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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. October 19. 1967 THE i- HEPPNEK GAZETTE-TIMES Heppnar, Oregon 9783S Phone 676-9228 MOHHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. Times established November 18, 1897, 1912. The Heppner Consolidated February 13, NIW1PAMH BUSHIIf SOCIATION NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WESLEY A. SHERMAN .... HELEN E. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STTLLMAN Apprentice JIM SHERMAN Pressman Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer GAIL BURKENBINE Society Circulation Pros and Cons of Slowpokes In the world of today, which is moving at an ever-faster pace, it is probably a sign of the times when a state law is passed that requires "slowpokes" to pull off the highway to make way for speedier traffic. Apparently officers around the state have every intention of trying to enforce the new Oregon law. Sheriff C. J. D. Bau man has submitted a news release to that effect Any driver who has been slowed "to a walk" while trav eling on an emergency or urgent business knows the irrita tion which comes from being blocked by someone who seem ingly has all the time in the world. Does this driver, who surely can see a long line in his rearview mirror, ever stop to think that among those behind him may be someone who is trying to meet a doctor's ap pointment, another who may have a speaking engagement, or one who might be going to a funeral? While the "slow poke's" time is free, perhaps many of those behind him are under pressure with time at a premium. The delay that the "slowpoke" costs may use up all the time margin they have allowed for their trips. This in turn, tends to create a condit ion for accidents as they start to take chances. But on the other hand, the term, "slowpoke," doesn't quite fit all the drivers who have reason for traveling high ways at less than the speed limit. There is surely a case for the person or family who wants to take time to enjoy the country. It is too fast a world if this can't be done In one's leisure time. There is a case for the elderly who must be apprehensive about the speeds of travel today and who, though they may be good drivers despite their ages, would rather traverse our highways at a more moderate pace. There are those, too, whose types of vehicles can't main tain a speed limit rate. It's just too bad that this had to become a matter of law, when it should only be a matter of one's consideration and respect for the other. If our citizenry continues to dis regard rights and privileges of others, there will be more laws which should never be necessary in the first place. If every slow driver, just out for a drive, would pull over to let the rest of the world go by when he had an opportunity to do so, the law would not have been needed. If every deer hunter acted as he should, No Trespassing signs would tend to disappear. If the driver in a hurry realizes that the slow driver has a right to enjoy the highway, too, it would help It's when either the slow one or the fast one says under his breath, "I'll show him," that the trouble starts. If we treated one another face to face with the same hos tility we show when we are behind the wheels of automo biles this would be a dreadful world to live in. Courtesy and consideration are still among the prime factors needed in driving. Let it not become a contest be tween "speed demons" and "slowpokes" but a realization that there is a place on the highway for every good and decent driver. Monday Deadline When the weekly issue of the Gazette-Times is small, probably many persons are disappointed when their items do not appear in print. The paper can only be as big as its advertisers make it economically feasible to be; consequent ly there are some weeks, such as this one, when the paper must be held to eight pages. Seldom is a weekly issue printed that there is not a large quantity of material held over. Much of this is ma terial that the publishers would be glad to print if there were space available for it. The big problem is that too many news items announce ments of forthcoming meetings, reports of meetings held some time ago, and other items are received too late. Last year, the publication time of the paper was moved back almost a full day so that papers in Heppner are now in the boxes early Thursday morning instead of Thursday evening. This means that Wednesday and not Thursday is press day. This arrangement works out fine for the paper staff, since it gives a better balanced week. However, when a mass of material comes in on Tuesdays as it has been in increas ing quantities it imposes a burden on our small staff that means a frantic rush and working late at night in order to produce the paper. It is necessary to have the paper "planned" by Monday. The number of pages must be known by then, and the staff must have a pretty good idea what will be included and where it will go. Some of the material that reaches us on Tuesday, conse quently, is doomed to disappointment even though it may be more important than some of that which appears in the pa per. The publishers have been reluctant to impose a hard and fast deadline for they want this to be a truly community newspaper which gives the public a voice. Much of its val ue stems from the fact that its readers rely upon it for in formation on meetings, coming events, and local happenings. However, we again urge everyone who wishes to submit material to the paper to do everything possible to get it to us early. Of those who bring items to us on Tuesday, each seems to consider himself as the only one who is late. He is not. Recently it has seemed that more are late than are on time. The paper welcomes news from all those It serves. It appreciates tips on late-breaking events such as deaths of former residents, accidents or unusual items that occur even up to press time. Because of the timeliness of such stories, these take precedence over the "routine" items. In order that we may strive to make a strong local news paper, we appeal for cooperation on this matter and urge all to consider the deadline for items to be Monday. The same applies to display advertising. Classified advertising is an exception. Ads for the want ad page can be taken as late as 6 p.m. Tuesday. While writing this, we realize the difficulty of making the point. To any who may not understand, we invite them to come down early any Wednesday afternoon as the staff Chaff fln, Chatter Wes Sherman WE NOTE from the summary accompanying property tax statements that poultry in Mor row county now numbers only 3865. Heavens! From the recent fuss we thought there must be that many within the Heppner city limits alone. WHAT DO YOU KNOW! We see that HcDoner Highs football team has picked up six points in the Associated iress a nign school football poll, the only team In the Western Division of the Greater Oregon League to be mentioned. Vale s Vikings or the East is fifth ill the Doll. The Oregonian and Oregon Journal Dolls list Madras among the ''also rans," and Heppner Isn't mentioned. Apparently the AP writers feel that a team that can score 83 straight points against two oDDonents (Pilot Rock. 510, and Sherman, 32-0) can't be ignor ed. We hope they are better dopesters than the writers who participate in the polls of the Portland dailies. From past years' performance, these writers may realize that there is something about the Heppner spirit that makes them come on just as they did last year and as they nave so oiten in basketball. The Mustang eridders know, though, that thev will be under does against both Grant Union and Madras and will have to perform to their best if they hope to achieve another west ern division crown. If they have the will and the desire, they could get the job done, for they have come up with a lot of talent. SPEAKING OF DESIRE, the lone Cardinals have really come on with a brilliant season after ap pearing to be destined for doom this year. They lost to Dufur and took a beating in the "pour it on" game at Arlington, but now have won three straight in their league to be running in first place undefeated. Coach Gordon Meyers started out the season with just 15 boys, not enough for two complete 8 man teams, and he has had his share of injury trouble with Ed die Sherman out for some time and Jim Swanson now out of action with a broken bone in his hand. After that slow start we sud denly find them facing River side for the league champion ship! The Cards play the Pirates at lone in the Homecoming game for the Redbirds Friday afternoon. What a game this should be! Riverside always comes up with strong team. With one loss against them, the Pirates will have to win to gain a tie for the title, but an lone win would give the Cardinals the champ ionship. One thing is for sure, the league champion will be from Morrow county. There should be a big crowd on hand to see that contest. Two mighty fine teams will be In action. 35 pounds of vegetables, plus an equal amount of potatoes. We'll wager they'll need every bit of their energy against Pur due (tiie nation's No. 2 team) Saturday. WELL, SIR, there's going to be a lirepiace in Riverside High school after all! This much-rumored, much discussed, off-again, on-acain fireplace will be installed in the new building at the expense of Howard Leonard Glazer, areni tect, according to Information gleaned at the Monday night meeting of the school directors of Morrow county district R-l. When it became apparent that cost of the school was going to stagger the imagination of the average citizen (which it still does), the talk was going around, "It's even going to have a fireplace in it." But the board, incensed about the high cost of the structure and the architect's fees, put its collective foot down as time rolled on. There would be no fireplace. Architect Glazer. though, ap parently considers this a sort of "trade mark" in his design and offered to stand the $2300 cost of the fireplace which is to be in the Commons area of the school. The board decided Monday night, although some still had some misgivings, that they would permit the fireplace at Glazer's expense if a separate contract were negotiated be tween him and the contractor that waived any responsibility oy tne board. Some of the directors had been burned up over that fire place, but it may add some warmth and pleasantry for stu dents at various school func tions in the Commons. Sort of takes one back to the days of the pot-bellied wood burners in the one-room school- houses, doesn't it? John Cole Visits Here on Leave John Ccle, MM2 In the navy, visited In Heppner during the weok while on leave after com pleting Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, Valleio, Collf. He will report to the Reactor Train lng Command, Idaho Falls, Ida ho, on October 23. After six to nine months at the new station, he is schedul ed to report to the new aircraft carrier, USS Nlmltz, which at 94.000 tons will be the largest afloat. Cole is a Heppner High grad uate and was quarterback on the service football team at Mare Island. He visited with former teachers and friends here and went to La Grande to be with the Don Clark family, with whom he lived in Heppner. He was to attend a presenta tion of the Purple Heart medal posthumously for Cpl. David Clark to the Clark family Wed nesday. Cpl. Clark died recently in action in Vietnam. School Bells TO THE EDITOR. AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR at OSU, Jim Barratt must be among the busiest men in ine State of Oregon, especially when the Beavers are in tne miast oi a pressure-packed football sea son. But he never forgets the home town of Heppner. Whenever he notices anything that reflects to the credit of Heppner or finds anything that is of interest to the people here, ne passes it along. This week he sent a clipping from the OSU Barometer which points out two Heppner girls, Gayle Batty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Batty, and Karen McCurdy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Jr., are among the five girls who serve the Oregon State football play ers and coaches at the Train ing Table in the Memorial Union. Later in the week came a clipping regarding Karen being chosen for the OSU Homecom ing court. The item on the Training Ta ble is in a feature story by Gordon Rosenberg, Barometer sports editor. He quotes the girls as saying, ' Serving tne guys is great. The only bad part is the 'behind the scenes' wont, xou know, like scraping the plates after every meal." Another comment: "Actually, the worst part of the job is hav ing to wear these crumby hair nets. They ruin your hair if you want to go somewhere later." The girls work about 2M hours per day on the job. Incidentally, Rosenberg points out that in the Arizona State game, the Beaver gridders lost an average of 10 pounds per man playing in the hot weath er. Some lost up to 18 pounds. The players are on a special diet, and the Barometer sports editor says that they eat from two to three times as much food as the average college stu dent. Each player drinks about a quart of milk and and a quart of juice per day. The 90 play ers and personnel go through about 65 to 70 pounds of meat each meal and consume 30 to Pioneer Ponderirigs Br W. S. CAVERHILL It is interesting to look back at the pattern of the early settle ments by the pioneers in our section of the Blue Mt. country. Nationalities were clearly group ed. At Monument and John Day the Portuguese were prominent. At Monument were the Marcuses, the Veguses and the Simms fam ilies. John Simms, a former merchant in Monument, is the lone survivor of the older gener ation. He is 94 years old and lives in La Grande. John Day had the Olivers, the Braggas, the Vergases and oth ers. In Dayville the settlers were mostly Scotch. MascalL Kent, Stewart, McRea, Murray, Mc Donald, McLaughlin and Martin were among the many family names. Wheeler county and southern Gilliam county were populated by families from Tennessee and Kentucky. Long Creek was more cosmopolitan. There was no cleair nationality division. A large number of excellent citi zens carried a heavy strain of cneroKee Indian Diood. Of course, Heppner had Irish men too numerous to name. For years these groups lived some what clannishly, but changing economic conditions and improv ed communications have erased the pattern. Justice Court September 26 Earl LeRov Lewis, Monument, overhei g h t load, oau set at $35. October 8 Emerson Roark, Hood River, parking on high way, fined $15. October 3 Delbert Burrell overheight load, fined $15, of which $5 suspended. October 3 William Jonn son, lone, defective equipment, case pending. October 3 Robert Riley Fish er. Spray, overheight load, fined October 6 Victor Fusselman, overheight load, fined $15. September 21 Vernon Prock, overload, fined $64, of which $23 suspended. October 10 Freddie Pan- ineau, Lerington, overload, fin ed $385, $275 suspended. October 3 Fleet Greer, over load, fined $15. October 6 John Paul John son, combined overload, fined $88, $28 suspended. October 6 William Bruce Walters, no P.U.C. license, $100 fine, $50 suspended. strives to squeeze perhaps 600 inches of type into a 400-inch "news hole". It probably hurts the staff more to leave out "live" material than it does the persons who are anxious to see it in print. Cooperation and consideration of the public towards the paper here has been excellent. We trust that this explana tion of a production problem will result in understanding that will help do a better publicity job for alL PTA Invitaiton To the Editor: We have found that many In our community are not aware of what PTA is and what it does. We want our local PTA to be more meaningful and not Just another meeting to avoid or an organization to join. PTA is a national, state and local organization of parents, teachers and others interested in the welfare of children and vouth in home, school, church and community. This is done in various ways. Young people are our future! Did you know PTA has had much to do with the passing of the child labor leg islation and other laws making this a better world for children in the 20th century in America? PTA is the helping hand or the school. Some of the ways we help in Heppner are: 1. Help with registration in the fall. 2. Prepare the dinner for the teacher's association. 3. Help as room mothers. 4. Provide a scholarship(s) to the two week Meadow Grntif nrlo with real speech problems. 5. Assist the school and teach ers when they call for vol unteer help. 6. Provide a scholarship in education. By working together on these activities and projects to sup port them, we meet new friends as well as perform a service. By our meetings, adults in the community are able to meet and work with teachers, administra tors and parents of their child ren's classmates. We try in our program to keep up to date on curriculum and accomplish ments in our school, to be aware of any problems that threaten our children and schools, to keep informed on and under stand our school budget. We are non-partisan and not involved in school politics as such our only concern is the children and the youth. There are many things that PTA can do and of fer it only needs people to want them. This year, nationally, PTA, with the cooperation of the U. S. Public Health Service, is spon-1 soring a program to prevent smoking among grade school children aimed primarily at 7th and 8tn graders. Our PTA has only four meet ings a year, held this year on November 8, January 10, March 13 and May 15. (The high school PTA also has lour meetings, held in October, December, Feb ruary and April). Our first pro gram will be a film and presen tation of what we can do local ly to discourage smoking among the very young. This letter is a cordial invita tion to you to join our PTA. We need you whether you are a mother, a father, a teacher, or one of the many other civic minded adults in our communi ty. The dues for the grade school PTA are $1.00 (10c for national PTA, 35c for State PTA. and 55c for our local work and schol arships), and you can belong to both the grade and high school PTA for $1.40. Represen tatives of the elementary PTA will be contacting our parents in the next week during our membership drive October 23 to 30. They will welcome your questions, your criticisms and your membership. We want our unit to serve our local school and community and its partic ular needs. In closing, we extend an in vitation to every interested adult to come to our meetings and participate in our projects whether you are a PTA mem ber or not. Sincerely, Rita Wolff, President, and the officers of the Heppner Elementary Parent Teacher Assoc. By DORIS BROSNAN Heppner High English Dept. This year's freshmen at Hepp ner Mali school are' enrolled in a class situation new to this school. The course. Language Arts, is a two-period block which involves five related areas of study. Five days each week all fresh men meet with instructors to work on speech, reading, writ lng and library usage. Another unit soon to be Introduced into the program is one on career planning. The purpose of the new com bination is to help students re alize the relationships among various subjects. The carry over from one subject area into an other should become more ap parent to the student as the in structors work together to use learning from one class to help understanding and growth in another. Each subject should be come more meaningful as it Is called upon in other classes. The reading improvement pro- tranced In her conversation. And barefoot girls, one was reallv ouite orettv under the dirt and face make up. She had taken a dirtv gray checked blanket, cut a hole for her head and had that draped over her. At the back was a longer piece which trailed happily in the dirt. The next Sunday as we went to church there was the self same girl in the same blanket, a bit dirtier, strolling up the street. Oh yes, the bare feet were also a bit more grimy. Funny thing about some of them, they buy a lot of food in the Health Store. These kids are not from the ignorant low class but from fairly wealthy parents who it is reported, give them an allow ance to stay away from home, Josephine Mahoney Baker 2545 s. w. Terwiinger, Apt. 525 Portland, 97201 gram will assist students an they investigate Individuals and Ideas In literature. Relating speech and writing habits can be accomplished as students dis cuss orully and In writing these Individuals and ideas. Thl3 study can prove helpful to the student who is now thinking of himself and his future, and the library program will assist his seui-ch for information on his planned a career. A good library program will also be helpful as the student does research for these and other classes. The Instructors working In this team teaching program are: Mrs. Doris Brosnan, grammar and literature; Miss Cecilia Del more, speech; Mrs. Rachel Dick, reading Mrs. Madge Thomson, library; Mrs. Vi Lanham, career planning and testing; Mr. Ad rian Cook, career planning. 1 To the Editor: In these fast moving times. deeds are done for the general public that are taken lor grant ed, and no thanks rendered by any oi us publicly. These well thought-nut actions are used and appreciated, but we fail to take the time to thank the ones re sponsible for doing these things so they will be available for our use. This is a "thank you" from the residents of the community to the Ruggles Insurance Agen cy for the calendar of coming events that is published in the Gazette-Times every week, and for the advertising done by the local banks The Bank of East ern Oregon and the First Nat ional Bank of Heppner of spec ial activities being held, which they put in the paper under their names and at their ex pense. These thoughtful reminders are used by many organizations and mean so much to our commun ity and surrounding areas. We all thank you. Mrs. C. E. (Marie) McQuarrie COMMUNITY U BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL Friday, Oct. 20, Grant Union at John Day, 8:00 p.m. Friday. Oct. 27. Madras at Hpnnner. 8:00 P.m. Jawee Game, Monday, Oct 23, Grant Union at Hepp ner, 6:00 p.m. Support the Mustangs! FOOD SALE, BAZAAR Friday. Oct. 27, 10:00 a.m. Bv Hollv Rebekah Lodge Lots of baked foods breads, pies, cakes also needle work items that make fine pifts Next door to Gardner's Men's Wear FARM-CITY BANQUET Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. High School Multipurpose Room Talk and slides bv Nels An derson on work In JMlger, Africa FALL RUMMAGE SALE Friday, Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21 Old Tryco Building By Heppner Civic League Lots of good bargains! SPEECH CONTEST 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 O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625 Heppner Hippies To the Editor: I am just wondering if the 'Hippies" have infested the old Home Town. Down below in Loveloy Park, a small artistic place with small pool and beautiful fountain, they have at last come. Thev seem harmless as thev just stand or sit or walk slowly but not often. We went down one Sunday afternoon to look them over. You can't imagine it until you have seen the var ious samples. It was a cold day but here sat a girl on the cold cement pool, in shorts, bare legs and feet, sitting cross-legged. A nice clean short-haired boy sit ting down under her seemed en- ARE MORE PREVALENT IN THE FALL! WHEN A BAD COLD STRIKES AND HANGS ON, OUR ADVICE IS TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR True, there has been no cure for the common cold, but often times, if neglect ed, a cold can lead to a more serious ailment. When your doctor prescribes, hurry his prescription to us! MU RRAY: Ph. 676-9610 Rexall Drug Heppner