HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurgdav. October 12. 1967
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97838
Phone 676-9228 -
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883 The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
101 o
NIW1PAM
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
HELEN E. SHERMAN ...
ARNOLD RAYMOND
Shop Foreman
Printer
GAIL BURKENBINE
Society
Circulation
Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year.
Every Thursday and Entered at
as Second Class Mauer.
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
until noon Saturday
(Wil puuishim
a1soc.at.on
His Every Deed is Now a Tribute
When Doug Drake was chosen Morrow county Father of
the Year by th! CowBelles, it was a choice everyone applaud
In Hit character was well established through his lifetime
here and his Smily is testimonial to the type of father that
Now that he has been taken so suddenly the hunting
acddenT Saturday, his selection as Father of the Year be
come more significant It Is gratifying to all his friends
ShaMhto honor was extended to a quiet and good man who
kerned to shun applause. The qualities that he and his
wife Grace have imparted to their children will now give
E strength in this very difficult time of bereavement.
Doug was another one of those whose presence was al
wavs welcomed by everyone. He was a man of the ready
3. of th? friendly gesture, of the joshing remark. Every
person who knew him was a friend.
He was a father who taught by example. He came to
church with his family. He was unassuming, and he bore
hiS '"theraXfflcs-brought h.m close to his fel
lows ana became of this, his sudden passing is all the more
ShTrClls not for us to grieve over the tragedy of the acci
dent Rather 1? is a time to contemplate on the fact that
no blemishes becloud the memory of Doug Drake.
Thte was a man of good works; a man of whom all can
truly say that his being here made a better community and
JKS JJ&TST- associating with
Doug Drake will treasure the relationship, realizing that the
Kniiir of such a good man is Immortal.
P Every word spoken of him will be to his credit, and his
every deed in living now becomes a tribute to his memory.
Newspapers Get Things Done
By KENNETH BYERLY
Professor. Journalism. University of North Carolina
Humility and pride-there's reason for both during Nat
ional Newspaper Week now in progress. .,,,
The tc Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky made this
evident back in 1948 when he was a candidate for vice pres
Idpnt as Harry Truman's running mate.
He arrived In a Montana city Just before the luncheon
meeting where he was to make a major campaign speech.
Thf local reporter learned with dismay that Senator Bark
lev would speak from notes rather than prepared copy.
Y -wre an afternoon paper," he told the Kentuckian,
"and vou'll finish your talk just before we go to press. There
won't be "time to write the story and give It good play. Could
you give me the main points now?"
He did, but hundreds of people were kept waiting. The
reporter was embarrassed, and said so.
"Don't apologize to me," said Senator Barkley. Tm here
to got publicity for Harry Truman as candidate for president,
myfelf as his running mate, and those on the ticket who are
running for state and local offices.
"You and your newspaper can give it to us. So I do you
no favor when I take time to give this information. You are
doing me, my associates and party the favor. I am the one
who should be grateful." .
Which was true, but how many in his position would
hftV Vnewspaper's ability to decide how and what and how
much it will or will not report gives it tremendous power.
But good newspapermen do not regard this as reason to
beat their chests and shout of their might as did Tarzan of
thC They regard it instead as reason to be humble, using that
power and ability to get things done In community and pub
lic service . . . using it to help mankind.
They regard it, too, as an obligation to report the news
fully arid fairly with decency, judgment and kindliness.
This National Newspaper Week is a time when news
papers and newspaper men and women pledge themselves to
this task.
Be Prepared for
Emphasis during National Fire Prevention week, October
8-14 is on fire prevention, as it should be. It's a year around
lob to be careful and vigilant to see that fires do not occur.
But it is a time, too, to be prepared for fires when they
happen, as they inevitably do.
Fortunately In this community the fire record is excel
lent There have been few big fires or tragedies caused by
fires', at least in recent years. Perhaps this Is a tribute to
our residents who may be more careful than the average.
Credit too, can go to a very good volunteer fire department
which' emphasizes not only fire fighting but fire prevention.
But just because the local record has been good is no
reason to believe that a tragic and costly fires cannot happen
here.
That's why the information passed along by Fire Chief
Forrest Burkenbine is appropriate and should be taken to
On page 1, section 2, of this paper he urges each family
to organize a fire escape plan and to practice a fire drill dur
ing Fire Prevention Week. Suggestions are given for baby sit
ters, and he lists a few steps that should be taken when fire
strikes in the home or in a public place.
This isn't just mere recognition of a national week. This
could be vitally important to you. We join him in urging
that your family take a little time this week to read this
information carefully and follow it.
It is appropriate to add a few words of commendation,
during Fire Prevention Week, to the Heppner department
The men give freely of their time to make this area a safer
place, turning out willingly for drills and for alarms. They
do this without fanfare and without applause. They receive
little publicity, and there is little reward except the satisfac-
In 1966, the nation's fire losses hit an all-time peak of I
HEPPNER
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
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JIM SHERMAN
Pressman
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Fires
Chaff and
Wes Sherman
IF YOU'RE thinking of taking
a trip to Canada and are go
ing to have the family dog with
you, be sure you have the ani
mal vaccinated for rabies be
fore you go, and be sure you
have a certificate to prove this
has been done.
Son Dick and his wife, Rose
Marie, with their baby, Becky
Lynn, and dog, Suki, all of Sa
lem, borrowed our vacation
trailer last week for a week's
trip to Canada.
They were aware ot tne reg
ulation that reauires vaccina
tion for dogs to cross the bor
der, but their veterinarian had
told them that a tag would be
sufficient. It wasn't.
When thev reached the bord
er, the woman who was in
charge of things at the time
wouldn't let them cross without
a certificate. They showed the
tag but that wasn't good
enough. Nor would she agree to
a long distance call to the vet
in Salem to prove their point,
not even at their expense.
Only thing they could do, If
they wanted to continue their
long planned trip to Banff and
Lake Louise, was to go back to
a town in Washington and have
their lhasa apso dog (a Tibetan
breed) vaccinated all over
again.
So they turned the trailer
around and drove back to Ton
asket, where a vet was suppos
ed to be. They learned that he
was out of town to a conven
tion and received the discour
aging news that all other vets
within miles would be at the
same convention.
But they went on south to
Okanogan and found that a vet
there hadn't gone to the conven
tion, but he was away picking
apples. He'd be bacK in an nour.
Three hours went by before he
returned, but then he adminis
tered the shot, wrote out the cer
tificate and gave the kids a sack
of apples.
Headed north again with the
day shot, thev arrived back at
the border. This time a man
was on duty but he found it
hard to believe that they would
go to all that trouble to get
into Canada. Apparently he un
derestimates the power of that
fascinating literature that the
Canadian travel agencies put
out. Or maybe they're tired of
visitors up there in Expo 67
year.
The kids -weren't miffed about
it. They rather enjoyed it, and
they found the apples from the
vet Delicious.
They covered about 75 miles
that day, which after all, was
better than what grandpa might
have done with old Bess and
the buckboard.
CARL SPAULDING told us
sometime ago that Doc Sever
insen was negotiating with
NBC-TV to take over the NBC
orchestra that plays on the To
night show with Johnny Car
son. The other day we read that
Severinsen, indeed, would take
the orchestra as of Monday, Oc
tober 9, and so we stayed up
late Monday night to see.
It came about as scheduled.
Severinsen originally came from
Arlington and now seems to be
somewhat of a Heppnerite be
cause his wife, Yvonne, daugh
ter of Mrs. Ora Evans, was rear
ed here. He was given a good i
nearly $1.5 billion dollars and 12,100 persons died as a re
sult of fires.
In the face of these appalling statistics, it is good to
know that our community has a competent and willing unit
ready to go when an emergency arises.
A family can go to bed at night with feelings of greater
security because of these volunteers. But each resident should
do his part, too, in helping prevent fires and being prepared
if and when one strikes.
NEWSPAPERS GET THINGS DONEI
Chatter
send-off by Carson, who said he
considered Doc one of the best
trumpet players in the world.
They had the orchestra play
a special number with Severin
sen as a soloist to mark the
event, and from his perform
ance, we'd have to agree that
Doc must be one of the world's
best on the instrument.
We think one of the best
things that could happen would
ha fni 3o7orincATl tn mme to
Heppner on a visit with his
wife and family about rodeo
time some year, make him the
grand marshal of the rodeo pa
rade, and have them as special
guests oi nonor.
A man of his prominence
finAa tiivin ot'd rrPmillTYl flTld
must have so many, commit
ments that he couldn't nil tnem
all.
Rut it wnnld be nice if it
could be arranged.
IT ALWAYS seems a little
ctranrro tn lie whpn SfimPOne
writes an unsigned letter to the
editor criticizing someone ior
"lack of backbone" or praising
1 ill 1 1 ,U1 AU. b.bMUt.. .w
pointed out quite often that we
will not print a letter unless
the writer has enough courage
10 Sign 11. we nave one suun
tViic- iiraolr M,Viirl Vila WAllld Will
ingly print as an expression of
tne person s point or view, dui
we will not print it unless it
is signed.
We can understand a person's
reluctance to sign a letter to
tne editor sometimes Dur. wish
mnra nannla folt thpv shfiuld
express themselves on matters
of interest ana importance, we
welcome these honest expres
sions whether we agree with
them or not.
After all, we of the paper
staff are "on the record" for
every word we write in the pa
per. It shouldn't be difficult for
a person with convictions on a
subject to be "on the record"
for his expression.
UNEXPECTED FRIENDS always
drop in sometime during
hunting season. We looked up
the other day, and Sheriff
Woody Jones of Polk county
nnrl Stan Main both of Dallas.
were standing here with grins
on their faces. We hadn't seen
them for years. The sheriff, who
operated a super market in Dal
las for years, was elected to his
position' in 1966. Malo, an in
surance agent, is president oi
Rotary club in Dallas.
They are friends of Oris
Crisp through mutual friends in
John Day and parked their
trailer oh the Crisp place. The
two Dallas men felt they never
hart it so irnnd. Just when thev
were ready to put on a pot of
beans in the trailer, the Crisps
called them to come in for bar
becued chicken.
Thev figured they couldnt
beat it leave the trailer down
here and go hunting in the
dawning, only to return at
nieht.
Jones and Malo attended the
first half of the Heppner-Pilot
Rock football game. Both of
them are fans and were among
the prime movers in a project
that resulted in a new football
stadium in Dallas, built with a
great deal of volunteer labor
and at relatively little cost.
(They might have some
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
Clothing Now and Then
Some elderly people are
aghast at the shortage of rai
ment surrounding some of the
younger generation. They think
v.ni tha HnvQ when thev
umr iu i " " - -
and their ancestors were swath
ed in a mass of unrevealing gar
ments.
A well-dressed and modest la-
,i,orrfrnh Uhpther She WaS
young or old, consisted of high
buttoned shoes, heavy stockings,
ankle-length dresses with "mut
ton leg" sleeves, a tight-fitting
corset over bustled hips. Her
hair was pompadour over a
"rat" and embellished by "spit
curls" and bangs. Picture hats
thoughts for the fair board for
a new stadium here).
They were impressed with the
speed and running displayed by
the Heppner team, and with the
score 25-0 at halftime, returned
to the trailer to turn in early
for season's opening Saturday
morn. We haven't heard how
they fared.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON a
long "drink of water" in dirty
clothes and wearing dark glass
es walked through the gate
while we were watering the
yard. Just when we about turned
the hose on him, he pulled off
the glasses and there stood Bob
Cantonwine with that big grin
of his.
Rapid Robert, also of Dallas
and former basketball coach
here where his teams made
some fine records, had two
bucks in the back of the rig
parked by the curb. He had his
son Scott, and two other Dallas
nnnilinp ii Vl VllTYl ThPV had
made a short season of it and
expected to be bacK nome Dy
8 p.m.
Bob is jayvee coach in foot
ball at Dallas as well as head
KnoVrtKoll fnaVi TTio orriH tPam
inns linrlefpntpfl Until it took a
thumping in the last contest.
Basketball fortunes naven t
been prosperous since Bob left
Uannnnr hut bp fidlrpS On
pretty good five this year. The
varsity ioomau team is cumuiK
on strong after some lean years,
nnrl T2rV, tifill Yi a Ta Cfimo nf thp
H1IU jjk nn ' v. v- ' i w -
same material on his hoop
squad, une oi mese uays iney
will be knocking at the door
for a championship in the TYV
league.
BOB SAID he had bumped into
Malo and Sheriff Jones in the
woods, but they hadn't scored
yet. Maybe they are still wan
dering around up there.
That Malo used to make ex
cellent newspaper copy. We re
minded him Saturday of the
time he got up at 4 a.m. to go
pheasant hunting. He had al
ways told his wife how to de
fend herself against prowlers
when he was away.
Unfortunately on that morn
ing he forgot something that he
needed. His wife was still in
bed when he left. He returned
home and fumbled with the
door latch for some time trying
to get it unlocked in the dim
light. When he finally got it
open and started across the
threshhold, he found himself
starine into the barrel of a shot
gun held by his frightened
wife.
Fortunatelv. she realized in
time that he wasn't a burglar. :
School Bells
By ARNIM FREEMAN
Special Education Program
There are several innovations
In the Special Education pro
gram at Heppner Elementary
School this year. The students
are scheduled into regular class
es In the morning when they
take physical education, art,
and vocal music. The afternoon
block of time is spent in a var
iety of studies, some presented
In a unique fushion. A dart
board Is used in teaching math
in rontunetlon with traditional
methods. We are endeavoring to
teach spelling through the use
of the typewriter. There is a so
an emphasis put upon phonics
and reading. We are also look
ing forward to the experience of
calligraphy. In all of this, wc
are looking toward academic
leveline in the lives of these
students.
Probably the most innovative
part of our program is the in
troduction of an excellent craft
program. The special education
students are the talk of the
school because of the things
they have made this year. There
is a display of their crafts in
the primary building foyer. They
have been making wall plaques
of plaster of paris and painting
them. But the most interesting
crafts have been made of clear
cast plastic. The students have
made many desk pen sets, or-
nnmnntal lar.pl nins SAHI1 dish-
es, a table lamp, and various
wall plaques of this plastic.
They have enjoyed embedding
various things in the plastic,
such as butterflies, sea shells,
glitter and lisn.
We are looking forward to
making lamps, grape clusters,
Connor in Traction
For Back Ailment
Nelson Connor of Heppner Is
in St. Anthony hospital in Pen
dleton suffering from a painful
and recurring back ailment.
Connor is in traction and enter
ed the hospital the last week
in September.
Visiting him recently in the
hospital was his sister, Mrs.
Johnnie Williams, of Aloha.
Mrs. Williams also visited here
with another brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Con
nor, and family.
and veils covered the mass. The
more elite carried their hands in
a "muff" designed to hold ac
cessories. Tha flrct rlarlnc hreakawav
from that style was the advent
of the "Bloomer uins. iae
trend toward disrobing has con
tinued. To those who may be
interested, it may be well to re
call the words of Queen Marie
of Roumania when she visited
Sam Hill at Maryhill Castle
years ago. A reporter asked her
how a woman should dress.
Her reply was, "So as to leave
something for the imagination."
The reader can take the sub
ject from there.
Versailles
Salad Dish
beautifully fashioned in
G-OHHAM
SILVERPLATE
Use this sparkling new serving accessory to create
an unusual and elegant table for your next enter
taining occasion. It will add excitement even to the
most informal arrangement. An Ideal serving dish for
molded salads, gelatin, fruit and desserts. Perfect for
gifts, too. 13V inches in diameter; 2 inches deep.
$17.95 A Gorham original.
Store Hours: 9 A.M. to 6 VM.
177 MAIN ST. HEPPNEB
Ph. 676-9200
BankAmericard
lewelry, copper enameling, can
dles, candle holders, and many
other interesting crafts.
The primary purpose in work
ing with this clear cast is to
give these students an experi
ence that will build toward a
better self-concept. In making
the above items, the students
have become quite proud of
their work and rightly so. We
invite you to visit our school
Oh, yes, we've had a flood of
and see our display,
requests from other students to
get into the Special Education
class! Wonder why?
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
Friday, Oct. 13, Sherman Co.
at Heppner, 8:00 p.m. Ro
deo grounds
Friday, Oct. 20, Grant Union
at John Day, 8:00 p.m.
Jayvee Game, Monday, Oct.
16, Condon at Heppner, 6:00
p.m.
Support the Mustangs!
PUBLIC DINNER
Turkey Dinner, Sunday, Oct.
15
St. Patrick's Parish Hall, 12
4 p.m.
By St. Patrick's, St. Williams
Altar Societies.
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
Monday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m.
Heppner Legion Hall
Benefit Veteran's Hospital,
Portland
Bridge and Pinochle
Everyone welcome
FALL RUMMAGE SALE
Friday, Saturday, Oct. 20
Old fryco Building
By Heppner Civic League
Lots of good bargains!
Thursday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.
Heppner High Multipurpose
Room
Sponsored by Heppner Soil &
Water Conservation District
Public welcome
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner
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