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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thundery. September 28. 1967 HEPFNER THE GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oregon 97836 Phone 676-9228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 18H3. The Heppner Times established November 18, 18U7. Consolidated February 15, 1912. NATIONAL NEVSPAPEP Chaff ond Chatter Wes Sherman NIWIPAPIB WVltti PUilllHUI iAS$OCIATION ljAScgTN WESLEY A. SHERMAN .......... EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HELEN E. SHERMAN - ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL Shop Foreman Linotype Operator Printer RANDY STILLMAN rATT. ri:rkfnhine Apprentice Society JIM SHERMAN Circulation Pressman Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday ana fcnierea ai me rosi jnu.-e m-yiuKi, wicbwii as Second Class Mailer. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday throufih Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. maximum enrollment of WHETHER HUNTING season has a opens or Is postponed batur- ,boa day, the nlmrod army can sing' This calls attention again to the same theme soiik, the way the achievements of Heppner it looks at this moment. That; High school in the Greater Ore sons will certainly be, "How k-on League. The Mustanps have Dry I Am." ! been hanging In A-2 competit- And the Morrow county ranch- lon enrollment-wise, by the er.s'canomeTn on tie chorus ln of Jnclr teeth. Last year the with Am." an obligato, "How Dry I These two segments ot society jjnc 2Q opening day enrollment at Heppner High was 184. This vear they are over the dividing Bank Robbers and Shoplifters Those who watch Westerns on television and witness the frequent bank robberies pictured may be inclined to get some contentment, from the comfort of the easy chair, by thinking, Them days are gone forever." But actually it is worse today than It is in the imagina tion of those writers of fiction who exaggerate the wild and woolly days of yore. Portland has just experienced a $40,000 bank robbery, fourth worst in the history of the city. The robbers of today don't come In with kerchiefs over their mouths and six guns blazing. They are smooth and suave. In the big job in Portland none of those In the bank, except for the persons approached, realized that a robbery was in process. That must be some sign of progress In a more sophisticated and refined civilization! But one has to come back to the growing-old cliche, "In this day and age when we can send a rocket to the moon, why can't we . . .?" Well, why can't we?" With all our technological advancement, it would seem that some foolproof method could be devised to thwart bank robberies. For Instance, we can photograph the moon and send the signals all the way back to earth. Why can't a camera be devised that would photograph an entire bank robbery? They have cameras in use at present, but the sys tems seem to be of little value. Can't one be devised that would sweep, through its lens, an entire robbery from start to finish? Couldn't it be designed with little trips in various hidden locations all over the place, so a bank official could start it in motion by merely brushing into one of the sec reted switches? A device to put an end to shoplifting has been developed and was demonstrated in Portland the other day. A merch ant puts a tiny drop of some sort of chemical on each item in his store, probably at the time he marks the price. When an Item is sold, this chemical's properties are somehow neut ralized by passing the article over a device designed for the job. If the drop isn't neutralized and a shoplifter attempts to walk out with it alter hiding it on his person, an electronic device at the door picks up an impulse and sets off a com motion that sounds like a four-alarm fire. This, say the creators, brings the possibility of stopping shopliftng once and for all. Even our local merchants can testify to what a great boom such a thing would be. In our quiet and relatively crime-free town of Heppner loss by shop lifting is amazing. Comic book writers years ago conceived what was con sidered rather fantastic ideas of the exploraton of outer space. Amazingly, many of their ideas are now realized, with sur prising similarity to the comics, In the scientific progress of today. It would seem that the current crop of writers, who turn their talents to such programs as "Mission Impossible," "Man from Uncle," and others, could figure out some wonderful gagdets and devices that might serve as blueprints for crim inologists in thwarting bank robbers. After all, these robberes are becoming a little monoton ous! OTHER EDITORS SAY . . . A British Diagnosis FROM THE PENjDLETON RECORD Arnold Toynbee, an eminent British historian, visited the United States recently and in writing of his visit, gave the nation a diagnosis much as a physician would an ill patient. He found the United States had several fatal diseases. For one thing, he believed the people of the nation have lost their way. He sees the United States as a semi-socialist country In which the public sector of the economy is gaining at the expense of the genuinely private sector. "The American taxpayer" he says, "and even the Ameri can Congressmen who vote the tax-money can no longer keep track of how the money is being spent and what it is being spent on. He no longer believes that the Administration is telling him the truth and appears not to care to do anything about it. He is shocked by startling revelations of an offic ial "hidden hand" spending the taxpayer's money for objec tional purposes. The taxpayer's money has even been used to 'condition' the taxpayer himself. We are witnessing a struggle in America for the American peoples' soul, and this strangle is fateful for us all." Unfortunately, Mr. Toynbee is right. So long as the Amer ican people as a whole have enough, they will not revolt against federal spending and handout programs. A look un derneath the top layer of Americans is another scene. From these people, the underprivileged Negroes who want more (and often don't want to work for it), the whites who would like all the things the so-called average American is sup posed to have, these are the ones who are revolting. This is a fatal disease of America, yet it is not a national mal ady that is beyond cure, if the people have the will to do it, if they are enraged and their own pleasant livelihood is endangered, they will act. But, it may take some disastrous events before the semi-socialist country secures its rampant, angry poor, its race upheaval, its inflation, and super-government. It can be brought under control, but not until the dis ease has spread and a diagnoses is made. Yet, Is there a qualified advisor for the nation's ills? Toynbee says there is "time." are probably reeling equmiy gloomy at this moment. ,inei hunter will declare that it won't do much good to open the sea son without rain anyhow. And the rancher is surely get ting behind in his farm work. Take D. O. Nelson, for instance. He often has his next crop planted before much ol tne county has finished harvest, since he gets his crop in early from his northern point. This year he hasn't started to plant yet. No moisture. PROBABLY THE MOST discon certine omen on this rain sit uation Is the fact that the asso ciation for artificial precipita tion, as we understand it, is throwing in the towel. A little item came irom Harry Proudfoot of Butter Creek Tues day saying that the Weather Research association is su3 nendlnir "Prolect 0-6." This group was organized to see what might be accomplished through seeding clouds with silver iod ides. Lack of Interest and en thusiasm at the present time was given as reason for the sus pension. It unaouoteaiy is nara 10 gei verv enthusiastic bdoui ine amount of rain that has fallen here since June. But a lot OI gooa men are ue- lievers in this cloud seeding, just as there are many who swear by "water witching" to locate sources of water for wells. Now we don t want to get in to anv arguments over eitner. Some might declare that one is a scientilic tact ana tne otner is pure sorcery. We admit com plete ignorance but have tend ed to believe that the cloud seedirg venture seems logical. The only trouble is that you first have to have some clouds to seed before you can gener ate anything. In other words, there has to be some little ink ling of a storm brewing, and maybe that's where the system falls down. Anyway, to hear that the weather research group is quit ting the rainmaking project is a blow to morale. We surely wouldn't think they would de sert us in this hour of need. Here they are, competing with Rep. Mann Scores Sfraub Tax Plan Speaking to the Wheeler county Farm Bureau In Mitch ell last week, Rep. Irvin Mann, Jr., of Stanfleld, scored the Rob ert Straub homeowner's proper ty tax relief proposal as a "cruel hoax" and "an attempt to buy votes" by Its proponents. "It's a hoax because it does not provide permanent property tax relief, and it is cruel be cause it would mask the symp toms of the real disorder, which is too much reliance on property to finance local services," Rep. Mann said. He added, "It is an attempt Pioneer Ponderings Bv W. S. CAVERHILL Horse Thieves and Humor It seems that some men just naturally "love" horses. When that interest extends to Include animals belonging to others, there is likely to be trouble. About 1905, one of our neigh hnm was one of those charac ters. By a lot of night riding and ers whose husband is stationed "drifting" horse herds back and ln Vietnam. Both girls are go- Mrs. Pat Brlndle and her dau ghters Jennifer and Jacquelyn Brindle Meyers have returned from a 2Vii week vacation trip to Canada with Mrs. Brlndle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shewfelt from Spokane. The party camp ed in Shcwfelt's trailer during their trip that took them to Ra dium Hot Springs, where Mrs. Brandle says the swimming is marvelous, Jasper National Park, Banff, Lake Louise and Calgary. She also points out that the majestic scenery is worth making the trip. Jennifer Brindle became ill on the way home and is now convalescing in Pioneer Memorial hospital. She will return to college upon her recovery as will Mrs, Mey- forth on the open range he ing to Eastern Oregon College schools up to three times their , to buy votes with general funds size and they have held domin- i votes against the one ana one ant nlaces in basketball, foot- half percent limitation and ball and track. 'votes for those pushing the Friday night s thumping on scheme." Burns was the latest chapter in this David and Goliath saga Do you realize that Heppner now has defeated Burns in football three years in a row? We don't know just how to at tribute this. Good coaching. Fine school spirit. Support of parents and boosters. Good physical condition and hardiness of the kids. Something's there. The time may come when the Mus tangs will have some lean years in athletic competition but they have held pretty close to the top in all sports ever since we've enjoyed watching them participate. Probably would have been some "big brothers" in me leacue that would have been happy if Heppner dropped to B status, thereby getting rid of one "perennial pest" that might humble them. But It looks as if the Mustangs will stick around to pull more of what the big city sports writers call "upsets." Madras is due to go dbck to A-l next vear. We hope this school, being an ex-Greater Oreeon Leaguer, will cut a swath In brothers." Mann was Dresented with plaaue at the meeting bv coun ty president Zach Keyes for the coveted "Top Hand award lor "outstanding service. TO THE EDITOR. Home Paper Dear Gazette -Times: Just to thank vou for tne pa Der. I don't want to miss n. It's a home paper for me. I know lots of people up there. inanK you. Lulu M. Wright 3600 No. Baldwin Portland, Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gilman have returned to their home in Long Beach, Calif., after spend ing a week in Heppner visiting his mother, Mrs. Walter Gil man, and his sister, Mrs. Hank Stotts, and his brother, Dean. Gilman, a former Heppner resi dent, has been an officer of the Immigration and Naturalization service since 1941, and is cur erntly woking in the regional office in San Pedro, Calf., com muting from his home in Long Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Mo Curdy, Sr., made the return trip SEEMS AS if this little matter about Mrs. Bill Weatherford putting the family on a crash diet as a result of seeing her picture in the paper is gaining considerable attention around. She thought she looked a little plump in the picture. We saw Bill tne otner day, looking as rotund and sassy as a Heretord in lusn, year around grass. He knew from the way we looked at him that we knew he hadn t been suffering much Irom lack of vittles. "Yeah, but . . ." was his op ening remark, "I've been away for a week, and they've been feedin' me pretty good where I was at." Today came an anonymous telephone call from someone to report that Mrs. Weatnenora was seen buying sugar and cin namon at the store. Does that mean that she, like a lot of women, is "sugar and spice and everything nice" even though she might bespeak harsh words on occasion? Or could it mean that she is going to feed Bill more aDDlesauce? Now I imagine we better close this out on this comment. After all, we don't know just how far Mrs. Weatherford can throw a rolling pin. DROPPING IN for a visit from Las Vegas, Nev., the other day was Earl Wilson who owns ranch property around lone and comes up every year to see how things are coming ln old .Mor row county. He is son of Seymour Wilson who homesteaded in the coun ty in 1875. Earl brought an old account book that had many in teresting items that his father had kept old receipts, bills, and an assortment of items. He also kept a record of his dailv activities: September 13, for instance, might be "Fixed fence." September 14, maybe, "worked in fields." September 15. "Sunday. Sepember lb "Went to funeral." A lot of old time names were in the book. Wilson also had an old-time convention program of some lodge here, and he turned this over to the museum. Seymour Wilson left the coun ty in 1921 upon retirement and went to Huntington Beach, Calif. The son. Earl, took a job with a bus company when he got out of college and finally went to Las Vegas where he is now in the real estate business. NOTICED this item in The Mad ras Pioneer of September 14 in a school board report: "In another report Clifton told the board that the average daily membership for the last school daughter Melanie have moved year totaled 604. which puts the to Adrian, Ore., September 16. 1 White Buffaloes into the A-l Webb, who was a mechanic I division if they are to compete here for several years, will op- for Oregon School Activities As erate his father's repair shop sociation championships. Ac upon his retirement. The Webbs cording to division classifica-. were active members of the tions, the A-2 enrollment (cur Wranglers Club. rentlv the status of the Buffs) Image Changes To the Editors: As Congressional Interns this past summer, sponsorea ana u nnnciallv suDDorted bv our res- the ranks of its "big ' Pfrtive schools j we wre select- ator Wayne Morse. When we arrived in Washing ton, D. C, our image of Sena tor Morse was the typical ster eotype purveyed by the news media. Any misgivings we had were quickly dispelled. Having had ample opportunity to ob serve Senator Morse closely, we can state with confidence that few Senators are as capable or Dale District Urges Sacking of Litter During the 1966 hunting seas on, the Dale Ranger District be gan a "Sack Your Litter" pro gram to help clean the District of cans and other camping lit- Litter" program will again beas effective as Oregon's senior used. Sacks will be available at Senator. the Dale Ranger Station, Dale During the last three months Store, Meadow Brook Store, 1 we were able to attend commit Granite Store, North Fork John tee sessions open only to Sena Day Bridge and the Forks Guard i tors and their staffs. In these Station closed sessions we saw Sena- In addition, roadside litter tor Morse skillfully employ the barrels are located along the '. arts of persuasion, well-reason-main used roads and in many.ed arguments, and superior of the hunter camp sites. These knowledge to secure passage of barrels are for your use in help-1 important and worthwhile leg ing to keep the roadside free of islation in the fields of educa cans and bottles. Cans and bot- tion, labor, public welfare, and ties discarded along forest roaas , ioreign pouuy, continue to be the most costly cleanup job on the district, re ports Ranger Bill Lowery. "During this hunting season, nloocQ rrwir nnrt in Wppninf? th Hitrit rkan hv iicinu the ! and Chairman of the Latin litter barrels and litter sacks," I American Subcommittee, his he urged. judgment is highly respected Because of Senator Morses wide experience as Chairman of the Education Subcommittee, ranking member of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee, came under suspicion as being oi Education at La Grande. thief. Finally the law caugni nn with him. hut not bptore domestic problem arose. The old rascal had two boys. He was imriF t-trlot with them. He Drom ised a "licking"' for either if he lost the family hammer tnnl were scarce). Bud lost it nnH tn Avoid Dunishment crawl ed under the house. While the old man was trying to dislodge him, the shorn! rode up ana took dad away for a year's stay In Salem. Bud never got tne iirkin' " When the old man got home he had forgotten all about it. Another unusual incident oc purred in the Three Mile coun trv. A settler reported to the shprlff that someone had stol en his horse and saddle. He said, "Sheriff, I want my outfit back, but I don't want to Know who took it. He might be one of my neighbors. Good neigh bors are hard to come by." and soueht after by his col leagues In the Senate. Since our work for Senator Morse dealt primarily with con stituent problems we became aware of the Senator's anility to get thines done for Oregon Tho Rpnntor's seniority, his care- fulv-reserved briefs, and nis flnsplv-reasoned arguments ac count for many of the public works projects that Oregon nas been granted in recent years. From our personal obsrevations wp have come to realize inai Oregon receives more funds per capita for public worKS man any other state in the nation, largely due to tne eiioris oi Wayne Morse. We have penned tnis leuer hprause the accomplishments of Senator Morse are often ignored by the news media. During this past summer we have noticed manv instances in which Sena tor Morse gained important pro jects and programs for the state, or introduced important and requisite legislation, or guiaeu such legislation through the Senate and such achievements were not mentioned in the Ore gon press. It would be most un fortunate for Oregon if Senator Morse failed to win reelection heeause Oreeonians were not cognizant of his effectiveness in the Senate. University of uregon Lee Bollinger, Jr. Jonathan Unger Reed College COMMUNITY U ) BILLBOARD K Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 29, Wahtonka at The Dalles. 8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, Pilot Rock at Heppner, 8:00 p.m. Rodeo crounds Jayvee Game, Monday, Oct. 2 Condon at Condon, 4:d0 p.m. Support the Mustangs! PUBLIC CARD PARTY Saturday, Oct. 7, 8:00 p.m. Lexington IOOF Hall, Spons ored by Holly Rebekah Lodee Bridge and Pinochle First in Series of 6 month ly parties. LEXINGTON GRANGE Booster Program, Sunday, Oct. 8 Lexington Grange Hall Potluck dinner, 1:00 p.m., program following GOLDEN AGE CLUB Monthly meeting, Tues., Oct. 3. Episcopal Parish nan Potluck dinner, 7 p.m., enter tainment following PUBLIC DINNER Turkey Dinner, Sunday, Oct. 15 St. Patrick's Parish Hall, 12- 4 p.m. By St. Patrick's, St. Williams Altar societies. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625 Heppner to California with the Gilmans, taking their trailer. The McCur dy's have been here for the summer, but will now be mak ing their home in California for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Webb and GM IpMUUCIlUMCf impala Sport Covpe Distinctively new! Fastback or formal. Both '68 Chevrolet Impala coupes. Some want the spirited, action packed fastback' look. Others prefer the poised and classic lines of our new Custom Coupe. The beauty of it is, from Chevrolet and only Chevrolet, you get both. 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