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
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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