, and we're hap
py that the community has this
livewire group to stir up Inter
est.
Apparently everyone else feels
the same way. Judging by the
estimated 750 on hand for the
coronation.
BILL COX was In the office the
other day, and surprisingly,
was grousing like the rest of
the John Day it was a terrifying
noise.
It was an uneventful ride
from the Vee Gentry place back
to town where we cut across the
school yard and forded Willow
creek and proceeded across
Main to Gale and up to the
barn on the Vuwter Crawford
property. Blackie was quieted
down bv that time and appear
ed to like his new surroundings.
Does 'Push-Ups'
I attended to the shopping
and picking up the mail, all of
which was placed In two
flour sacks, one of which was
draped and tightly secured
around the saddle horn and the
other placed behind the cantle.
Not only was this the proper
way to carry supplies by horse
back it formed a double buck
ing roll which could come In
handy In case Blackie d;elded
to indulge In a few "push ups"
before taking to the road.
Starting about 7 a.m., we
were rounding the Palace Hotel
corner Just as the hotel bus was
loading. The bus was horse
drawn and that did not excite
Blackie. Across the street In
front of the old Gazette build
ing or Peter Borg's Jewelry store
stood another monster of civil
ization an EMP fire engine red
automobile. One man was In
the driver's seat and another
Ad in This Section or
4. WHO'S WHO may be anyone In
Morrow County. Clues to his (or her)
Identity will be hidden ONLY In ads
of Sponsoring Merchants (every spon
soring Merchant has a little at in
this group ad). Clues may bo hidden
In ANY ad of ANY name you think
the WHO'S Sponsoring merchant.
ANYWIIKFtE In the paper. Clues will
he scattered many ads will have no
clues, while others may Ituve ait
many as five. This Is a contest of
skill, and we Intend to do our best
to outwit you. We'll be delighted If
you succeed In outguessing us, In
spite of our best efforts!
5. If by coincidence, the name of
the WHO'S WHO (or other facta
about him) happen to appear In news
Items, editorial matter, or other plac
es In this newspaper, these will not
count as clues.
6. To enter, write down the WHO
is. List all the clues you can find
In all the. ads of the Hponsorlng
Merchants In this issue. Don't forget
us on the heal. Now one would
think that an Ice cream maker
would be delighted when It gels
hot. Hut Hill reports an odd
thing: When It gets over 85 de
grees or so, soys he, lie cream
sales drop.
Wei . lust think about It." he
declared. "When you get so hot,
vou go for n glass of Ice tea or
lemonade and don't think about
eating."
Meiitie vou re rignt. mil. nut
as wo perspire In this hot of
flee right now with shirt unbut
toned and the sweat drops roll
ing down, we'd surelv enjoy a
great blj dish of Pride of Ore
gon lee cream In any or nil of
Its delicious flavors. Including
sherbet. Sherbet Is a sure-bet In
unv weather, cold or hot.
WHILE" members of our Barrell
family (mother's side) were
rubbing elbows at the reunion
In Silver Falls Park, east of Sa
lem, Sunday, a small triune flew
over the tall fir trees.
A deep, booming voice came
forth front the sky. "This Is
Smokey the Bear Air Patrol
Please be careful with fire In
the woods." It was effective
propaganda. There probably
were a couple thousand people
In that big park In all. ami th
place sounded like an animat
ed bee hive.
But when "Smokey" started
talking from the bird In the sky,
all commotion ceased. They
paused In awe for a few mo
ments liefore normal chatter re
sumed. We were once skeptical, but i
now we know, "Yes. Virginia, j
there U a Smokey ..." j
SERIOUSLY, this long stretch of
dry weather Is really creating
one of the most perilous sum
mers In the history of this state.
The western forests are amaz
ingly dry, and the streams are
mere trickles.
But. as a recent message from
Klnua Corporation pointed out,
the record has been amazingly
good in fire prevention so far
man was trying to crank the
motor. There was a pop pop -pop
as the gas ignited, followed by
a loud putt putt putt. Blackie
didn't take time to consider
what action to take he took II'
Instead of taking off as hi'
had done the day before he
started going straight up and
coming down stiff-legged. Bus
passengers were starting to
come down the steps of the Pal
ace and there was some wild
scrambling for safety, some of
them running back Into the ho
tel. About that time Blackie saw
the steps ami made for them In
high bounding leaps. There
were shouts of "Stay with him,
kid!" and "(Jet that crazy horse
out of here" anil other cvideures
of panic, but Blackie went right
up the steps and stuck his hrtid
Inside the lobby before deciding
he was not welcome, and back
ed away.
And the rider? He was mighty
thankful to be still upright In
the saddle and to note that the
baggage was Intact. He also
was thankful for the "bucking
rolls" and for the fact that he
did not wear spurs. A little
scratching with tiie rowels and
that black beauty might have
tossed me through the second
story window of the hotel, and
that wouldn't have heen polite
If guests were present.
in Any Ad by Merchants in This Newspaper'
your own nnme and address! Then,
drop your entry at any Sponsoring
Merchant whose ad Is between the
heavy borders In this group ad this
Issue. You may enter at all four If
you wish! There are no other places
where entries will be accepted and
mall entries will not be accepted.
Any member of the family may bring
In all entries for that family. Child
ren under 12 must be accompanied
by an adult.
6. This week's contest starts when
you receive this Issue, nd climes at
4 ddi. Tuesday of the following
week. At that tlmo, a drawing will
be held. The first entry drawn that
correctly Identifies the WHO'S WHO
will win !.0u, If THAT entry also
lists every clue hidden In all ads nl
Sponsoring Merchants, a HONU8 of
t2T will be added. Whenever this
HONUS Is not won. It will he added
to next week's HONUS which will
continue to grow until It Is won.
Winning the IIONUH requires a I'KH
KKCT list of clues the exact num
In view of llii haaidous situa
tion. Tills testifies to the coop-
i-i .tl ion of the public, and nil
we can siv Is, "Keep up the
rood wmk. folks, and keep your
fingers crossed."
Fllli: ON THK HANCK Is ,n sev
ere tiling, too. Al Hunch saw
his ulnh-r fei-d go up In smoke
when Monday's hlao fwept
across siiine NHI wires of grass
and stulilile on tils place, Oilgln
Is soinethlinr of a mystery. Al
speculates that It might have
taken otf from sun focusing
through a piece of broken glass.
It has lia!cucl before.
Melvln Mover saw his house
and contents destroyed by flit
In Hlackhorse Canyon last week
with a loss estimated around
JU.lHKl. That's a real blow.
Both of these men came to
the paper of flit' to see that
thanks were expressed to all
those who helped during their
fires unci after. They both reit
erated what has lieen said so
manv limes before by those who
hav faevri heavy losses: "This
Is the best place In the world
for people to lend you a huiiri
when you reully need them."
That's the way with Morrow
county people.
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idles for Bale at tin.' Gazette
Times office.
Coming Events
HEPPNER SWIMMING POOL
0Mn Tuesdays thru Fri
days, 1 to 4 p.m., and 7
to 9 p.m.
0en Saturdays and Sundays,
2 to 7 p.m. Closed Mondays
Pool will lie closed for rodi)
Saturday & Sunday, Aug
ust Iti. 27
RODEO DANCE
Friday. August 25. 9:30
p.m. to 1 :()() a m.
Heppner Fair pavilion
Music bv The Henchmen
Dance, Western Style, Satur
day, Aug. 2, music by the
Western Gentlemen of Con
don Everyone Welcome!
MORROW COUNTY FAIR
and RODKO
4 H ami 0ii Class Kxhlb-
its, Tuesday & Wednesday.
Aug. 22, 2.1
HI Dress Revue, Wednesday,
8 p.m.
Pet Show, Pig Scramble,
rtiurs. Aug. 21
Open Class Horse Show, Fri
day, Aug. 25, !):(X) a.m.
Big Street Parade. Sal., Aug.
2(1. Downtown Heppner, 10
a.m.
Rodeo, Sat. & Sun., Aug. 2(5
27
Cowboy Breakfast, Sunday
7:00 a.m.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
' SERVICE BY
C A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Hoppner
P. O. Box 247 PH. 678-9635
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