HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunder. March 28. 1968
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Orgon 97836
Phone 678-8228
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1&7. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
TO THE EDITOR...
For BMCC Building
March 26, 1S
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until noon Saturday.
Coordinator Needed
Probably never In the history of Morrow county have
there been so many Imposing projects In the talking stage
things that would bring tremendous development to the county-
Just a few of them are: The Columbia South Side proj
ect (potential Irrigation project), the thermal nuclear power
plant-irrigation combination, Industrial plants (such as one
being considered by Dow Chemical) for lands of the Port Com
mission, the Willow Creek dam project, proposed fish Impound
ments In the mountains, private Irrigation projects that may
develop on recently sold BLM lands, and the offering of Boe
ing lands to other industries.
Now, many different groups are active and interested In
these, and all pressing for them: The Morrow county court,
the Port Commission, the Heppner Soil and Water Conserva
tion district, the Chamber of Commerce, the county planning
commission, and others.
These are all working In their separate ways, and at the
same time are trying to work together. But most of those
Involved are working in spare time as volunteers. They don't
have much spare time, and coordination becomes difficult.
There is a definite need to focus the efforts of all these
groups towards tieing down some of these potential projects.
There is widespread feeling that these "dreams" can become
realities, but this cannot be done by merely hoping they will
come to the county or asking them to come.
There is a rather acute need for a skilled person, hired
for the sole purpose of promoting the county and its econ
omy. This person would not only coordinate the efforts of
existing groups, but he would devote his full time and energy
towards culmination of the projects under consideration.
Rupert Kennedy, executive secretary of the Mid-Columbia
Planning Council, is serving in a similar capacity for the
entire area from Wasco to Umatilla counties, but he Is serv
ing all counties and cannot pinpoint his efforts on one.
With the many things in the offing here, there is need
for a good strong public relations man to do the job for
Morrow county.
It would take some money to get a good man, and the
right man would be hard to find. But if all agencies involved
contributed towards an annual budget perhaps some from
the county Itself, some from the Port Commission, some from
the Chamber of Commerce, and assistance from others, per
haps it could be accomplished.
It is worth considering. Any other area that has brought
industry to its communities has had to work at it through
concentrated effort of a Chamber of Commerce manager or
someone dedicated to the job.
When competition Is so keen among areas for industry,
it is doubtful if we ever get our dreamed-of development un
til we put forth such effort. A good promoter may bring div
idends to Morrow county a thousand fold.
Dear Editor:
In regard to the bond Issue
that is to be Voted on April 2
fic the new building at Blue
Mountain Community college, I
would like to say this: my hus
band and I both attended Blue
Mountain Community college.
My husband took body and
fender and paint courses and
Immediately upon gradual I o n
from there cot a job at Pendle
ton Grain Growers and is cur
rently working there.
Myself. I took a secretarial
course uc one year and upon
graduation obtained a job In the
admissions oil ice at Blue Moun
tain Community college where
I worked for two years before
staying home with our baby girl.
I feel I was very lucky to get
this lob ana my training at
BMCC helped tremendously. We
Doth agree mat blue Mountain
Community college was a groat
help In getting us started and
in getting us settled in the com
munity.
This school is being improved
all the time and in order to do
this it must have buildings and
room for expansion to fit the
needs of Umatilla and Morrow
counties. I am going to vote for
the new building, and I feci for
the betterment of the future of
our young people. We need your
support, too, for this issue.
.Many people will thank you
for this.
Thank you for your time.
Diana (Fulleton) Ball
3033 S. W. Jay
Pendleton, Oregon 97S01
Admires Senator
Pioneer
Ponderinss
Br W. S. CAVERHILL
Chaff "" Chatter
Wes Sherman
"DOC" SEVERINSEN has writ
ten to Tad Miller, chairman
of the Morrow county rodeo
board, reluctantly declining the
invitation to be grand marshal
of the 1968 rodeo parade. But
he and his wife, Evonne, and
their daughters, Judy and Rob
in, are going to make every ef
fort to get to the rodeo never
theless. He had to turn down the in
vitation because of his busy
schedule, principally the de
mands of the NBC-TV Tonight
Show on which Doc directs the
orchestra every week night.
His letter tells the story:
"Dear Tad.
"I can't tell you how pleased
. Evonne and I were to receive
your letter Inviting us to be
guests of the Rodeo this year,
We've been trying to find the
time to come home for the past
four years, and to date, it's been
impossible.
"As much as I hate to, I'll
have to turn down your offer
to ride as grand marshal of your
parade, as the Tonight Show
doesn't give me time for many
of my own pleasures, therefore,
I couldn't promise you any
thing. "We are planning a trip to
Oregon this summer, and The
Rodeo is on the list, but if we
can make it, we just want to
stand on the sidewalk and en
joy being there . . . maybe Judy
and Robin could borrow a horse
to ride in the parade . . . and
that would be all we ask.
"Hello to everyone . . . and
thanks again for the personal
invitation to be grand marshal.
What a thrill for me that would
be . . .
"Sincerest best wishes,
" 'Doc Severinsen"
The Severinsens' many friends
here will keep their fingers
crossed, hoping they can make
it for the August event. If Doc
thinks this would be a thrill for
him and his family, imagine
what a thrill it would be for
folks here to have them!
CONGRATULATIONS and Best
Wishes to Jim Wishart on his
promotion to a managership in
the First National Bank. Anoth
er fine young man Is on his
way up the ladder, and the hope
for best of success goes with
him to Prairie City. Seems as
if Jim was here long enough
only to get well acquainted
with him, but it is good to see
him get a deserving advance
ment.
And congratulations, too, to
Pat Wonser on his promotion to
Jim's former position in the
Heppner branch.
THE AL MARTINS went to
Burns in their house trailer
over the week-end following the
elementary school band students
to the Music Festival there, Al
graciously took the pictures for
the paper, and he did a good job
or it, too. The negatives were ex
posed just right for easy print
ing, even though he wasnt fa
miliar with the G-T camera.
Well, while the Martins were
in Burns they visited with their
ski chums, the Bob Henrys. Bob
was manager of the J. C. Pen
ney store here and was the mov
ing force of Arbuckle Mountain
ski course.
The Martins don't believe that
the Henrys ever will get Hepp
ner completely out of their sys
tems, saying that they talk con
stantly of the folks here and
the good times while they lived
in the Morrow county seat, in
all deference to the good things
they have found in Burns.
Robert has been making the
trip to Mt. Bachelor In Bend
country to get in his skiing.
Those of us who are directors
in the Arbuckle Mt. Corporation
have been trying to keep the
ski course operating without
him, but we may have to call
on some of the old Henry mag
ic to bale us out of the dilemma
this year no snow. When there
is no snow, there is no ski.
Via the Martins, the Henrys
say "Hello" to everybody in the
home town area.
A Hunting Incident
According to the hunter in
volved, it happened somewhat
north of south, and east of west,
In the Blue Mountains. As near
as I can calculate, that would
be somewhere on the North Fork
of the Walla Walla River.
The man claimed that he had
hunted the area for years with
average success.
This year, he was on the
ground fully "loaded" for the
hunt. He was sweeping the
ridges and mountainsides with
his binoculars when he located
a dead bull elk lying beside a
log in the canyon below.
Nothing irks the fellow like a
waste of game. After cursing
careless city hunters for awhile,
he scrambled down the moun
tainside intending to extract the
animal's tusks. He stacked his
rifle against the log, drew his
hunting knife and prepared to
do it. He grabbed the antelrs
to put them in position. His des
cription of the action that fol
lowed was a bit vague. When
it was over, he was bruised,
trampled, covered with mud, and
his clothes torn to shreds. The
beast had been asleep and re
sented the feloneous attack. Af
ter shaking himself free of his
tormentor the noble wapiti de
parted. The hunted, a dead shot,
emptied his magazine twice at
the fleeing animal and never
touched a hair. He must have
been "shook up" some.
That's his story.
Visiting ot the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Furlong last
week was their niece, Miss Deb
bie Jo Stark of Portland. Over
the week-end another niece,
Mrs. Lereta Buchanon of Port
land, arrived with her three
daughters, Carmie, Carney, and
Becky, to visit for a few days.
Dena Struthers, 10-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. May
nard Struthers, was injured Sat
urday afternoon in a fall from
horse she was riding bare
back. The girl received medical
treatment at Pioneer Memorial
hospital for a broken right arm.
hour's worth would assure the
crops in Morrow county this
year.
And you know something;
The people there weren t appre
ciatine it one bit! They were
grumbling about it, as they
sloshed around.
DON GILLIAM announces that
the rain early this week
brought .38 inch.
Now that's real nice for a
start. But down in the valley
a couple of weeks ago we eot
into a rain of which one half
OUR ADVICE this week is not to
foreet two things: 1. Don't
forget to change your snow tires
back to summer tires. The win
ter tires will come apart on you
at higher speeds on these dry
roads. This has already caused
a couple of accidents around
here. Local tire dealers will
make the switch and balance
your wheels at very reasonable
cost.
2. Don't forget to vote in the
Blue Mountain College election
Tuesday. We've tried to give
some adequate publicity on the
two proposals and explained
them in last week's editorial,
but if you still need informa
tion or have questions, call Bob
Abrams, a BMCC director. (Ph.
676-9141). If all else fails, call
us. We think we have a pretty
good knowledge of the propos
als. Your vote in this election j
is important. I
To the Editor:
Lately there ha been a lot
of discussion in the presa about
Wayne Morse's effectiveness In
the U. S. Senate. I have had the
opportunity to observe Senator
Morse at firsthand in Washing-
Inn r, ,1 I. r. r.., . . .
readers will find my views helpful
Last cummer I was suntxirted
by a philanthropic foundation
a a congressional intern in
Washington, D. C. I was ap
pointed to work In Senator
Morse's office. Throughout the
summer I was able to attend
closed-door Senate Committee
sessions. Senator Morse who Is
a very considerate person, even
went to the trouble of seeking
out his congressional Interns
when an important committee
session was to be held.
The real business of the Sen
ate takes place behind the doors
of the Senate committee rooms.
The public does not know much
about these sessions, but on
those occasions Senator Morse is
truly masterful. Several times
during the summer his fellow
senators openly exclaimed as
much.
No other member of the Sen
ate Labor and Public Welfare
Committee, the most Important
Senate committee for domestic
legislation, could match Wavne
Morse s knowledge of the law.
nis grasp of the Issues or his
persuasiveness. And no other
senator could match Morse's rep
utation for fairness and sound
Judgment.
To cite an example, during
one executive session the sena
tors representing states with
large numbers of Spanish
speaking citizens were debating
how to allocate more than $100
million in federal funds to sup
port bilingual education. The
dispute reached a deadlock.
More than a dozen senators were
present who were not party to
the dispute, but it was Senator
Morse who was unanimously
picKea to arbitrate the issue.
(He correctly declined to do so
on the grounds that the sena
tors involved had not yet thor
oughly explored all of the pos
sible avenues to comnromise).
On only one other occasion dur
ing the summer was a senator
on the committee asked to ar
bitrate a dispute, and again it
was Wayne Morse who was cho
sen. During one executive session,
Senator Morse was necessarily
absent because the President
had asked him to the White
House to confer on domestic leg
islation. That day the Labor and
Public Welfare Committee was
discussing the extremely com
plex details . of an important
poverty program bill. Most of
the members could not prasp
the moM (lit; leu it aspects. They
decided to defer action on the
measure until Wayne Morse
could offer hi opinion on the
various point in nuestiun. Dur
Ins mv three month of attend
a nee at closed-door committee
sessions, that was the only oc
cuMon when a Senate commit'
tee held up action until the
opinions of an absent member
could be heard. The senators
were giving Wayne Morse one of
the highest forms of tribute
that can be paid.
Morse's depth of Information
is as impressive as his Quick
mind and sound Judgment. For
example, when the Labor and
Public Welfare Committee was
discussing the 1967 Morse-Green
education legislation, Morse
demonstrated that his knowl
edge of the complex problems
lacing education today was
greater than that of the high
ranking specialists sent over as
advisors by the U. S. Office of
Education.
When I arrived In Washington
I was a lukewarm supporter of
Morse. By the time I returned
to Oregon I was an ardent fan.
If every Oregon voter could
have shared my experiences, I
am sure that Wavne Morse
would be re-elected to the Sen
ate with just about every vote
in the state. Morse honestly de
serves that kind of victory.
Jonathan Unger
Box 941
Reed College
Portland, Oregon
Gardner Takes Basic
Training in Navy
LeRov Gardner, Jr., son of Mr
and Mrs. Leltuy Gardner of
Heppner, left by bus lust Tues
day. March 19. from I'endleli.n,
from where lie traveled to Sun
Diego. Calif., to finer service
with the U. S. Navy, After report
ing at Sun Diego, ho began a
period of 10 11 weeks training.
His parent received word, via
post card from a ham radio op
erator In Bend, that their son
arrived at his destination ufe-
Gardner Is a 1963 graduate of
Heppner High school. He attend
ed Oregon Colleue of Education
In Monmouth for a lime before
transferring to Blue Mountain
Community college In Pendle
ton and later enrolling In Eastern
Oregon College of Education,
where he received his degree in
March of this year.
Son Born to Dicks
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Dick of
Portland are announcing the
birth of a son. Brian Trevor, I
born Sunday, March 21, weigh
inir 8 lb.. 8 oz. He loins a sis
ter. Debra Dalene. Maternal
erandfather Is Maurice Groves
of Hemet, Calif.; paternal grand
oarcnts are Mrs. Lnvelie inci
son of Portland, and Kemp Dick
of Troutdale. Great grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Pieper of
Lexington.
Weak -end vial ton ot the horn
of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cox
were her brother-in-law an I
aisier. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Weise
of Milton Kreewater, who came
to visit her mother, Mr. Ijiuiri
Fleming, a patient at Pioneer
Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mr. Bruce Rigbv and
her grandmother, Mrs, Graixj
Buschke, traveled to Conned.
Wash., on Sunday to vb.lt at the
home of Mrs. Kigby'a parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shlpp. and
to attend a birthday dinner in
honor of her father.
) COMMUNITY If
BILLBOARD K
Coming Events
GOLDEN AGE CLUB
Regular Meeting, Tuesday
April 2
Episcopal Parish Hall
Potluck dinner. 7:00 p.m.
Special program, door prize
Visitors welcome
The Rhyming Philosopher
RECOGNITION
WHILE SOME MAY SEEK THEIR FORTUNE IN STRANGE
LANDS
OR YEARN FOR GREENER PASTURES FAR AWAY,
AND OTHERS SEE THEIR BIRTHRIGHT CHANGING HANDS
AS TIES ARE CUT ON SOME UNGUARDED DAY;
REGARDLESS HOW THE FOREIGN HONORS MOUNT
OR POTENTATES ACCLAIM SOME ROVING SON,
LET NO ONE SLIGHT OR FAIL TO TAKE ACCOUNT
OF OTHER WAYS THE TREASURE TROVE IS WON:
FOR HE WHO STAYS AT HOME TO TILL THE SOIL
AND BUILD THE STATURE OF HIS OLD HOME TOWN
MAY BE THE GREATER HERO FOR HIS TOIL
AND WORTHY OF A MORE INSPIRED RENOWN.
TOO EASILY WE TEND TO TREAT WITH SCORN
THE STALWART SON WHO WINS WHERE HE
WAS BORN.
THEN LET US HAIL THE HOME TOWN PIONEER,
INCLUDING THOSE WHO CAST THEIR LOT WITH US,
AND DESIGNATE AT LEAST ONE DAY A YEAR
TO CELEBRATE THE LESS ADVENTUROUS.
FESTOON THE STREETS AND ROAST THE LARGEST
BOAR
FOR THOSE WHO STAYED AT HOME TO MIND THE
STORE
HARRY W. FLETCHER
SPRING P.E. PROCRAM
Heooner Hlnh Gymnasium
Wednesday, April 3, 7:30
o.m.
Girls, 5th grade through high
school, tumbling, gymnast
ics. dances
Sponsored by G. A. A., $1
adults, 50c students
BOY SCOUT PANCAKE FEED
Saturday. April 6, 12 noon to
6:30 p.m.
St. Patrick's parish hall
Sponsored by Troop 661
Support the Scout program
SPRING RUMMAGE SALE
Friday-Saturday, April 26-27
Bv HeDDner Civic League
Rummage, baked foods and
house Dlant sales
Old Tryco Building
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
"Arsenic and Old Lace," 3
act play
Monday, Tuesday, April 9,
10. 8 p.m.
High School Multipurpose
Room
Tickets $1 adults, 75c all stu
dents
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