2 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday, September 21. 1967
HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Oregon 97836
Phone 676-9228
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner llazotte established March 30, 1SS3, The Heppner
Times established November IS, 1S97. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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Buy in the Moonlight
During the past several years, Heppner merchants have
been developing a series of promotional events, designed to
stimulate continued Interest in the city as a trading center
and to offer fun and attraction for the shopping public. Al
though some distance away from larger towns, they realize
that in this time of speedy transportation it is necessary to
remain competitive with the larger neighbors.
Several years ago, the Heppner merchants started Christ
mas Opening and this popular event has continued with its
window guessing contest It will be held again this year
on the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Four years ago, the Sidewalk Bazaar was staged for the
first time. Some had the idea that this event would be a
"flop," but it proved to be a real fun time, with both merch
ants and the public getting considerable enjoyment from it.
The 1967 event was probably the best of all with the shop
pers getting fine bargains and the merchants making a good
record in sales.
Last year, under the leadership of Bob Henry, then mer
chants chairman, Crazy Days was started. This, too, proved to
be a hit in the fall month in which it was staged. Merchants
dressed up in crazy costumes in keeping with the event. Crazy
Days is planned for this year on October 27 and 28.
Now another special event has been added to the promo
tional program. Moonlight Sale will be staged for the first
time Friday night, being limited to 7 to 10 p.m. Frankly,
some of the Heppner merchants are skeptical about the re
sponse of the public in the evening hours. Nevertheless,
most of the store owners are participating wholeheartedly
and will be anxious to see whether the public responds. If
there is a good response, Moonlight Sale will undoubtedly
become an annual event
If the people like these events, If they like the spirit that
the merchants show in staging them, and if they want them
continued, the one way to make this evident is to come out
and visit the stores to check their offerings.
A review of the merchandise offered shows that there are
many outstanding buys for Moonlight Sale. It will be novel
to have most of the stores open on this Friday evening. If
this appeals to you, visit the stores during Moonlight Sale.
Unfortunately, it was discovered at a late time that the
teachers' reception at Heppner Elementary school is on the
same night The merchants would have liked to avoid any
conflict, and they set the date for the sale about a month
ago, avoiding home football games, opening of deer season
and other conflicts. They did not know about the teachers'
reception which was only in the early planning stages then.
However, those who want to attend both have an hour be
fore the reception to visit the stores, and perhaps there will
be some time after the reception before they close.
Now, we note that Spike Pardee, formerly of the Gazette
Times staff and now with the Lake County Examiner, Lake
view, writes to Ed Gonty and says that Heppner cannot have
a Moonlight Sale Friday night, because, in checking his al
manac, he finds there will be no moonlight that night.
We'll agree that we probbaly won't be able to see it,
but the moon is always shining somewhere in the universe,
and thereby we can rationalize that this is a Moonlight Sale.
Heppner merchants are hoping that the public will en
joy buying "in the Moonlight" even though the lunar lumi
nation may not be visible to the human eye.
Slow Drivers Must Pull Over
At last! Oregon lawmakers may have provided at least
a partial answer to slow drivers. Senate Bill 319 became
Oregon law yesterday. It requires slow moving vehicles on
two-lane highways to pull over at the first safe spot and
let fas'er traffic go by.
On multi-lane highways, like freeways, slower drivers
must use the right lane and leave the left lane clear for
passing cars.
The slow moving vehicle law attempts to put into effect
what traffic engineers have known for a long time: that
traffic f'owing smoothly has fewer accidents. The trouble be
gins when cars begin to pass, moving in and out of traffic
lanes and when traffic travels at a wide range of speeds.
Records of the Department of Motor Vehicles show that
last year 2.058 accidents occurred when drivers tried to pass
the car ahead. And 21 persons were killed by passing ma
neuvers! Ironically, the slow driver isn't often involved in the
accident he causes. The driver behind, who may become im
patient and try a risky pass, or the innocent driver of an
oncoming car, is the one who pays.
We urge drivers of slower moving vehicles, such as trail
ers, trucks or small cars, and drivers who simply enjoy driv
ing slower to continue their present low speed if they feel
safer. But remember the new law and the hazard you pre
sent to other drivers.
If you see cars piled up behind you, pull over and let
traffic at normal speeds flow smoothly by!
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
OCPT to Hold Workshop Here
ANSWERS to the little tost in
this column last week: No. 3
is false. No. 6 is true, and the
other nine should have been
marked as uncertain.
If vou had more than six or
seven right, you are a pretty
sharp cookie. Maybe it proves
you don't take things for grant
ed, and perhaps aren't much of
a rumor motiKer.
If you had a score of less than
six. you're like most of the rest
of us.
If you disagree with any of
the answers, check them against
the story. As it said in the in
structions, the test was design
ed to trii-k you, and you may
have thought it said something
it didn t say.
If it still bugs you, drop in
sometime and we'll go over it
with vou. We wouldn t want you
to lose any sleep on this ac
count!
WHILE GETTING up the mater
ial for the "Welcome Teach
er page (page 5, section l or
this issue), we were struck with
the length of sen-ice of some
of the teachers in our Morrow
county school district. So we
started doing a little figuring
tand just about went bugs do
ing it!.
We don't guarantee these fig
ures for they were done quick
ly. We find, however, that Mor
row county teachers are any
thing but inexperienced. They
don't leave this system as fast
as we have been prone to think,
and apparently find it a pretty
Rood place to work.
The 1967-68 teachers direct
ory, according to our count, lists
90 teachers and administrators.
There are six administrators,
counting Ron Daniels, superin
tendent, and 84 teachers.
Now, the 90 including the
current year have a total of
622 years in the Morrow county
system! This averages nearly
seven years experience in the
district Not included is the ex
perience that the teachers have
had elsewhere, and this would
add to a tidy number of years,
too.
School faculty that tops the
list of veterans is that at Board
man Elementary- The four
teachers there have a total of
68 years in the district,- and
Dante Daltoso, principal, adds
another seven. With him includ
ed, the staff's average experi
ence is 15 years. Mrs. Zoe Bill
ings, the veteran of the entire
county system with 31 years,
has close to having the total
teaching experience there, but
Lavern Partlow has 19 years
and Edith Partlow 15 years.
In figuring the averages,
where teachers work in more
than one school ve added their
total years here in each school,
but they were credited for just
one school in the county total
of 622 years.
lone Elementary teachers
have the second highest tenure
in the county. The seven teach
ers and principal there total 70
years experience in the county,
led by Mrs. Gladys Ely's 28
years. This is an average of 10
years' experience here.
Riverside's 11-member faculty
has 94 years experience, with an
average of just under nine
years: Heppner Elementary's 29
have a total of 244 years in the
svstem for an S year (plus, av
erage; A. C. Houghton's 11 have
87 years, or Just under an S
year average
Heppner High school, where
many on the faculty were new
last year, has an average of
lust over three years. Twenty
fix o teachers have n total of
79 years in the district.
The "youngsters" in the dis
trict are at lone High with an
average of just over two years.
Eleven on the faculty have n
total of 24 years experience in
Morrow county.
WE WOl'LO.NT want to attempt
to draw anv conclusions from
these cursory statistics. At first
glance, however, it appears that
elementary teachers stick long
er than those in high schools.
We wouldn't want to suggest
that teachers with less experi
ence aren't doing as good a Job
as the veterans. Some who have
come here within the past three
years are tremendous.
But in view of last year's
movement to get and hold good
teachers ti wouldn't seem that
we have too much to worry
about. It did seem last year that
an extraordinary number left
the district.
Of the 84 teachers, we count
new In the county
WIIKN YOU see the teachers
who have served for so long,
ou wonder how thev can keep
looking so young. One would
think that some of the qm-l ies,
uiieslious ami problems of the
oungsteis would make them
iiKl before their time, but, on
the other hand, the work with
the children apparently einlmes
them with n Fountain of Youth.
As we an- welcoming teach
ers mid thinking of teachers'
roeept ions, we salute the veter
ans. From information supplied
us, these are the ones with 10
years or more experience In
Morrow county:
THIRTY or more: Zoe Hillings,
Ho, oilman Elementary (3D.
TWENTY or more: Gladys
Ely, lone Elementary i2Sl;
Juanita Cartnlchael. Heppner
I Elementary (26), Ron Black.
Riverside (241, Joyce Smith, A.
C. Houghton t20. Velva Been-
dolt. Heppner Elementary i24,
Ruth Cov, Riverside (2Ji, Ruth
Bent ley, A. C. Houghton2 (22i,
Marguerite C.lavey, Heppner El
ementary (211.
TEN or more: Lavern Partlow,
Boardmnn Elementary (191,
Beth Hynd, lone Elementary
118), Edith Partlow, Boardmnn
Elementary (15). Mildred Han
na, Heppner Elementary (15).
Inez Erwin, Heppner Element
ary (15), Frieda Slocum, Hepp
ner Elementary (15), Cleo Rob
inson, Heppner Eleetfntury (14),
Kathryn Hosklns, Heppner Ele
mentary (14), Anita Stockard,
Heppner Hemciitary 111). wl
Meador, Heppner Elementary
ill. Clint Agce, llenpner Ele
mentary (101, and U-stev l.r
rou. Riverside (10).
Congratulation to these
teachers who have devoted so
main years educating our child
ren!
We might note that. 1ciim'
some have taught for u erlod
here and later rrlurnitt and
some have taught In M-veral ilil
ferent schools within the coun
ty, we cannot guarantee our fig
ures We'll correct any which
are found to be In error.
BILL WEATIIERFORl) calls
with a complaint after we
printed picture of the school
"Hood" on the front page last
week. He nald that when Mm
Weatherford saw the picture of
her, she divided ho wa.s get
ting too plump and put the
whole family on n crash diet!
Now BUI holds us resHinslble,
Rushing to Bill's aid, we
would like to point out that
when that picture was taken,
Mrs. Weatherford was real itd
and half mad. That would make
anyone down In the Jobber and
make the face look lunger than
normal.
Weil Nurelv hate to sec Bill
turned Into a scarecrow because
of the likes of us.
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Page 6, Sec. 2
Pioneer
Pondcrings
Bv W. S. CAVERIIILL
A. C RUBY
A recent letter from n render
of the tlnrtle, reciting the cir
cumstance of it Kheep deal be
tween Hill Beaiuer and A. C,
Rubv. brlni! to nilnd the con
tribution Ruhv made to the live-sliK-k
Industry of Eastern Ore
gon. It was In horses.
The Kuliy horse farm whs
somewhere near Portland. There,
from an Imported stink, lie
raised draft type stallion for
distribution to Eastern Oregon
ranchers. The wheat raising
country provided a wide and ex
panding market for work tennis
nl it price that was profitable.
Rubv moved Into the situa
tion by selling a registered stal
lion to an association of horse
misers for $-1.1X10. either for cash
or Joint notes payable over a
thri-e vear period. The stallion
was given uneclal care and was
placed "at stud" In various
places with a fixed charge fur
service.
Horse raising was an Import
ant part of the economy until
we came Into the machine age.
It la no longer so, but for many
vears A. C, Ruhv did much to
Improve the quality of the hors
es used on the wheat lands of
the Inland Empire.
COMMUNITY f
Officers for this district of the
Oregon Congress of Parents and
Teachers will sponsor a "School
of Information" on Wednesday,
September 27, in the Heppner
High school cafeteria. Registra
tion will start at 9:30 a.m.
Mrs. Arthur Farr, first vice
president of OCPT, will conduct
the meeting, and at 10:30 a spe
cial program on information
about the new "Stop Teen Smok
ing" project and other phases
of PTA work will be held. Lunch
will be served in the cafeteria
and the sessions are scheduled
to close by 3:30 p.m.
The executive PTA council is
urged to attend, and special dis
cussions are planned for PTA
officers and committee leaders.
Mr. and Mrs LeRoy Gardner
went to Portland early this week
to attend the holiday and spring
clothing market, which is be
ing held in the Hilton Hotel.
They planned to go to the beach
later in the week for a day or
two before returning Friday.
Jerry Anderson has returned
to Heppner to work for Heppner
Nor-Gas, moving with his wife
and daughter from Coos Bay.
Anderson worked for the local
firm before going to Coos Bay
and returned to the position
here on August 15.
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
Friday, Sept. 22, Burns at
Burns, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 29, Wahtonka
at The Dalles, League
game, 8 p.m.
Jayvee Game, Monday, Sept.
25 Grant Union at John
Day, 6 p.m.
Support the Mustangs!
FALL FLOWER SHOW
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2:00 to 5:00
p.m.
By lone Garden Club
lone School Cafetorium
Entries urged. Horticulture
and flower arranging, jun
ior and senior divisions
Several special exhibits, Gem
and Mineral displays
Public Welcome
TEACHERS RECEPTION
Friday, Sept. 22, 8:00 p.m.
Elementary Multi-purpose
room
Sponsored by Elementary
PTA
MOONLIGHT SALE
Friday evening, Sept. 22, 7:00
to 10:00 p.m.
Choose big bargains in down
town Heppner stores
Join in the fun
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-962S
Heppner
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these '68 Chevrolets are rich and ad
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A MORE SILENT RIDE
And for 1968, we've gone to every
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cally place body mounts and success
fully isolate noise and vibration.
Shcrck absorbers have been improved.
The wheel stance on many models is
wider for greater smoothness. Ex
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There are new engines, a bigger
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Fulleton Chevrolet Company
Heppner, Oregon 97836