HEPPNER GAZETTE. TIMES. Thursday. September 19. 1968
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1HH3. The Heppner
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Examine, Elect on Economy
With general election coming, many candidates are vic
ing for offices of Importance. Most of them probably would
say that they are for economy In government and want to
reduce the load on the taxpayer.
But with the 10 surcharge on federal income tax, rather
sharp increases in property tax coming again, Social Secur
ity ;axes at a record high, and the possibility of more state
taxes around the corner (particularly if the 1 limitation
passes), the eligible voter should take every opportunity to
examine the candidates now to determine whether they really
will do something about useless and wanton speeding.
It is feasible to engage In needed public works projects
without accelerating deficit spending, but the taxpayer has
reason to cry in anguish when he sees wanton spending, need
less duplication of services, the government engaging in los
ing ventures while at the same time competing with private
enterprise, and the initiating or perpetuating of programs
and bureaus which are of minimal benefit, If any at all.
Already we see signs that the "temporary" 10 per cent
surcharge on income taxes, which Is supposed to expire on
June 30 of next year, will be extended. Some cynically say
that Federal bureaucracy gives words a new meaning: That
"temporary" is now synonymous with "forever"; that "emer
gency" becomes "a way of life"; and "failure" becomes "an
Incentive for expansion."
An Item in the Industrial Press Service has something to
say on this subject:
"While business will drop an Ineffective project after
a short trial run, government is more likely to expand it
on the theory that a little more money will assure Its
success.
"So, old federal programs continue to pile up. New
ones are added. In 1955, the Hoover Commission deplored
he fact that 25 federal agencies had water resource de
velopment programs; In 1967, 40 agencies were Involved.
"In 1964, there were 239 programs of grants-in-aid
to state and local governments; now there are more than
300.
"Ten cabinet departments and more than 15 other
agencies are involved in education; eight departments and
four agencies operate major credit programs. There are
between 15 and 30 separate manpower programs admin
istered by public and private agencies, supported by pub
lic funds, in each major metropolitan area.
"A privately published 1,000-page encyclopedia of
government programs, not limited to assistance, lists
more than 5,000 services from "aerial photographs" to
"zoological parks" provided by the national government
in Its 1968 edition.
"Congress should take a long hard look at the many
over-lapping and conflicting agencies and take the nec
essary action for consolidation and elimination."
None knows better than the farmers and business people
who make up the population of a county such as ours that
they are now taxed close to the breaking point. If our pub
lic olficials have looked upon these taxpayers as the "goose
that laid the golden egg", they should now realize that the
taxpayers' feathers are very well ruffled, and the egg Is
getting tarnished.
The conscientious candidate should realize that this Is
something to consider most seriously. He should understand
that something must be done about it. As he seeks public
office, he has a firm obligation to do whatever he can to
cut waste.
Economy isn't just a material consideration. The whole
structure of our society Is based on our financial economy.
The future of our nation depends on it.
So, when candidates come to shake your hands as they
will from now until election time take the moment to ask
what they will do to eliminate the terrific waste in govern
ment spending and to improve the lot of the taxpayer.
And take heed of the answers. It should help decide
whether this Is the man to vote for.
THIS IS the week that will
the start of a munition of
our young men and women to
InKtllutloiiH of higher learning,
and first thins you know this
lively segment of our popuU
tion will be cone for a few
months.
Dads and mothers all over
town view the departure of their
sons and daughters with mixed
emotions, depending somewhat
on whether the one going is
the first to depart the nest, or
whether he Is the last.
If there Is more than one, per
haps the emotions get even
more mixed in direct propor
tion to the stress on the pocket
book. One well-known Heppner citi
zen (we won't embarrass him
by revealing the namel report
ed on getting his daughter, first
in their family to strike out,
set for college. They planned to
take her to a university in mid
week. At one time, in desperation,
he figured It would take both
vehicles of the family to 1 get
her belongings to the destina
tion, but he unmixed some of
his emotions with a sigh of re
lief for the fellow who invent
ed the steamer trunk! That
saved the day.
Some have completed four
years in college and are head
ing for masters degrees, have
teaching fellowships, or are in
other advanced stages of learning.
Which reminds us of the re
cent cartoon in Old Oregon,
alumni magazine of the U of
O.
A young college graduate
was standing before his father
(with hand out) prior to leav
ing for advanced work, and dad
exclaimed: "I thought $20,00(1
paid for all the education a per
son was supposed to get!" (Or
words to that effect).
Groan under the financial
burden, or say what you will
criticize the hippies you hear
about In college and so on
but it is still the finest of in
vestments. It won't be long until those
once little kids come home with
diploma in hand to tell of their
plans to enter a field you ve
only dimly heard of.
One of the many things Mor
row countv has to be Droud of
Is the high proportion of its I
young people who continue to
and through college.
There's something of the
chicken and egg question here.
Is it because so many of our
kids go to college that Morrow
county has such a fine record
in support of higher education
(as evidenced by support of
Blue Mountain Community Col
lege and by strong approval of
state ballot measures)? Or do
so many of our kids go because
their parents are so strongly for
higher education?
May the collegians have a
great year!
THIS IS the time of year when
the political signs, slogans,
bumper strips and so on fill
every available space.
We can't Quite (inure wheth
er the fellow who posted one
sign for Senator Morse down
town is for him or against him.
He chose either by design or
nrcident, to place an adhesive
"Morse" strip on one of the
Muin street trash cans.
As you probably have often
noticed, lettering stenciled on
the cans saya:
PLACE
TRASH
HERE
But on this canicular can. the
sign now says:
PLACE
MOUSE
HERE.
'Spect the senator would get
a good laugh out of that.
FOR SOME time we have heard
that Bob DeSpain, the bread
man who makes Franz with
everyone, has great big pictures
postea on either side of his
bakery truck. We tried to be
about when he was stirring
down town to get a look and
perhaps shoot pictures of the
pictures but haven't caueht
him yet. Since Economy is
closed we don't see him so of
ten as we used to when he call
ed at the erocerv across the
street from the G-T.
But he is not boosting ths
person in the picture for polit
ical office at least not for n
few years. We've been told that
the huge photos are those of
his little daughter, now getting
close to one year old.
Well, sir, we don't blame Dad
DeSpain for being proud!
REMEMBER that little Gremlin
we talked about a week or so
back? Well, that little rascal
snucK out of the type case
again last week. We wrote a
story saying Van's Creative
Crafts had a complete stock of
"yarns," but this came out in
the paper as "yards." That
gremlin switched a d for an
n. So now, says Mary Van B.,
everyone thinks she is selling
yardage, which she isn't.
Dad blast it, we're going to
keep a lot of old G-T's rolled
up and swat that gremlin one
of these davs!
BUT IN other areas of the
country the infestation is
worse. Here are some we read
bout that came out in other
Karla Luciani Weds Douglas Anderson
papers:
From a Pittsburgh paper
"Mrs. Jones let a can opener
slip last week and cut herself
severely In the pantry."
From a Montana paper
"Senator is tight on
the Job at Washington."
From a North Dakota paper
police that one of the men men
aced him with a wench while
the other covered him with a
revolver."
Fro ma North Dakota paper
"Kev. Horace G returned
from the Twin Cities yesterday
and will take up his cuties at
the church."
SO all in all we don't feel so
badly.
School Belli
Trinity Lutheran Church In
hermiNton was the scene of a
pretty late summer wedding
which united In marriage Miwi
Karla June Luciani and Doug
las Alan Anderson on Saturday
afternoon, September 7. The
bride Is the daughter of Mr.
Mid Mrs. George J. Luciani of
tiho, una parents or the groom
are Mr. and Mrs. Nelson C. An
cierson of Dallas, and former
residents of Heppner.
Pastor Samuel P. Goldenman
performed the double ring cere
mony at 2:00 p.m. before an
altar background which carried
out a blue and yellow color
theme. Tall standards held ar
rant'ements of yellow carna
tions combined with spires of
white gladioli, with machlng
arrangements on the altar. Pule
blue satin bows accented with
yellow roses marked the honor
pews,
Escorted to the altar by her
father, the bride was lovely in
a floor length gown of Alencon
lace, fashioned by Cahill. It fea
tured an empire waistline, long
tapered sleeves, and a full
flowing skirt which extended in
to a cage train. Her matching
headpiece was accented with
pearl trim and held In place
a French Illusion butterfly veil.
She carried a bridal bouquet of
white gladiolus centered with
small yellow rosebuds and
streamers of white tulle tied
with lily of the valley.
Honor attendant for her sis
ter was Miss Sheila Luciani.
Bridesmaids were Misse3
Gcorgiana Hibbard, cousin of
the bride; Patricia Luciani, sis
ter of the bride, and Theresa
Munkers, friend of the bride.
Attendants wore identically
styled floor length gowns of light
blue dacron, fashioned with
square neckline and short puff
ed sleeves; blue satin bows ac
cented the low back necklines.
Their headpieces were of match
ing blue net. and they carried
shower bouquets of white glad-
loias and yellow roses.
Lighting the tapers before the
ceremony were Calvin and Mel
vin Ashbeck.
Miss Sandy Matheny, organ
ist, played the chosen selections,
"I Love You Truly," Sigmund's
"Love Song," "Ave Maria" and
"O Promise Me" before the
ceremony. Mrs. Dale Holland,
soloist, sang the selection,
"Walk Hand in Hand".
Attending as best man was
Mitchell Ashbeck.
Groomsmen were David J. An
derson, twin brother of the
groom, Wayne Evans and Eric
Anderson. Ushering the guests
were Nelson C. Anderson III,
brother of the groom, Alvin,
Calvin and Melvin Ashbeck.
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Luciani was attired in a
blue knit sheath and matching
accessories, with white spider
chrysanthemum corsage. Mrs.
Anderson, mother of the bride
groom, attended in a beige lace
sheath with matching accessor
ies, with pale yellow spidei
MR. AND MRS.
DOUGLAS ALAN ANDERSON (Karla Luciani)
Lyons Photo)
chrysanthemum corsage.
The newlywers greeted their
many wedding guests at a re
ception after the ceremony at
the Civic Recreation Center in
Hermiston. A four-tiered white
wedding cake, trimmed with
blue roses and silver leaves and
tepped by wedding bells, cen
tered the lace-covered bride's
table. Punch and coffee were
served from a table centeied
with a yellow rosebud arrangement.
Cutting and serving the cake
were Mrs. Gary Linton, sister of
the groom, and Mrs. Ron Thom
as. Serving punch were Mrs.
John Luciani, grandmother ot
the bride, and Mrs. Jerry An
derson, sister-in-law of the
groom. Pouring coffee were Mrs.
Henry Haugen, grandmother of
the bride, and Mrs. Bill Owen,
aunt of the groom.
Others assisting at the recep
tion were Mr. and Mrs. Ferdie
Hudemann, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
nold Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Schmidt and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Fackler.
The gift table was attended
by Mrs. Marion Hibbard, auni
of the bride, and Miss Nikki
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
We Need 'Em All
One of the best things we
could do to pull this country
together again would be to put
all three of the leading presi
dential candidates in Washing
ton, a triumvirate of men, each
an expert in his chosen politi
cal field. Nixon could be chair
man and administrator. He has
a lot of "savvy" on that line.
Humphrey could be the official
appeaser. He would deliver a
top performance. Wallace would
be an excellent national janitor.
He has an uncontrollable man
ia for cleaning things up. That
combination would pull us to
gether in a hurry. "We Need
'Em All."
Every litter bit hurts. Don't
be a litterbug! Help keep the
Pacific Northwest clean and
beautiful.
Ch urch Youth Choir
Organized for Year
Twenty Episcopal church
youth choir members from the
third grade through upper
grades have begun weekly choir
renearsai sessions held each
Wednesday evening from 7-8
p.m., at the church. Mrs. Dirk
Rinehart serves as choir direct
or and Mrs. John Gochnauer
will assist with choir activities
during the coming year.
Election or otticers to serve
curing the coming months was
held at rehearsal last Wednes
day evening. Elected president
of the group was Liz Abrams;
membership chairman is Shan
non Kelly; music chairman is
Karen Winter; vestment chair
man is Lisa Burkenbine, and
secretary-treasurer of the group
is Bobette Jones. A committee
for special events was also cho
sen to assist with planning of
various choir activities and
trips. Chosen to serve on this
committee were Robbie Ab
rams, Patty O'Harra and Deb
bie Martin.
Tad Miller returned Tuesday
after spending several days of
the past week with his father,
E. Harvey Miller, who is hos
pitalized in Portland's Good
Samaritan hospital following a
recent heart attack. Miller, a
former resident of this area,
worked for many years In the
county agents office before
being transferred to the Porc-
land area.
By DICK CARPENTER
Principal,
Heppner High School
The Senior English program
at Heppner High school was
changed this year in an at
tempt to better meet the needs
of the individual student.
All seniors were asked dur
ing pre-registration to select
either the regular senior English
or an advanced senior English.
The advanced program is de
signed for those students who
plan to enter college next year.
Students in the advanced pro
gram will study English litera
ture in more depth than in pre
vious years. Students in the
regular English program will be
involved with a curriculum dir
ected towards vocational Eng
lish and grammar.
rne selection or classes was
made by each student and a
student may change from the
section they are now attending
to either or the other two sec
tions.
Miss Alice Riley is teaching
the advanced senior English,
and one of the two regular Eng
lish classes. Mrs. Rachel Dick
is teaching the other regular
r.ngllsn class.
Questions and Answers
Two notes have been received
in response to last week's re
quest for questions about the
schools.
QUESTION: We have a family
accident and health insurance
plan. Will we receive any cov
erage from the school insur
ance? (Name withheld on request).
ANSWER: Yes. The student
OSAA Accident Insurance will
cover your child as a secondary
policy and will generally pay
expenses above the limitation of
your policy. IN ADDITION, the
OSAA accident insurance will
pay claims under fifty dollars
regardless of whether or not par
ents have their own policy.
QUESTION: Why were the
ticket prices raised at your foot
ball games?
ANSWER: For two reasons,
first, the costs for officials,
equipment, uniforms, and sup
plies have increased considera
bly during the past few years.
Second, at a budget reducing
session last June, the school
board and budget committee cut1
in half the financial assistance
given to each school for game
officials. (The athletic pro
grams in the high schools in
Morrow county are supported
primarily by gate receipts from
the football and basketball
games).-
Remember, if you have any
questions about your schools,
send a post card or letter to the
schools or The Gazette-Times.
TO THE
EDITOR.
EOC Says Thanks
To the Editor:
This letter is to express my
grateful appreciation to you
and your staff for the fine co
operation you have given the
Office of Information at East
ern Oregon College during the
past two years.
Your help in getting informa
tion to the people of your area
has greatly helped enhance the
reputation of a vital, growing
public institution.
Again, my grateful thanks.
Sincerely,
Lloyd R. O'Connor
Director of Information
Eastern Oregon College
La Grande, Oregon
Friday Night Set
To Issue Annuals
The 1968 Heppner High
school annuals, 'The Mustang",
are expected to be received at
the school this week and will
be available at the school Fri
day evening from 7 to 10 p.m.,
according to announcement by
Mrs. Rachel Dick, advisor. Kay
Huson will be in charge of dis
tributing the annuals.
Last years graduates and
others who will not be able to
get them at the school next
week are asked to call for them
Friday night. Annuals will not
be mailed out from the office.
Mrs. Dick states. I
The Rhyming Philosopher
RESTRICTION
MOST DREARY OF THE DISCIPLINES WE FACE
WHICH CALL A HALT TO UNLEASHED PLAYING,
ARE THOSE WHICH OBLIGATE A MEETING PLACE
AND POSE COMPULSORY OBEYING.
YET ARE WE NOT ALL SLAVES IN SOME DEGREE
TO JOB OR PLOW OR SOME SUCH MASTER?
BUT SELDOM DOES IT SEEM THAT WE SHOULD BE
APPALLED OR RATE IT AS DISASTER.
EACH HAS HIS YOKE AND EACH ITS WEIGHT TO BEAR
SOME UNAPPARENT TO ANOTHER;
A FEW ARE BLEST WITH WILLING MATE TO SHARE
AS P'RHAPS YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.
ALL HONOR THEN TO THOSE WHO KNOW THE TRUTH
AND OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES OF YOUTH.
AND SO IT IS WHEN SCHOOL DAYS MUST RESUME
THE TYRANNY OF TIRESOME LEARNING.
YET NONE OF US ARE EVER QUITE IMMUNE
TO LESSONS CONSTANTLY RETURNING.
KNOW THIS AND WRITE IT DOWN NONE BUT THE
FOOL
REGRETS RESTRICTED HOURS HE SPENT IN SCHOOL.
'- HARRY W. FLETCHER
Grossmlller.
Lori Linton passed the
groomscakes and passing the
wheat bags was Louise Dimico.
Wedding guests attended from
Heppner, Echo, Pendleton,
Hermiston, Albany, Seattle,
Spokane, Portland; Twin Falls.
Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho:
Watertown, S. D., and San
Francisco.
For their wedding trip to San
Francisco and the California
coast, the new Mrs. Anderson
changed to a black ana white
checked ensemble, . with black
accessories.
They now reside at 1365 S. E.
Jamieson Road, Aptm. 28, in
Beaverton.
After graduation from Heppner
High school in 1966, the bride
attended Bassist School for
Fashion Careers In Portland.
She has been employed by Ca
bana Style Shops, Inc., since her
graduation from Bassist and is
currently placed at Valley Pla
za Shopping Center in Raleigh
Hills.
Following his graduation
from Heppner High school in
1965, Doug attended Internat
ional School of Ibadan in Ni
geria, attended one year at the
University of Oregon and the
past year at Oregon State Uni
versity. He will attend Portland
State College this fall to com
plete pre-law studies prior to
enrolling at the University of
Oregon School of Law.
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Coming Events
HEPPNER -HIGH FOOTBALL
Enterprise High, there, Sept,
27, 8 p.m., League Game
Sherman County at Moro
Oct. 4, 8 p.m. League game
Burns High at Heppner, Oct
11, 8 p.m. League game
Support the Mustangs!
RAINBOW INSTALLATIONS
lone Rainbow Assembly No
89, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2
p.m., lone Masonic Hall
Ruth Assembly No. 50, Hepp
ner, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2
p.m., Heppner Masonic
Hall
Installation of new officers
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
Monday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m.
Sponsored by St. Patrick's
Altar Society
Bridge, pinochle, prizes, re
freshments
Everyone welcome
CHAMBER-LIONS TOUR
Tour of Pacific Gas Transm.
Co. Plant, lone
Monday, Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m
Combined Chamber of Com
merce and lone Lions Club
Supper following tour
SHOP HEPPNER'S
MOONLIGHT SALE FRIDAY
FOR "OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD"
BARGAINS!
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner