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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.
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Wes Sherman
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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-
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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
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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!
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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,
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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
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