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KCPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. "fcy THE GAZETTE-TIMES Hsppnar, Orgoo I78M Pboo 678 822S untanv rntiNTT'S NEWSPAPER Th. R.nl.n nrnette established TifflH abllshed November 18. 191Z NIWIPAPII PUIIIIHI II j ASSOCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELXN E. SHERMAN ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer GAIL BURKENBINE Society c..K.i..li..r. a "v vvof Every Thursday and Entered at as Second Class Mailer. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. until noon Saturday. rTT Historical Names for Parks Judge John F. Kilkenny, who has demonstrated a keen Interest In. and regard for, history of this area, has expressed a concern that new parks on the lake of the John Day dam be given names of historical significance. It Is a good, timely and appropriate suggestion. The Judge points out that the Oregon Geographic Names Board Is working with the U. S. Army Engineers in this con nection. At one time, the Judge states, Willow Creek was called Quesnel river, named after a leader of the French-Canadian trappers who were among the first white men In the area. The creek bore an Indian name before It acquired Quesnel. Therefore, It Is suggested that the park at the confluence of Willow Creek and the Columbia be named Quesnel Park. We might further suggest that an important contribution to the history of the area might be made by erecting approp r'ate markers in such parks to point out the reason for the name, thus perpetuating a bit of history and educating the public to it. The members of our Board feel that It might be well to memorialize a historical individual or event in naming these parks or, If you will, marinas," the Judge states. "It seems quite unimaginative to name the new facility at the mouth of Willow Creek after the creek and certainly it re quires no Imagination to designate the one at Boardman after the city name." - There are some who feel that a lack of Imagination was manifest In naming the lake formed by the John Day Dam "Lake Umatilla." Perhaps a name more fitting could have been chosen for this new spectacular body of water, giving recognition, perhaps, to someone who had a prominent part in the development of the area and whose name deserves a place In history. The appropriate naming of these facilities does much to preserve our heritage and to add significance to a place. When one stands before a memorial plaque and reads that some individual made an important contribution to the area, or that a notable event occurred at or near the spot, the knowledge gives him a greater respect for the site. The effort of the Geographic Names Board deserves full support, and it also deserves applause for other work that they have done in selecting fitting names for many other points around the state. Good Neighbors It certainly isn't a new story in Morrow county, but it is a good story, and a heart warming one. But somehow it could never be otherwise here. The peo ple are just the sort of folks that are going to pitch in and help another In time of need. We're referring to the harvesting of 900 acres of grain for Dean Hunt by friends and neighbors when he was con fined to the hospital and couldn't do the Job himself. There have been times when it has been said with some irritation that everyone in a place like Morrow county knows all about the other fellow and what he is doing. Perhaps that is not far wrong. But this turns out to be a good thing more often than not- When neighbors of Dean Hunt or anyone else realize that he is unable to harvest his crops, they are not going to turn away, go about their business and let the overripe grain drop to the ground. You could figure that in a big city where a person may not know the name of his next door neighbor that a person in trouble might be ignored. But it just doesn't happen that way here. Examples of this true neighborllness come up time and again so often, in fact, that it couldn't really be called news any more if it weren't for the fact that it gives others a warm feeling to read about it. If anyone knows of a neighbor in Morrow county that doesn't come voluntarily to the aid of another in trouble on any kind of emergency, he should report it to this paper, for that would be unusual news, indeed. The Rhyming Philosopher REPORTING IT'S HARD TO ENTHUSE WHEN SOCIETY NEWS DOESN'T TELL WHAT IT KNOWS AS IT USED TO; AND ALL THAT GETS PRINTED IS CENSORED AND STINTED, WHICH SHOWS WHAT THE PRESS IS REDUCED TO. WHAT MRS. JONES WORE, AND THE TABLE DECOR IS ONLY EXCITING AS CHIT-CHAT BUT DOES THE REPORTER SAY MRS. JONES' DAUGHTER GOT DRUNK AND WAS CONKED WITH A BRICK-BAT? AND HOW CAN WE TRACE WHO TRUMPED WHOWASIT'S ACE? OR WHAT THE GAL SAID PHEW, WHAT LANGUAGE! AND WHY DON'T THEY TELL US WHAT HUSBAND GOT JEALOUS, AND WHO GOT HIS EYE IN A BANDAGE? IN THIS CAUTIOUS AGE THE SOCIETY PAGE MUST NEVER HURT ANYONE'S FEELINGS. BUT NO SUCH CONDITIONS RESTRICT THE RENDITIONS OF POLITICS WHEELINGS AND DEALINGS. THE TRUTH SHOULDN'T HURT. SO LET'S PRINT THE DIRT, PUT THIS ON SUBSCRIBERS' PROSPECTUS. LET SPORTS WRITERS HANDLE THE CHOICE BITS OF SCANDAL SINCE FREEDOM OF PRESS WILL PROTECT US. BUT AS EV'RYONE KNOWS. WE'LL NEVER DISCLOSE ONE HALF THAT GETS TOLD THE REPORTER THOUGH HE'S GOT THE TALENT, THE EDITOR'S GALLANT; THAT'S WHY WE DON'T PRINT HALF WE OUGHTER. HARRY W. FLETCHER Thursday. August IS. HEPPNER March 30. 1K83. Tha Heppner 18S7. Coruwlldated February 03, NATIONAl NIWJPAPIl EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STILLMAN Apprentice Pressman sin do Conv 10 Cents. PublLshed the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman t s&v . YiML I - f HORSE SHOW SUPT. FRED MANDM AND FRIEND (G-T Photo). WHEN THE Morrow county horse show is presented Friday, Aug ust 23. it will be the 20th year that Fred Mankin has been sup erintendent of the show. This would seem to be a record for anyone on one particular volun teer position in connection with fair and rodeo events. Supt. Mankin has been dedicat ed to this work, and the horse show has become a truly fine event under his guidance. He works for weeks ahead getting every detail In readiness, and personally puts much oi nis own resources into it, even to donat ing some of the prizes. The horse show is actually a part of the Morrow county fair with premiums being awarded from the fair to winners in the various classes. However, the Wranglers club has been desig nated as sponsor of the show for many years and from the club come most of those who staff the event ringmaster, clerk, announcer and so on. Those who attend the horse show realize that some wonder ful livestock is on display at the event, and what the total value of the horses would be is any one's guess. It would run into manv thousands of dollars. Mor row county surely is entitled to a high place among those areas producing top horses. Fred Mankin has said, during the past few years, that he would continue as superinten dent of the show through 20 years and now he states that this is his last year in that pos ition. He has been in ill health this year and spent 34 days in the hospital. Recently he suiierea a case of nu, or sometmng aKin to it, and finds it a little tough to get around and get his strength back. But this week round him work ing on arrangements for the show as usual and convinced that, because of the increasing interest in horse breeding in the county, the 1968 show will be one of the best ever. Fred said that when he was hospitalized he tried to resign from the position, which would make it a year early, but said "They wouldn't let me." Whether he can succeed in stepping down in the coming year remains to be seen. If Fred does terminate this volunteer service, we'll wager he will be right out there next year again helping the new superin tendent. Fred deserves special tribute for his long service and for his great work in promoting this worthwhile endeavor. On behalf of the county and the great many who appreciate the work that Fred has done, we express that tribute and extend a heart felt "thank you" to Supt. Man kin. LAST WEEK, the G-T referred to this year's Fair and Rodeo queen in a headline as "Queen Berniece I." This brought a re joinder from someone who was of the opinion that yueen iser iece Matthews is not the first Berniece in the line of county royalty. But the record stands behind us. There has been no other Queen Berniece, nor Bernice (without the second "e" as Ber niece is often spelled), And while checking out the matter we note that in the 44 years of the Heppner Rodeo and under the reign of 44 queens, there have only been five pairs with the same first name, and no "triplets" or more. There were two Marjories (Clark, 1922, and Parker, 1940); two Evas (Padberg, 1923, and Wilcox, 1926); two Maes (Kil kenny, 1925, and Gentry 1932); two Bettys (Bergevin, 1937, and Smethurst. 1948); and two Joans (Hisler, 1950, and Moe. 1961). There was a Katherine (Bis bee, 1927) and a Kathryn (Thompson, 1941) but their names were spelled differently and so they wouldn't qualify as "I" and "II." It seems rather strange that in 44 years, only five pairs with the same names would come up. The rodeo has actually been going since 1922 but it was not held during the war years of 1942, 1943 and 1944. What a variety of queenly names there has been. Besides those above, there are the follow ing: Alice, Arleta, Berniece, Car ol, Christine, Cecelia, Colleen, Darlene, Dorothy, Dimple, Elise, Erna Lynn, Genevieve, Grace, Ilene, Inez, Ingrid, Judy, Katy, Margaret, Marlene, M a x 1 n e, Merlyn, Pat, Patricia. Relta, Sandra, Shannon, Sharon, Shir ley, Susan and Verina. Now, Pat (Steagall, 1958) may be a Patricia, same as Patricia Wright (1956), but in the record, one is "Pat" and the other is "Patricia." If it weren't for the fact that the queens from the start of the rodeo are listed on the back of every rodeo program, it would make an Interesting contest to see who could Identify all these first names and list the years they served. It would make an- SCo (o) USED REFRIGERATORS evera 1 Used Custom Deluxe FRIGIDAIRE WASHER Washed Only Five Loads For Only . . . . , HEPPNER Pioneer Ponderings P3Sxj Br W. 8. CAVERHILL A Psopls's Platform Our Coffee Club, lately, took unusual and perhaps futile ac tion. We prepared and endorsed a -People' Platform" designed to brinir Bomo sort of order to the confusion in our soclul and economic structure. It is not a wordy, but a meaty document. Vietnam Speak as firmly to the Saigon flimsy government for Improve ment, as we do to Hanoi, and do It now. Foreign Relief Be specific in terms of how and where the money is to be spent, uninfluenced by political expediency. The Race Problem Build the Negro communities Into self supporting centers un riir Ahle Necro leadership and full Negro ownership by lone term loans, private and federal. White ownership in the ghettos should be removed. Notional Economy "Hell's Bells and Buttercups!" We can t do anything about mat as lone as we are willing to fatten on deficit spending. That's it. other interesting contest to list all their married names. THOSE MERCHANTS who have not yet put up their fair and rodeo decorations (which they purchased themselves) should be about it Hope you don't have the experience we have had. We put the bunting away careiuuy in a drawer so we would know just where it was. But during the course of the year, the draw er was pressed Into service for something else and the bunting was not so careiuuy lucnea somewhere else. We started hunting this morn ing and pressed some of the re luctant crew into the search, too. It wasn't until a couple of hours later that we found it un der a file of papers. When we take it down this year and "tuck it" we will write a memo to remind us where it is, then we will "tuck" the memo In a safe place and write a note to tell us where the memo is. Say this could go on forever, couldn't it? WE'VE FELT moved to write SEE US FOR USED $150 Used G.E. Dishwashers Used KitchenAid Dishwash $75 - $125 - $I5Q ALL GREAT BARGAINS AT Randy TO THE EDITOR By the Boxful AukuM 5. Dear Mr. and Mm .Sherman: Enclosed U a $W cheek to renew mv subM-ription. I ml placed your bill lust before cuing on vacation; hence, this I usually save up my CTi and when enough have accum ulated. 1 box up ami ship a year's worth to Kill Thomson. God only knows what ho doe with them when he gets through! My old landlord dipped out Mm. Melbv'a article about Ir. MrMurdo and gave It to me. He found It In the Long Island Star Journal. Actually. Doc U worth at least n book. Some years ago. when Fr. Spencer was still In town he was speculating up at Will O'Harra'a house on an appropri ate title for such book. After recounting several yarns about Doctor's legendary driving acu men, we agreed that "The Nine Livea of Doctor Mac" would be a rood title. I'll be awaiting all the G-Ts when I get back from Quebec after Labor Day. Sally Cohn 67 24 47th Ave. Woodslde. N. Y. 11377 From First Issue August 4, 19G3 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman: Now you know I could not get along without my favorite newspaper. Some members of the Yeaeer family have taken the Gazette from the very first issue, so why should I drop it now? We are having wonderful weather here, but need a little rain. I see by the G-T that the crops were a little short. For about the Republican conven tion but somehow Just don't feel equal to the occasion. We might Just say "ditto" to all those who have complained about me iav orlte sons' nomination speeches and "hurrah" for those who fa vor national primaries. We were disappointed that Senator Mark Hatfield wasn't nominated for vice president even though we realize he hasn't attained full national name fa miliarity yet. We do think with his personality and ability to project on television he would have pulled a great many votes to the GOP by November. One last thought a party concerned about its image for efficiency and in the limelight of national TV snouio lane a long, hard look at itself before permitting those interminable, stereotyped speeches. But don't bet mat tne dem ocratic convention is going to be any better! J u USED DRYERS U $15 to $75 WASHER: FRIGIDAIRE WASHER THAT WORKS GOOD AND MATCHING DRYER COMPLETELY The Pair For Only Lott many year I harvested around KlKhimile and I lark s l anyon. Is Stanley Minor 111 or some, thing? For many years I usual y got nice letter rvery month from him. Hope I can return to Ilepp. per once more, but 1 Just had another birthday last May 21 and next May will be the 84th one. I wish Art Crawford, a spe cial friend of mine, would write a few articles for the pa per. O. M. Yeaeer, Box 476. Castle Rotk, Wash.. 9SG11 ) COMMUNITY U J BILLBOARD K Coming Events BAND PRACTICE PrnrtieMi for HcDDncr band students each evening, 7 C.m., elementary school and room Grades 7 through 12. and ov er . All last year students urged to attend NO HOST BREAKFAST Breakfast meeting with Marv Root and Kenneth Jem- stedt, political candidates Wednesday, Aug. 21, 7:30 a.m., Wagon Wheel dining room Public invited COUNTY FAIR Three-Day Program, starts Tues., Aug. 20, though Thurs., Aug. 22 Booths, exhibits, contests, demonstrations Something of Interest for evervone Open Class Horse Show, Fri day, 9 a.m. FAIR AND RODEO DANCES Rodeo Dances. Friday and Saturday nights, Aug. 23 24 Music by The Henchmen, and the Shamrock Trio, The Dalles WESTERN STYLE BARBECUE Saturday, Aug. 24, 5 to 8 p.m. Episcopal Parish hall. Every one welcome SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C A. RUGGLES Insuronce Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 678-96Z5 Heppner OVERHAULED $150 $25 PR. 676-5811
