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a nCrPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, August I. 1968 1 Kr-ms THE W fix HEPPNER PA '717TT17-TTM17Q Heppner, Oregon 97838 Jhone 676-8228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Caxette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18. IBM. conaoiiaalea cDrury u, 1'J12. NATIONAL NIWJPAMt Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman Nk Al$OCIAIION 1 cg. WESLEY A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HELEN E. SHERMAN ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL Shop Foreman Linotype Operator Printer RANDY STILLMAN GAIL BUItKENBINE Apprentice Society Pressman f Irnilitinn Subscription Rati: $1.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as becond class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. What Arc Policemen Made Of? Police Chief Glen Kolkhorst, In talking to the Chamber of Commerce Monday on police-community relations, quoted an article from a recent FBI Bulletin which was a reprint from a column by Paul Harvey, noted commentator. Since it states the case for the policeman at a time when so much Is expected of him, we reprint It here: "What Are Policemen Made Of? "Don't credit me with this mongrel prose; it has many parents; at least 420,000 of them: Policemen. "A policeman is a composite of what all men are, a ming ling of saint and sinner, dust and deity. "Culled statistics wave the fan over the stinkers, under score Instances of dishonesty and brutality because they are 'news.' What they really mean is that they are exceptional, unusual, not commonplace. "Buried under the froth Is the fact: Less than one-half of 1 percent of policemen misfit that uniform. "That's a better average than you'd find among clergy men. "What is a policeman made of? He, of all men, Is at once the most needed and the most unwanted. "He's a strangely nameless creature who is 'sir to his face and 'fuzz' behind his back. "He must be such a diplomat that he can settle differ ences between Individuals so that each will think he won. "But . . . If the policeman is neat, he's conceited; if he's careless, he's a bum. "If he's pleasant, he's a flirt; if he's not, he's a grouch. "He must make in an instant, decisions which would re quire months for a lawyer. "But . . . "If he hurries, he's careless; If he's deliberate, he's lazy. "He must be first to an accident and infallible with a diagnosis. "He must be able 'to start breathing, stop bleeding, tie splints and above all, be sure the victim goes home without a limp. "Or expect to be sued. "The police officer must know every gun, draw on the run, and hit where it doesn't hurt. "He must be able to whip two men twice his size and half his age without damaging his uniform and without being ' 'brutal'. "If you hit him, he's a coward; if he hits you, he's a bully. "A policeman must know everything and not tell. "He must know where all the sin is and not partake. "The policeman must, from a single human hair, be able to describe Xhe crime, the weapon and the criminal and tell you where the criminal is hiding. "But . . . "If he catches the criminal, he's lucky; if he doesn't, he's a dunce. "If he gets promoted, he has political pull; if he doesn't he's a dullard. "The policeman must chase bum leads to a dead end, stake out 10 nights to tag one witness who saw It happen but refuses to remember. "He runs files and writes reports until his eyes ache to ' build a case against some felon who'll get dealed out by a shameless shamus or an 'honorable' who isn't. "The policeman must be a minister, a social worker, a diplomat, a tough guy, and a gentleman. "And of course he'll have to be a genius . . . "For he'll have to feed a family on a policeman's salary." MANY HAVE admired the pluck of Dean Lovuren since the ser ious auto accident a number of yenrs ago In which he sustain etl I ii In r les that resulted in oar blysis from the watat down. He has not allowed the handicap to stand In the way of living u use! u I and constructive jile. For the past three weeks, be lieve It or not. he has been op erating a combine In harvest for Bob and Herb Peterson, and the report Is that he U doing a very pood Job of It. Dean is Droiner or Mrs. bod Peterson. Bob installed some band controls on a combine, and the voung man uses them to handle the big machine like veteran operator. Getting up to the driver s seat posed a bit of a problem, but It wasnt hard to solve. The Petersons use a hydraulic lift on a wheel tractor to hoist him to the lofty perch and he stays there through most or tne day, except to come down for lunch. Dean is a Heppner High graa uate. and he was active in stu dent affairs there despite his paralysis. He is continuing his education at Blue Mountain Community College, and, wc understand, will be back there in the fall. Political Ads Must Be Paid in Advance Conforming to the practice of most newspapers. The Gazette-Times is adopting the policy of requiring payment in advance for political ads, and for printing campaign material, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman, publishers, an nounce. Announcement is made at this time to give adequate notice to candidates, or those supporting candidates and measures, for the general election campaigns. A high percentage of news papers have (followed this pol icy for some time, realizing that not all candidates can win and knowing that defeat ed candidates are sometimes delinquent in paying. On the books of The Gazette-Times axe some unpaid accounts of candidates or supporters of candidates In previous elec tions. Cooperation of the pub lic will be appreciated. TO THE EDITOR Posting Pleases July 25, 1908 io uie taitor: You may want to refer this note to someone else, please be free to do so. I want to express my appre ciation for the method of the posting of hunting signs up on Willow Creek. I hunted this area last year during the Archery season and very much appreciated their system of posting green "Wel come to Hunt" and red "Safety zione" signs. I have at least 4 other men In my church here that also hunted in that area and feel as I do. I hope that somehow this in formation can be passed on to these people. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Rev. Milton W. Hopper 408 E. 10th Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 1 A MAN dropped Into the G T office on a recent Saturday, introduced himself, and asked to buy a couple copies of the paper. In ensuing conversation we learned that he was from Portland and holds a very re sponsible position there. This was his nrst trio to Heppner. He and his wife were out for the week-end, looking ever this part of the state. They had come over the hills rrom Ukiah and spent the night at Cutsforth Park. They decided right then that this was the country for them, and he started at once looking for four or five acres that he could buy in the mountains. The man said that he was going to retire in a few years and wanted to get away from the confusion and congestion of the city, even though he had been there for many years perhaps all his life. Many or the more popular scenic spots and recreational areas are getting so lammed that they are as bad as living in the city. The couple liked the peace and tranquility of our part cf the state, and he was very much in earnest in saying that he expected to enjoy life in retire ment in the beautiful mountain country that is our - blessing here. It was a very nice and pleas ant visit, and it wasn't hard to understand his point of view. The thought came that mote end more folks who are har assed with city life will seek to get away from the crowd, and they win be "discovering this part of the state more ind more. As Orville Cutsforth points out a couple of good reservoirs in the mountains would bring many such folks here, it would take a good many newcomers in this vast area, to bring any semblance of the jams tnat one sees elsewhere at scenic spots closer to the big cities. We saw to it mat he was amp ly supplied with literature and papers before he left. We think he will be back. RECOGNITION of Dr. McMurdo, which spread nationwide via the recent AP story, is now en tering a worldwide phase. He received two fine and interest ing letters, both dated July 15, from far away. One was from Charles E. Notson of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, and the other was from Perry Avery, Istanbul. Turkev. Notson is a brother of Bub Notson. publisher of The Ore jronlan, and both had wimo of their early roots In Heppner. Their father was Sam Notson, who whs county school superin tendent here at one time. Charles Notson, who is with the Christian and Missionary Alliance church In Taiwan, read about Dr. McMurdo in The China Post. Avery, who Is with the Union Church of Istanbul, states that his career as a Christian min ister had its roots In Heppner, Mnee he conducted his first ser vice here. He read about our rood doctor In the Turkish Daily News. These two letters, besides con cralulating Dr. McMurdo, have great Interest for Morrow coun ty readers and we expect to print them in full next week. Space Is too short this week to permit doing it now. MAYBE ONE REASON that Heppner Is so well known In point abroad (about which Jim Barratt remarked on his r rent vbnO is that so many wo- i.te mm'tii to benefit from our town as a stepping stone for ad vamement. As thev are promo ted to higher positions elsewher they are In places where trav elers have occasion to bump In to them from time to time. Think how many have been advanced through the First Nat ional Bank, for Instance; how monv I'ennev managers have gone on to bigger stores; how manv Forest Service people have climbed the ladder: how many teachers and ministers haw gone to bigger pluces just to mention a few. This Is lust a prelude to a bit of personal solace In seeing the Jim Follensbee family leave after only l1, years here. Jim has been office manager for Columbia Basin Electric nnd now goes to Montana to become mnnauer of the cooperative of Km Horn county there. You may recall that he Is the Mlow who wrote a letter to the editor in repiv to a on oi crit icism that someone rise hud made about alleged unfrletvili nes of Hi'MPiier folks. Jim had only been here a short time but Hint he found them the friendliest people anywhere. This year he served as mem bership chairman for the Cham ber of Commerce and has do"e a very good Job oi h. n- ,,... in l.v,U at these ner. nli. nn the W8V UP. OS tile old saving goes, like the fellow who ,,. ..,,.,! hii mother-in-law drive his new Cadillac over the cliff with mixed emotions, tine him- in aen them advancing, out hates to see them leave. WE MARVEL at modern midi cine and thankfully so. Just a couple of weeks ago It seem ed that we had an unusually large number of items report ing many of our good people being hospitalized for one rea son or another, but now we se n:any of them bustling about again, as if nothing had happened. Mrs. Bill Collins is out again. a pert and cheerful as ever, after taking part of her vaea tion for surgery; and we sue Arnie Hedman driving by In a car after his major operation. we lust got the word the oth er day that Syril Gallagher had Deen stricken with emergency' appendicitis and rushed to the hospital for surgery. Syril is on the Columbia Basin Electric staff. But, lo and behold, on, Mon day we met him in the post office. No one would have thought that he had been hos pitalized if they hadn't noticed the cane that he carried. The operation was performed on Thursday, and here he was, up ana our, on Monday morning. The Rhyming Philosopher SATIETY MY NEIGHBOR IS A GARDENER OF AVID ZEAL AMAZING. HE'S ALSO QUITE A BARGAINER WITH ALL THE STUFF HE'S RAISING. SINCE HE SUFPLIES OUR FAMILY COOK WITH SCADS OF VEGETATION, HIS GARDEN CARE WE UNDERTOOK WHILE HE WENT ON VACATION. HE ONLY HAS AN ACRE TRACT TO HARVEST, WEED AND WATER; A JOB FOR THREE, TO BE EXACT: THE WIFE, MYSELF AND DAUGHTER. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH TONS OF BEANS WE PICKED BESIDES TOMATOES, WITH ONIONS, CORN AND SUNDRY GREENS AND MOUNTAINS OF POTATOES? ALL LOCAL FOLKS HAVE GARDENS, TOO, OUR CANS AND FREEZERS PACKED FULL. NEXT YEAR WE'LL TELL HIM WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO. BUT TACTFUL! HARRY W. FLETCHER COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events 4 II TWO TRACKERS Meet Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6:30 p.m. Heppner Rodeo Grounds KIDS KRUSADE Monday through Friday, Aw 3 5-tf, 7:OO H:30 p.m. Assembly of God Church All ages welcome Come and bring a friend Special features visual aid stories, prizes, puppets, songs RHEA CREEK GRANGE PICNIC Sunday. Aug. 11, 1:30 p.m. Anson Wright Memorial Park All Grange members and families Invited to attend 4 RODEO honoring DANCE Princess of Lexing- FAIR Dance Sheila Luciani ton Grange Saturday, Aug. 3, 9:30-1:00 Heppner Fair Pavilion Music by The Miss Fortunes of The Dalles Coronation Ceremonies for Queen Berniece Matthews Saturday, Aug. 10, 8:30 p.m. Dance following, music hy The Western Gentlemen of Condon SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9635 Heppner f MORROW COUNTY FAIR and RODEO ! Pioneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVERHILL Our Mountain Springs COUNTY JMetsker Maps WASCO UMATILLA MORROW WHEELER GILLIAM BAKER MALHEUR CROOK DESCHUTES GRANT JEFFERSON UNION SHERMAN WALLOWA OTHER COUNTIES AT TOUB ORDER ea. This is the time of year and the kind of weather that make the mountain visitors appreci ate the galaxy of fine springs of pure water available in our r.earby mountains. No where in the Blue Mount ains is there aother such string of springs as along the Sky Line Road to the Washington border. Beyond Tollgate at roadside, or nearby, the route is dotted with them. Gabriel. Wild Woman, Dead Man, Whisky, Sugar, Dusty, Skookum, Motett, Bone Spring, Huskey, Squaw, Bear, Trap, Buckskin, Hoods and Key. Whether the roads are dusty or rough, the springs rush clear and cool. It might be interest ing and helpful if some spirited group would check them out, taking a sip from each and mark the ones that need more development. They are nature's generous gift to local travelers. The foregoing are roadside springs in the fcastern part of the Umatilla National Forest. SATURDAY AUGUST 3 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. MUSIC BY The Miss Fortunes THE DALLES ADMISSION $1.50 Per Person "11 fa IT3 I I I n X I I- ; i ' . , ' , ,-"" v. :i """" " nr"""" """" "-TIT,. ' ' . Honoring Princess SHEILA LUCIANI MORROW COUNTY IS A HEPPNER THE GAZETTE-TIMES I am sure there are manv like them in the Heppner-Condon area that need similar public ity and improvement 1
