8- HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. NoTombor 2, 19671 LcttCT ffOITI the SCVCNnSCnS
THE fxfi HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Oregon 97838
Fhon 676-9228
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883 The 'Heppner
Times ebtablihhed November 18, 18J7. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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Paying for Tax Reduction
The story goes that a couple went to buy a new econ
omy compact car. After learning the price of the automo
bile, the husband remonstrated, "But that's almost as much
as a big car costs."
"Well," replied the salesman, "if you want economy,
you've got to pay for it."
Perhaps this Is the philosophy of those who propose a
sales tax to get Oregon out of its tax dilemma. They realize
that a sales tax will add to the total tax load, but if prop
erty taxes are to be cut, we have to pay for it.
At this writing there is no way of knowing for sure
what the special session of the legislature will do, but the
odds are that it will come up with a sales tax plan, using
Gov. Tom McCall's proposal as a basis, to be submitted to
the people. It is expected that it will go to a vote at the
time of the primary election next May.
A statewide survey taken recently Indicated that if a
vote were held on a sales tax today, It would go down to
overwhelming defeat. Gov. McCall stated in his address to
the legislature that he felt that the "40" who favor a sales
tax is a pretty strong reason for an election to be held on
it. (Actually the survey showed that only 34 favored the
tilX)But apparently the feeling is that enough additional sup
porters can be won between now and May to receive approv
al of the people.
It was interesting to note in the same survey that the
lower the income class the higher the opposition to the sales
tax; the higher the income class the more support there was
for the tax. This stands to reason since the sales tax tends to
hit the "have nots" hardest.
Perhaps the sales tax advocates can muster enough sup
port to swing an election by May, but there are many reas
ons why the voters should turn it down.
Gov. McCall said in his speech that the arguments
against a sales tax are the same ones that have been used
for years. But perhaps truth Is unchanging. The sales tax
is still unfair because it imposes a burden on those least
able to pay; it would add to the total tax burden meaning
that our total population would have to pungle up more
money to get the same job done; it would impose a distinct
hardship on business particularly small business; it would
be a nuisance for the consumer; it would tend to eliminate
local control of taxing agencies and lessen a person's voice
In government.
While the sales tax might be earmarked strictly for ie
duction in property tax to start, it won't stay this way very
Jong, Qnce state administration turps over a. couple of times
anS a budget pinch comes again, there Is little doubt that
the pressure will be to increase the sales tax once it is on
the books. Did you notice this pressure, for instance, in the
State of Washington earlier this year?
Among the possibilities for relieving the property tax
burden, the sales tax should be the last to receive serious
consideration, ,
As Giles French puts it In The Sherman County Journal,
"A sales tax should be the very last tax put upon the peo
ple. It bears too heavily on the poor and especially the
large family that's poor. It is not an equitable tax. It is
a mistake to say that visitors would pay a sizeable part of
a sales tax. They wouldn't. Farmers would pay a good part
of the tax because the price of machinery is so high."
As to reduction of property taxes, French states, "It
might for a year or so, but the record of states with a
sales tax Is that property taxes are also high. Can you re
member that the income tax was passed in Oregon for prop
erty tax relief?" , ,
It is disappointing to see the state legislature pointing
to a sales tax and the governor swinging over even though
he previously stated opposition to such a tax. Some of thosa
representing the people are almost obviously yielding to pres
sure against their better judgment, turning to the tax as
"the only way out."
It certainly is the popular thing to do, since most states
have sales taxes. But it wouldn't matter if all 49 other
states had the tax. This state, which has been so expert at
promoting tourism, could achieve a master stroke by widely
publicizing, "Come to Oregon where there Is no sales tax!"
Is there anyone so naive as to believe that adoption of
a sales tax will cure our tax problems? It would not. Rest
assured that almost every session of the legislature will con
sider tax problems arid dilemmas ad infinitum.
When the sales tax was first proposed many years ago
in Oregon there were those Who felt that we couldn't do
without it. But we have all these years.
llv would be deliehted to "come
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home" for the Morrow County Rodeo next year if it Is at ail
possible for them to do so.
This is the word from the family In a cordial letter that
arrived at the Gazette-Times Inst week In response to the
item in a recent "Chaff and Chatter" column in which It
was proposed that Doc, now leader of the NBC-TV orchestra,
and his family come to take part in the rodeo week events.
Doc, as everyone knows, appears regularly on Johnny Carson's
Tonight show and has attained fame across the country as
a trumpeter. Carson calls him one of the "world's greatest
trumpet players."
But let the letter written by Evonne Severlnsen speak for
'tSe"'"We love Fridays!! Our Gazette arrives (thanks to
Aunt Beth and Uncle Herb Hynd who have made the pa
per a gift to us the past few years!!!)
"Finding the invitation In your "Chaff and Chatter"
column was a real thrill for all of us, and believe us
when we say we've been planning a trip 'home' for three
years and finding the time from school and Doc's career
always escapes us!!! However, we haven't given up the
Idea and would 1ot being able to be home for Rodeo!!!
We'll take anytime the 'dead' of winter, if necessary!!!
"I was not only reared in Heppner, but spent several
years of my adult life there therefore, I'll always miss
not seeing special friends and relatives!!! If I started
naming friends I have fond thoughts of every day, it
would take in 90 of the population Laurel and La
Verne, Shirley and Jack Loyd, Ned and Lillian Sweek,
Calvin and Beverly Sherman (Cavin is my first cousin,
and my dad, Harold Evans, loved him like a son, which
he never had therefore I claim him as a brother!),
' Harriet and Gene Hall, Bob and Sherrie Mahoney, Phil
and Hazel; Helen and Harry O'Donnell Zet and Ted
Palmateer (lone), Mose and Edda Mae Lovgren, Harold
and Inez Erwln, Riley and Bebe Munkers, all the Kil
kenneys, Ilene Wyman, all the Fulletons, Beth and How
ard Bryant, Frank Turner, Dr. and Mrs. McMurdo (I'm
one of his babies!), everyone at Humphrey's (Murrays)
Drug store; Lois and Sammy Johnston, the Jim Drlscolls,
the Ed Gontys; Pat and Nadine O'Brien, the Fred Man
kin, Millie Evans, Don and Margaret Ann Evans (Doc and
Margaret Ann were classmates in Arlington and have
been friends for years), Claude and Margaret Buschke,
Jerry and his family, Bob and his family, all the Buschkes,
the Greens, the Fetsches, Yvonne and Jim Bloodsworth,
Ernie and Lois Winchester, Nellie Doney, Effie Munkers,
Jim Farley and family, Arch and Doris Ball, Norah Ras
mus, Jim and Cork Norene, and our 'partners in crime,'
our 'Las Vegas buddies,' Carl and Betty Spaulding!
"I've missed many and could go on and on but
I'm sure your time is too precious to sit reading this any
longer!!!
"It would be a little embarrassing to return home
with any fanfare, but we're all terribly proud of 'Doc'
and he'd love entertaining you any way he could.
"Both Doc's folks and my mother live in Portland
now, so coming 'home' would mean a great deal to us
as we haven't seen them for months and we really miss
them!!
"Thanks again for the warm invitation, and if it's at
all possible we'll make it!!
"What a terrific loss to Heppner Doug Drake! Our
sympathy to his family.
"Love to all Doc, Evonne, Judy, Nancy, Robin, Cindy
and Allen Severinsen."
Now maybe Evonne didn't mean for this letter to be pub
lished, but it is good to know that New York state has a
hearty cheering section for Heppner and that they are so
willing to come home for a visit. We don't think she'll mind.
If there, need be an editorial message, it is that Hepp
nerites, no matter where they go or how successful they
become, never forget their friends. We realize we can't truly
claim Doc as a Heppnerite, but we certainly claim him by
adoption!
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
School Bells
Harvest Festival
Set at Hermiston
Altar Society of Our Lady of
Anels Catholic church in Herm
iston is preparing for a Harvest
Festival and Bazaar Friday and
Saturday, November 17 and 18,
from 4 to 10 p.m., it is announc
ed. It will be in the parish hall
there. ,
The Knights of Columbus are
assisting.
A door prize consisting of a
$25 U. S. government bond will
be given at the drawing on Sat
urday night. A snack bar will
serve suppers. Other attractions
are games with prizes, Christ
mas booth, cooked food, cake
walk, fish pond, white eleph
ants, sewing booth, antiques
and other wares.
Purpose of the festival is to
defray costs of the recent re
modeling of the parish hall
kitchen.
Mrs. Melvln Harrington ol
Vancouver, Wash., is here for a
two week visit with her sister,
Mrs. Scott Furlong, and other
relatives.
TO THE EDITOR
'Place Growed?'
Dear Gazette:
Thanks for the paper, and I
or. oTAlrtcincr navment for a
year. It seems good to get the
news from my old home town
and to see Forrest BurKenomcs
picture in the paper. I and his
mother grew up together.
My brother, Roy Bookman,
just returned from a visit there
with his daughter, Cartolyn
Bookman, and an aunt, Mildred
Morris. He says, "The old place
has growed."
Thanks.
Mrs. Walter Wesarg
Box 222
Onalaska, Wash.
Colonel and Mrs. Clayton
Shaw and son of Corvallis were
Heppner visitors last week. Col
onel Shaw and his son enjoyed
some bird hunting in the Pilot
Rock area, while Mrs. Shaw
staved in Heppner to visit with
her mother, Mrs. Emma Hager.
Who's New at Heppner
Eiiisentary School .
This year Arnim Freeman has
joined the Heppner Elementary
school staff. Mr. Freeman is in
charge of guidance and special
TTk Vino tanaht for three
years at Dale Ickes Junior High
school in MliwauKie, ure. ne
has been a Protestant minister,
cnincman riairvman. railroad
worker, and hospital aide. Mr.
Freeman did his undergraduate
work at Cascade College and re
ceived his master's degree in
nuirinnrn nnil counseling from
Oregon State University.
Mr. Freeman s auties at nepp-
moi. Vlompntarv include teach
ing iho ctnripntc in the KDPfial
education class and serving as
guidance counselor. As guidance
counselor he organizes the ef
forts of the school to provide
lnaminiT pxneriences which helD
all the students grow and de
velop as complete children. The
most important part or ine pro-
n.nw la tha ftwiprn fnr the
children as people and to show
that this approacn is ine Dest
for effective learning. Mr. Free
man also is responsible for test
ina Individual students when
needed and for supervising the
elementary school's total testing
program,
Cither duties as guidance
counselor include individual
and group guidance witn stu
dents, consulting with teachers,
the principal, and parents, mak
ing home visits when invited,
planning and coordinating
staffings on students, making
referrals to outside school agen
cies, providing guidance mater
ials to teachers, and interpret
ing the changing needs of the
students. , ,
Mr. Freeman's philosophy
6oncerning guidance is that it
is a continuing and developing
process from complete depend
ency to Self direction on the
part of the student. Because the
role of the teacher is becoming
more complex, the counselor can
provide support for the teacher
in the form of specialized assist
ance. The net result is to make
the teacher more effective and
the child a better individual.
Aren't these worthwhile goals?
JL
ronaenngs
Bv W. S. CAVERHILL
I
Bruce Jones Takes
Course with Navy
Fireman Bruce V. Jones,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max
well C. Jones of Irrigon, is at
tending the basic Engineman
School at t he Service School
Command of the Naval Train
ing Center, Great Lakes, 111.
The three-month course cov
ers the operation, maintenance
and overnaui oi uiesei ciiiur,
gas turbines and other mach
inery used on the ships of the
U. S. Navy.
Mrs. Medda Britt accompanied
Mrs. Laura Mover and Melvin
Moyer to Walla Walla early
l ist week for a day of visit
ing and shopping. While m
Walla Walla they visited with
Mrs. Sylvia Cason.
"Dan"
One of the memorable char
acters of the early days was
"Dan" Morrow who scuttled
back and forth between Hepp
ner and the John Day country.
"Dan" was a professional
freighter who hit the road with
his "six and two" outfit as soon
as the roads were passable and
kept it moving until snow tuv
ered the mountains.
His was one of the many
"wool teams" that took the an
nual "clip" to Heppner and
loaded back merchandise for the
stores and whiskey for the sal
oons. "Dan" was a dry wit and
practical joker. He relieved the
tension around many a freight
er's campfire with his perform
ances. One instance I will always re
member. As early as the roads
permitted, wool buyers from
Heppner covered the interior
country contracting with the
sheep men for their product.
One met "Dan" in the Dam-Fi-No
in Long Creek. Dan said
that he hadn't sold yet. The
buyer was eager for business,
hired a livery team, bought a
bottle of whiskey and took off
with Dan for the Morrow ranch.
About five miles out the bottle
was getting low when the buy
, HskpH. "How many sheep
have you, Mr. Morrow?"
Dan replied, "Oh, not a lot.
Just throe fat lambs that belong
to the kids."
I think that is where they
turned the team around.
KAREN McCURDY, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy,
Jr., made a very pretty and
charmina homecoming princess
at Oregon State University Sat
urday. With the queen and three
other members of the court, Prin
cess Karen made an entry on
a clever and colorful float at
halftime of the WSU-OSU foot
ball game.
This royalty proved to be dem
ocratic because the rain fell on
them, too. Someone procured
umbrellas for the girls and so
they had it a little better. Fort
unately it desisted a bit when
they made the circle around the
field in front of the crowd.
Mom and Pop McCurdy were
on hand to view proceedings, al
though their seats were in row
70 just six from the back of the
new addition. But they could be
mighty proud of their gal, as all
Heppne-ites were.
One of the delights of being
parents of royalty at OSU home-
.nrvln7 una TipinCT Pllpsts Bt the
concert of The Association. The
McCurdys had front row seats in
Gill Ciliseum, which was sold
out to reai this nationally fam
ous musical (?) group.
If Harlan cups his ear at you
and says "Eh?" when you ask
him a question, you'll know why.
A person has to have pretty
strong ears to stand this modern
finer music. The Clint Mc-
Quarries were there to endure it,
too.
ADDITION to Parker Stadium,
home of the Beaver football
team, is very impressive. Jim
Barratt rescued us from the rain
f fovu minutes Saturday af
ternoon when he noticed us as
he came down the aisle ana
tnnU us on a tour of the new
press box.
There is quite a contrast from
sitting in the crowd, watching
tha oramp fnr mire eniovment. as
compared with having a job to
do in the press dox.
They can hardly call this a
"box" any more. The new facil
ity is a big two-deck affair which
must be at least 100 feet long
and some 20 or 30 feet wide.
t KWtinn of the lower
level is used by working news
Danermen and wire services.
There are two tiers of them,
stretching the full length of the
press "box" with typewriters
clacking lickety-split.
I'ho frnnt rnw is nracticallv
against the solid row of windows.
The Dox sits up so nign mat
it io almost like watchine the
game from a low-hovering heli
copter, tlvery piay can De seen
clearly and no lineman is big
enough to block one's view.
On trie upper level oi me oox
things are really humming. This
io riiviHpH intn rooms. There is
mu fnr television coveraee. At
the WSU game, Art Eckman was
narrating his piay-Dy-piay oi me
game for release Sunday p.m. on
KATU-TV while a camera cap
tured it on film. KREM-TV also
was getting it for Washington
viewers. . .
In the next room, Bob Black
burn was broadcasting the game
over the radio net, and it was
interesting to stand behind him
and listen for a few minutes
without having to turn on a
transistor set. Spotters and others
who had some role to play flank
ed him as his voice rose and
fell with the fluctuating excite
ment of the game.
wont intn nnnther room
where three or four OSU assis
tant coaches were really worK-
inrr Jin H sweating it out. If VOU
don't think college football is
serious business and probably
big business you should watch
them.
Two wore telephone earsets
connected with the OSU bench
below and across the field. They
kept up a running fire of criti
cism, comment and suggestions:
"That pass was too high and
wobbly!"
OSU sutlerea two cupping pen-
Three Ex-Residents
Bag Two Spike Elk
TVi roo pV- HenDnerites spent the
week-end hunting elk in the
Ditch Creek area and scored
with two nice spikes. In the
party were irea oimuei, wuki
Pacific Power lineman-agent
here and now of Lincoln City;
Victor Kreimier of Portland, for
merly U. S. Forest Service rang
er here; and Whit Wright, now
of Woodburn, who also was as-
io,h with the Forest Service
MJVldltw " , . , .
on the Heppner district.
Wrlgnt DaKKeu clrl-j-..
nftpmnnn and ("Jimbel scor-
ucty aiii
ed Sunday night. The three re
mained until luesuay. uu""ti
planned to stop in Hermiston to
visit his parents on his return
trip.
Examiner Coming
A drivers license examiner
i utr, in TTpnnner on
Will UC u,l ""'J -"--V " iC"
Tuesday, November 7, at the
courthouse Detween uie uuuio
OI . ou a.m. " t-
cording to announcement from
the Department oi iviuiui venu
les of Oregon.
Recent Heppner visitors were
Mrs. Gladys Walker of Portland
and her sister, Mrs. Lillian Cook
of Oregon City, who were here
to visit arother sister, Mrs. Jes
cip riHffin The twn ladies were
house guests of their nephew!
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley ;
Cox and family for about a !
week. i
nltleg In a row. One of the
coaches crashed an ash trny
down on the table in front of
him, and one would swear that
his ejaculations of anguish
could be heard all the way to
Autzen stadium in Eugene. We d
hate to be in the boy's shoes
who made that Inst clip, we
thought.
Near the coaches was a pho
tog from the Corvallis Gazette
Times taking polaroid pictures
of each play with a telephoto
lens. The coaches get instant
aneous shots of their opponents
"sets" to study by this method.
WSU coacnes had another
room, but that was off limits to
"foreigners." If OSU coaches
were going through anguish in
winning, 35-7, we could imagine
what the WSU mentors were
going through on the short end
of the score and riding a 7-game
losing streak. There wore no
wolves snarling at their door,
however.
Behind the "picture window
rooms is a spacious lounge
area, yet to be furnished.
Girls in rally outfits are
on hand to serve coltee to the
press. The commissioner of ath
letics and other sports dignitar
ies circulate around the area.
Jim pauses for a word or quick
quip with each. He introduces
us, but we're gone again before
we can digest the person's name.
He's like a human dynamo who
flits around that concrete mon
ument to muscular might almost
at a run, keeping his fingers on
a thousand details like a good
athletic director should.
A tour through the press box
convinces us again that this is
anything but fun and games for
the boys who make a living at
it, even though they are absorb
ed In their work.
Nets Good Keturns
For Civic League
Public response to the last
Civic League sponsored rum
mage sale was very good, ac
cording to Mrs. Bill Gentry, pres
ident of the Heppner Civic
The ' semi-annual rummage
sale was an event of October
20-21, and Civic League mem
bers were busy keeping up with
the brisk business created. Mem
bers also sponsored a food sale
both days that was well receiv
ed.
Mrs. Gentry states that the
success of the sale was due to
the willing response of Civic
League members who spent
evenings sorting rummage and
to those who devoted their ef
forts to picking up the rum
mage, as well as those wno sola
during the sale.
Much of the left-over rum
mage was boxed and sent,
through the efforts of the Meth
odist church, to the Salvation
Army in Pendleton.
Mrs. Willis A. Roller has re
turned to her home at Los Al
os Hills, Calif., after enjoying
a week's visit with her mother,
Mrs. Nellie Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Chap
in have returned -from afew
days in Camas, Wash., where
they had an opportunity to j
watch their grandsons play football.
Church Represented
At District Meeting
Rev. and Mrs. Dirk Rinehart,
Mm. Lucille Parrlsh, and Mr.
and Mrs. - Nod Clark have re
turned from The Dalles where
they attended the district con
vocation held on October 20-22,
as local delegates from All
Saints' Episcopal church.
The convocation Is an annual
meeting of laymen and priests
of the missionary district of
Eastern Oregon and it affords
them the opportunity to gather
to discuss business and vote on
new issues and budgets of the
churli.
In addition to business meet
ings, the group had the oppor
tunity to hear reports from Rev.
Rustin Kimsey. who is a brother-in-law
of Uev. Rinehart, and
Rev. Grant Rinehart, father of
Rev. Rinehart, from Nyssa. The
two ministers were delegates
from the missionary district of
Eastern Oregon to the General
Convention held in Seattle in
September.
Mrs. Jack Loyd was elected to
serve as vice-president of the
E.C.W. group for the mission
ary district.
Metsker maps of Morrow, Gil
liam. UmatiUa. Wheeler counties
on sale at ine uazene-umes.
COMMUNITY 1
Coming Events
IONE-HEPPNER
FOOTBALL GAME
Friday, Nov. 3, 1:00 p.m. .
lone High School Field
Heppner Freshmen, Sopho
mores, Juniors vs. lone Varsity
4-H ACHIEVEMENT PARTY
All South Morrow 4-H Mem
bers and Leaders
Annual Achievement Party
Sunday, Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m.
Heppner High Multipurpose
Room
4-H Leaders Appreciation
Banquet, 7:00 p.m., Mon
day, Nov. 13
Heppner High Cafetorium
ELEMENTARY PTA
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 8:00 p.m.
Grade School Multipurpose
Room
Special Film on Teenage
Smoking. Parents urged to
attend
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Morrow Co. Grain Growers,
Monday, Nov. 6, Fair Pa
vilion, 6:30 p.m.
Columbia Basin Electric Conn
Condon Memorial Hall
Thursday, JNov. lb, ree
Lunch, meeting at i:xa
n m
Al Ullman, guest speaker
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