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J REFFNER GAZETTE THE GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oreqon 97836 Phone 676-9228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1S.S3. The Heppner Tirros established November IS. 1SV7. Consolidated February 15, 1912. NEWSFAMt IIISHIIS SOCIATIOH WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer 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. Hearts at Half In the hearts and minds of many persons in the Hepp ner area, the American flag Is flying at half mast upon hearing the news that David Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Clark, now living at La Grande, was killed in action in Viet nam Friday. His death in the conflict is the first from Morrow county and brings the poignant tragedy of this war closer to all of us here. It keenly touches those who have young men of their own serving in Vietnam; it causes added concern for those whose relatives or friends may be called; and it brings deep sympathy from all who abhor the loss of our young manhood and deplore the waste of war. Just as surely as we can remember David playing bas ketball with fellow high school students with full zeal do we claim him as a Morrow county man, even though his family moved shortly after he graduated from high school to La Grande. We're sure that David considered Heppner as "home." In the sacrifice of this young man we see evidence again of the nobility of our youth. Although probably not fully understanding the cause or the need for the Vietnam con flict, David like so many went willingly and gave his life for the cause. This is what the nation's leaders said was nec essary. It is for us at home to be sure that our young David Clarks are not called upon to make this supreme sacrifice without resulting in some permanent good for all mankind. They pay the price the most a man can pay by giving their lives. This is the ultimate in faith. The responsibility re mains for those of us who live in comfort at home to be sure that the benefits to be gained are sufficient to send them to mortal combat on foreign soil. When one feels the deep grief that has come to the Don Clark family, he better understands what an awesome and terrible responsibility this is. In the Vietnam conflict we see the unfair incongruity of war. While our young men die in jungles and swamps of that foreign land, we enjoy a rodeo weekend or prepare for a Labor Day outing as if all were at peace in the world It is hard to believe that this conflict can be won or a satisfactory settlement made until all our citizenry becomes involved and shares in sacrifices, instead of the relatively few who are directly involved. Everyone who knows the Don Clark family and who knows how close they were the respect and pride they shared bleeds at heart at this time of their grief. Even many who only now hear of them will be touched with sym pathy. It may be some small solace that all admire the courage and qualities of David Clark, and other young men like him, who step forward to do their duty without question or hesitation when they are called. Congratulations on a Fine Job The fair and rodeo are now history, but the talk we hear around town is all in the superlative degree. It has been a popular publicity policy to speak of any forthcoming fair or rodeo as "the biggest and best yet". But not always do those who utter or write these words really believe them. This is just part of the fanfare considered important for a proper buildup in the hope that, by so say ing, the events may tend to become the "biggest and best." The 1967 fair and rodeo season came here with few such advance boastful statements, but now that it is all over, oddly enough, the superlatives come. Many have said that the parade was the biggest and the best, with the most participation and the largest crowd watch ing. The gate at the rodeo leaves little question that it was one of the best attended in recent years because the receipts were far beyond last year. Many have said that they en joyed the shows Saturday and Sunday more than others of the past. There was more local participation and interest. Attendance at some of the events at the fair, such as the livestock auction, the dress revue, and others, might also have set new records. However, there is no definite way to tell because admission is free. Probably the thing that more than any other becomes the criterion for success of such events as fair and rodeo is the reaction from the public, for whom they are staged. Thus, if most of the people think they are the best, then they truly must be the best. So, now that the banners are being folded away again, the booths taken down, the floats dismantled, and the live stock back on the ranch, we look back with hundreds of others and say to all those who had a part in the staging of fair and rodeo, "Congratulations on a very fine job!" It is nice to be able to say, "It was the biggest and best," in these many respects and truly believe it. Civil Defense Talks Proposal to establish a mo bile radio system to link all towns of the county and the county courthouse with the Oregon Civil Defense system was discussed at a morning meeting at the courthouse Aug ust 22. Under the plan, each of the five towns in the county would have mobile radio stations. In case of an emergency, all the towns would be in contact with the courthouse, and, with the state. No approval has been receiv ed from the state as yet on matching funds for setting up the project, County Judge Paul Jones said. However, a represen tative is coming from the reg ional office of Civil Defense to discuss the matter further. At the Tuesday meeting were Ted Smith, new county Civil Defense administrator; Mayor Chester Wilson of Irrigon; May -TIMES. Thundery, August 31. 1967 -?J HEPPNER NATION At NEWSPAPI EDITOR AND PUi USHER ASSOCIATX PU1USHEB REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STTLLMAN Apprentice Single Conv 10 Cents. Published the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, Monday through Friday; 9 Mast of Radios or Clarence P.osewall of Hepp ner; Chief of Police Glen Kolk horst of Heppner; Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman; Harold (Doc) Sherer, county roadmaster; Commis sioner Jack VanWinkle and Judge Jones, Examiner Coming A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, September 12, at the courthouse between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., ac cording to an announcement re ceived from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Frank Lovgren and his cousin. Dean Lovgren, returned the first of last week from a two-weeks trip to Canada. They visited Larry Lovgren, brother of Dean, at Lewis Creek, Canada, and the boys enjoyed boating and other water sports while there. Chaff Wes Sherman INTERESTING sequel to the item and picture wo ran re cently about the New York Giants football team came late last week from Frank Gifford himself, former Giant star and now WCBS-TV director of sports, via Mrs Marv M. Wood of New York Citv. who subscribes to the G T. Gifford confirms that the Giant in the picture with him and the Smiloroo clown is Bill Austin, now head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is something that Gene Winters, county extension scent, told us the morning the particular is sue of the G-T came out. but as Mrs. Wood puts it. it is In teresting to have evidence again that the Gazette-Times "gets around.'' Mrs. Wood writes to us as fol lows: "I mailed Mr. Gifford the article and picture which you published in the Gazette-Times a couple of weeks ago. I note from the last issue that I re ceived that someone had iden tified the other player. "In my letter to Mr. Gifford I asked him to either let me or your newspaper know who the player was. I thought you might be Interested in his re ply and to know that the Ga-rette-Ttmes gets around. I sent the whole page." Enclosed with her letter to us was the letter from Gifford: "Dear Mrs. Wood: "Thank you very much for sending me the picture that ap peared in the Heppner Gazette Times. It does bring back old memories. "The player seen in the pic ture with me is Bill Austin, who is now head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thanks again. Sincerely, Frank Gifford. Director of W CBS TV Sports." Mrs. Wood's address is 353 E. S5th Street, New York City 1002S. Although still feeling a bit chagrined that we couldn't re call Austin's name at the orig inal running, we thank Mrs. Wood for her trouble and ap preciate her interest. AND YOU may recall the pic ture of Mrs. Pete McMurtry and her friend petting the deer, which also ran in connection with this column recently. The deer, as you may remember, was known as "Duke"' and was so tame that hr would come at the calling of his name. But if you should go up Wil low Creek and call for Duke now, you would get no response, for the noble buck is gone. There are those who believe that Duke will show up in the Happy Canyon performance in Pendleton at Round-l'p time. Dick Wilkinson came in the other dav to express this opin ion, apparently learning from somewhere that Duke had dra matic ambitions and intends to play an important part in this widely-acclaimed pageant. He believes that the buck is now in the care and custody of some of the Indians of the Pen dleton area who will also have part in the pageant. We're a little hazy on the point, but It seems that the Game Commis sion frowns on anyone taking a wild deer for domestic pur poses but Indians, through some treaty rights, or some thing, have this privilege. Someday we'll try to catch Glen Ward and have him clar ify this point for us. Our understanding, though, is that Duke will share top bill ing in the animal kingdom at Happy Canyon with a coyote that the promoters have " ac quired somewhere. So if you want to see this Heppner buck in his dramatic debut, be sure to get tickets to Happy Canyon this year. AFTER THE little buildup on Bob DeSpain in last week's column about him being so "franly," the whole punch line of the item went awry, some where between the linotype ma chine and the proofreaders. It was left off entirely. The last line should have been: Bob makes Franz with every one. We wanted to work in this item about his bread so it might help him make a little more dough. At least you don't see Bob loafing around. The more bread we sell in this wheat country, the butter off we are. AND NOW, back at the ranch, we want to turn attention to a few items about Fair and Ro- deo. FIRST OFF, we now have more understanding of those littie pigs in the scramble at the 4-H and FFA awards night at coun ty fair. In the scramble to get results of fair, rodeo, horse show, parade, and all stuff like that there, we must feel just as frantic as those pigs who desperately search or hidey holes in that livestock arena. Those who have been work ing towards some of these big events for months breathe hap py sighs of relief when the cur tain rings down, and the yen is to fold tents and steal away. But, alas and alack, we in this news game just then have to go to work in earnest. It is estimated that if all the fair, rodeo, parade and horse show results were laid end to end, we still wouldn't get them all in the paper correctly. BUT we try. If we made boo boos in this paper and if we left some out, we'll try to make up for it next week. Chatter FOR INSTANCE. wo wanted a j pk'ture of Lewis I'ason at the ; head of the parade Saturday. When v tried to find him, we couldn't. Finally, the parade I started moving, and there he I was at the he.nl of it The starting gait of the parade was at a pretty good clip. We tried to run and catch up. but the old arthritic bones wouldn't move fast enough. We snapped the camera in desperation from al most squarvlv behind the horse. Oh. we cot a picture all right, but we're sure Mr. Cason wouldn't want to be represent ed bv what show-s on the neg ative from the position we took the shot. He made a fine grand mar shal, and we beg his indulg ence for our pictorial shortcom ings. WE GOT a phone call from Harry Rtnghand of Milton Freewator this morning. He and his wife, Vi, operate the M-F Vallev Herald with Wallv Cow en and the Ringhands brought the Lutheran float to the pa rade. Harrv had a great big com pliment for the crowd that watched the parade: 'This audience was the most enthusiastic of any place we have been this year," said he (direct quote, "the crowd was very appreciative. We had an entirely different feeling to ward Heppner after we left there." They have been around with this float, too. It has gone to most of the major celebrations in eastern Oregon and Wash ington and will finish with ap pearances at the Pendleton Round Up and in Walla Walla. "In most places, the crowds lust sit on their hands, but not in Heppner," Harry said. Boy, we're glad to hear that comment! Maybe this is the reason we got so many fine entries from all over. Remem ber this next year, folks, and applaud twice as much. AND, if we had been smart, we'd have taken some pic tures of the dismantling of the Lutheran float to traveling con dition. It is almost unbelievable how thev fold it down to the place where it looks like a lit tle go-cart. Underneath it all Is a Volkswagen chassis, and it looks like one that never fully matured. But when the bows of the float are unfolded, it spreads out 18 feet wide. When the route of the parade went to the Court Street bridge over Willow Creek, they didn't think they could get across. The bridge is just barely 18 feet wide. But Harry bent some of the big bows to make it. It was great to have thLs en try. It takes a lot of yogurt to go to the effort of bringing such a fine float all this way. Thanks a lot, Harry! QUITE A NUMBER of folks ad mired the way the "young lady" worked in the rodeo ar ena, rounding up stock, chasing the wild broncs and corraling the bulls right along with the men. They admired her skill and wanted to know who she is. She comes by her skill natur ally, since she is the daughter of Howard and Juanita Johnson, the stock contractors, of Con don. Delene is a former Miss NRA (Northwest Rodeo Association) and will be a junior in college in the fall. She attended Blue Mountain College last year. In June of this year, she became Mrs. when she married Norman Durfey of Condon, who also per formed in the rodeo. THE TEMPTATION is great to try to write words of praise to Tad Miller, Floyd Jones, Len na Smith, John Venard, Clista Venard, Ron Currin, Gail Mc carty, all the members of the fair board, fair committee, ro deo board, Randall Peterson, Joe Balfe, but sure as shooting, we'd leave out some of the most important ones. But don't they do great work! How Randall puts together such a great parade with so little fanfare, we'll never know. Joe Balfe earned his commis sion as a Great Sport with the way he played along with that wild cow riding and saw it through to the final bounce. As Joe Daley, announcer said, they put a bell on the bulls in bull riding because as long as you hear the clatter below you know you're O. K., but when you hear it over your head, you know the ride is over. I don't think they had bells on the wild cows, but it only took a couple of Jumps for Joe. Chances are he heard bells whether they were on the cow or not! This little by-play on Balfe built up a great lot of crowd interest, and this fellow did a whale of a job in his first year in handling the rodeo gates, too. A lot of people paid to see the show who were used to getting in on their good looks, too, but the take is somewhere between $800 and $1000 more. JOE DALEY, the rodeo announ cer, who is a school principal in Pendleton, did a masterful job at the microphone at the performances. Ills quips filled In if any lag threatened, and he always had a good one on the tip of his tongue. When a few raindrops started to fall Saturday night, he ex- Lovgren Has Surgery For Knee Condition Frank I son ( Mi anil Ml--. Jim I-oxreii. was duo lioni . the middle of the week from Pen iltoton follow mi: Mii;-oty on S.il j urdav for a chipped bone on In . I left knee. The knee condition be came serious after ho had turn ' ed out for a few of this year's IfiHitball practices, and niter j medical observation, surgery was ' found nee vsary. i Frank will !m In a oast for several weeks and the doctor has ' advised hint to discontinue nil j sports for the rest of his senior ' year. Ho also underwent surgery la year igo to correct a cartilage 'condition in the other knee. TO THE EDITOR. On Gold Standard To the Editor: Around the enrlv 19lHVs there was a bit of a hassol In Mor row County over the delivery of a couple or so thousand head of sheep: and all this is brought to mind In a wry recent com ment bv Mr. Caverhlll in hi series of articles now appearing In the Gazette-Times, which, by the way, are most Interesting to me. Bill Reamer, who Is the sub ject of my comment, was, at the time, president of the Farmers k Stockgrowcrs National Bank of Heppner. However, his main Interest was sheep, and. as Mr. Caverhlll says, he had a lot of them. The storv goes that Mr Beamer had contracted to sell iand deliver on a certain date to A. C. Ruby of Portland the above mentioned sheep, deliv ery to be made to Mr. Rubv at the rail station yards at Echo, Ore., for so much per head. Well, to make a rather long story a bit shorter, between the date of contract and the ship delivery date, the price for ewes on the Chicago market had advanced sharply, and In this turn of events Mr Beamer would have to forego a very nice profit, as he had contract ed to sell for less and Mr. Ruby would bo the gainer by a few thousand dollars. But wait payment for sheep nt time of deiiverv was. according to the contract, to be made in United States gold coin. (A fiscal tech nicality). Rubv was notified the gold coin provision meant Just what it said, down to the dotted T and the crossed T. It all hap pened over a weekend, the banks were closed and Ruby, who was, like his good friend Beamer, a very astute trader, realized he had better act fast, for he also knew Beamer was a man of his word. The sheep were at the corrals in Echo and Beamer was await ing the train from Portland, bringing Ruby, no doubt figur ing Rubv would try the certified check routine, etc. Bill would stand pat and there would be no delivery without the gold coin payment. In came the train and off got Ruby, the express car door flew open and a box was deposited at the station. It contained some $40,000 in gold. Ruby had roused out a banker friend of his in Portland, got him down to the bank and got the gold coin. Bill didn't think Ruby would make the grade but he did, and Ruby took delivery of the sheep. Bill had to be content with the $40,000 in gold coin, a very hefty package, we can imagine. Art Crawford 4852 Kingston Way San Jose, Calif. claimed over the mlltA "Vn won't believe It folks, but that stuff coming down is rain. Somp nf vnn vniinirni- nnsnl,. -i j , - - 1 i - have never seen any before, but mats wnat ll is: From what we gather, Joe Daley will come back to nn. nounce the Morrow county ro deo as Ion? as he wantu l ho job. He keeps right with it, em bellishes the show fnr thn crowd and keeps them posted. DAGNAB IT, there's a lot more we'd like to say about the past week's events, but Reggie Pascal, who's already sweating like a trouper at the Linotype machine with an electric fan blowing on his back, will refuse to set it. Turkey Shoot SUNDAY. SEPT. 10 10:00 A.M. 3V2 Mi. East of Lexington On Highway 74 Sponsored by Rifle and Rifles and Pistols With Open Sights or Scopes PUBLIC INVITED Turkeys and Hams to Winners Pioneer Pondcrings Bv W. S. CAVERHILL Ownership by Hometteadlncj Under the Homestead Ad of ISt'o, enrlv settlers were given title to l('i acres of contiguous Id's" for a filing fin- of $10 and after residence for five years In not less than a 12xl' cabin and a reasonable dovel oimont of cultivated acre. Tlmo of residence allowed about half of each year off the premise to earn a living. Tills leeway In requirement led to some abuse of the law. A farm hand or aheophcrtlor w-ould file on quarter section and patent It after scant compliance with the law. then sell It to hU em ployer for four or five hundred dollars. After the better land were taken, homestead of 3JO acre were allowed with a 3-year res idence. Finally a "desert home stead" of 6-tO acre wa allow ed. That allowance didn't last long, and the remaining do main of marginal land wa placed under the Bureau of Land Management where It re main today. Many of our successful land operations began with a consul Ulatlon of homestead. Project Slated On Phone Lines A SlO.tWi telephone Construc tion proJs.t for the Heppner area was approved by l'acifto North west Bell's board of director August 2-1 Tile project calls for the relo cation of long distance and local telephone cubic one mile east of lone along State Highway No 71, according to Dale Slusher. local marager for the phono company. One and a quarter miles of additional phone cable and 5' new poles will be placed a part of the project. An equal amount of existing cable is to ho re moved fiom the construction area. The rirojoct is necessary due to highway construction now un derway In the area. Work on the projeet Is sched u!ed to start Immediately, with completion slated for the end of September. Including the Heppner lone project, I'NB's board approved Js-IS.OOO in new telephone ex panslon and Improvement pro jects for Oregon lit Its August mooting. Unrein is Advanced In Marine Training Frank L. Unrein has receiv ed an advancement to private first class at Schools Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pen dleton, Calif., according to of ficial word received by his mother. Mrs. Jack McTlmpony, dated August 21. Pfc. Unrein is taking 12 weeks of specialized mechanical train ing at the base. During his re cent leave, he visited his rela tives here and with friends at his former home In Lincoln City. Scott Hurt in Fall Ralph Scott of Lexington is in St. Anthony hospital, Pendleton, for treatment to a hip injury suffered Monday ut his homo. He had Intended to spray a calf and had the animal tied to a rope The calf bolted, and the rope tripped Mr. Scott abruptly, re sulting in tno injury, lie was brought to Pioneer Memorial hos pital but was later taken to the Pendleton hospital fir special ized treatment. Mr. and Mr. James Crimmins of San Mateo, Calif., spent sev eral days hero visiting his aunt, Bess lluddlcston. They enjoyed taking their first look at Eastern Oregon. Morrow County Pistol Club Hat Rock Ski Show to Attract Crowd Labor Day An outstanding water snl pro gram I again being planned (ur Labor I'av, rtoiiilor I, no milling to Hay llelinbigi el of lone Resident of Morrow county aio Inxltod to attend the spec tacular water ski show, put on bv McNarv Yai lit Club itklcr nt their silo near Hat Kink State Park There will lw no ad mission charge, and the klmw begins at 1 (10 pin. lone famous skier. Tom llelinbli-ner. Joe, Murk and Frank llalvomen, will be fcatur cd performer In the newest acts In the show, They will take n fle iKMiple pyramid over the Jumping ramp for another "first ever In the uport. Torn will make a deep water barefoot takeoff with no kkt or anything but lit body, and end up skiing on nothing but his barefoot. He ha torn many rotM-s learning Ihl stunt, and Tom U the only aklor In the Weat to have accomplished this teat. Mark will demonstrate dU tance Jumping at 35 mile per hour off the lx foot ramp. He ha made 127 feet In tourna ment competition thla year, which I a tremendou distance even for the "big buy", accord Ing to the director. Joe I the pyramid boy who team up with Tom to execute pyramid on ahoe kla, canoe paddle, heel towed pyramids, and the now famou pyramid over the Jump which l the in signia of ttiia great ahow group. Frank most famou atunt Is a wild cow boy -type hydrofoil ride. The folia are a ainall air plane type device that, when attached to a pair of akla and ridden proerly will attempt to buck off the best of rider. Ray Iletmblgner I the direct or of the entire skiing opera tion of the McNary Yacht Club. He extend a sincere Invitation to anyone who would like to wo a water ski show that U considered the Went' cjual or iM'tter than the Cypres Garden show in Florida. Charles V. Allen Completes Basic Seaman Recruit Charles V. Allen. I'S.N, son of Mr and Mrs Vincent C. Allen of Klnua. ha Ixen graduated from nine weeks of Nay I osic training at the Naval Training Center at Saa 1'iego. In the first week of hi na val service he studied military subjects and lived and worked under condition similar to tlue he will encounter on hi first ship or at hi first shore station. Marine Private Finishes Training Marino Private Donald D. Troxell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald I). Troxell, Sr., of Spray, ha graduated from eight week of recruit training at the Mar ino Corps Recruit Depot at San Diego. He will now undergo about three week of Individual com bat training and then, after leave at home, will report to hi first Marine Corp assign ment. Coming Events HETPNER SWIMMING POOL Pool closes for season Sun day, Sept. 3 C.OLDKN AGK CLUB Resumes regular meetings, Tues.. Sept. 5, Episcopal Parish Hall Pntluek dinner, 7:00 p.m., entertainment following WATER SKI SHOW Labor Day, Sept. 4, Hat Rock Stale Tark, 1 p.m. Bv McNary Yacht Club skiers No admission. Everyone wel come HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL First Home Game of Season Friday, Sept. 8, Heppner Ro deo Grounds Heppner vs. Enterprise Support the Mustangs! TURKEY SHOOT Sunday, Sept. 10, 10:00 a.m. 3'ii ml. E. of Lexington on Mwy. 74 Sponsored by Morrow County Rifle & pistol club Public Invited SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9C25 Heppner 11 COMMUNITY If A BILLBOARD k i I
