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WHEN MK. AND MRS. Jerry j lo fix it. He dumped the .fe
LWIcy of C'orvalli came lo'olf to lighten lie vehicle. When
visit the Jerry Aditmson over'he went b.k t.. pick it up. thi-
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ASSOCIATION
the week end, the men planned
lo k-i away f"r n enjoyable af
ternoon of hunting Saturday.
Lefley U aU' and men rtnndis-
aft wa pom j.ine bv that
time SherilJ Bauman had it tot
ed to the ruunty shops.
ho there was no burglary, but
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THOUGHTS ON THE ELECTION
NATIONAL NIWSPAPIl
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flf I lAKSDCtaTlxM mif manager of the J. C. Penney ' probablv had tyen some time
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More. uiarK found vvay to the junK-
With their huband expecting 'yard in IVndletun.
to test their skill nimrods, the .
women uei iiea mat in. y wouio ; D,,-K CARPENTER, Hep p n e r
Hlj,'h MbooJ principal, calls at-
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
REGGIE PASCAL
Linotype Otx-rator
KELLY GREEN
Apprentice
THET CARED ENOUGH
TO VISIT HERE
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Climax of one of the most
usual campaign years in history
will come Tuesday at tne gen
era! election. In the final davs,
workers have teen intensifying
their efforts on behalf of favor
ite candidates and pro or con
on the measures. Regardless of
party affiliation, the zeal seems
equally honest and sincere.
Candidates have put extraor
dinary vii'or in their races this
vear. In the electronic age. we
have been told that they would
concentrate on TV. On the con
trary, however, it mu.st be not
ed that most of those on the
ballot who have contests have
either made appearances in
Heppner and Morrow county or
have sent emissaries.
We appreciate the fact that
they took the time and cared
enough to visit our area of rel
utively light population.
WE'RE FOR NIXON
It should be no surprise to
readers that a Republican edi
tor is for Richard Nixon for pres
ident. However, this editor has
never strictly followed the par
ty line.
OUR VOTE GOES TO MTERS
In the primary election, we
decided to vote for Monte Mont
gomerv over Clay Myers for Re
publican nomination for Secre
tary of State. We thought he
was a stronger man. and this
position is often a
stone for governorship,
But in this election, we plan
to vote for Myers. George Van
Hoomisscn is undoubtedly a
competent district attorney, but
despite his continuous attacks
on Mvers, we believe mat tne
Secretary of Slate is doing a
creditable and competent job. He
has held his poise against the
persistent attacks by Van Hoom
issen. The latter has built his
whole campaign on these charg
es against Myers. Even in his
speech before the Chamber of
Commerce which invites candi
dates theoretically on a nonpar
tisan basis, he devoted his time
to attacking Myers. We believe
Mvers has manifested an exem
plary attitude by holding his
peace.
One of the reasons we could
not support Van Hoomissen un
der any consideration is his atti
tude towards the Boeing Com
pany. He has worked against the
Boeing lease and recently com
mitted himself again to do some
go out by themselves to see the
scenic attractions or Morrow
county. They Jett in one car be
fore the men left the Penney
store here. Let ley observing the
Cray Day proecedincs.
Well, sir, when the men got
home, they found one of the two
cars gone, which they expected,
but the wives also had both sets
of keys to the other car. The
only hunting the men did was
that In seeking the car Keys.
This wasn't malicious inten
tion on the part of the wives
Just one of those inadvertent
things that happen. The two
Jerrys, being undersanding fel
lows, made the best of it. and
the wives were duly remorseful,
we understand.
BY NOW, probably most every
one knows the sequel to last
stepping week's safe mystery. You'll re
call that ar. empty sale, weigh
ing nearly 300 pounds, was
found at the turnaround out the
Hinton Creek highway. It had a
hole blown in the back and
Sheriff Bauman had a bit of a
mystery on his hands.
It was odd when he reported
it to state police and other
agencies with no one turning up
a lead.
When Nate McBride read
about it, the mystery was quick
ly solved. He was the culprit
and he gave himself up, but he
didn't go to jail for it.
He had gone to Pendleton
with his wrecker and needed
some ballast to put on it for the
trip back. A friend volunteered
the safe from his wrecking yard.
W hen Nate neared Heppner.
he noticed that a tire was going
down on his rig, so he stopped
t.-ntion to the need for shelter
for student waiting downtown
for the school bus on cold morn
ings, and wonders if anyone has
any ideas to hi lp.
Columbia Basin Electric w,l'
furnish heat for the shelter If
ways and means can be found
of getting one constructed. Carp
enter's suggestion is that it
might be placed in the city
park. Anyone for a public service
project? Volunteers please call
Mr. Carpenter at the h I g h
school.
thinn nhrtnt (f finnnrnntlv hino
We believe Hubert Humphrey misl,.rt into thinkino that many
to be a good man and one of peope in Morrow county think
that the lease should be bro
ken.
We don't think it should, and
we don t believe tne majority
of people in Morrow county
think it should. We can envis
ion a great complex of compat
ible agriculture and industry in
Vnrth Morrow countv. If a ther-
These Promises are great andlmal nuclear nnwpr nlant comes.
idyllic 50"e increase in social and jts effluent waters are used
to irrigate the some 180,000 acres
of land available, developing
that end of the complex, some
thing must be done with the
power the plant generates. With
the industrial site intact, the
needed industries could locate
high idealism, but he carries
this idealism too far, so that
it is something to be feared.
Generally a voter disdainfully
looks at a candidate and says
that he will not keep his prom
ises. Our fear is that if Humph-
rey becomes president, he will
keep his promises.
Security. a United Nations
peacemaking fund with the U. S.
contributing the first $20 mil
lion, vastly Increasing the Nat
ional Parks, supporting the es
tablishment of the Willamette
River Greenway, continuing and
accelerating poverty programs
and social legislation, and many nuclear plant feasible. Greatest
others. deterrent to location of such a
These are ereat obiectives. plant here now is the cost of
hut if Ihev were all nut into transmission of the power it
publican, running for reelection.
surely is a man of the highest
integrity. He is scrupulously
honest, and during the many
years he has been in office, he
has conducted the sheriff's of
fice competently and with dig
nity. He has a sense of humil
ity that keeps him from "blow
ing nls own horn.
In fairness to him. we want
to point out that he declares
that rumors going around that
he would resign before the end
of his term are not true. He
is on the record that he will
serve the full term.
The sheriff is opposed by two
highly qualified younger men
in John Mollahan, Democrat, and
Jim Barnett, lone. These are
men of vigor and with sincere
practice in the next four years,
we believe that they would vir
tually destroy the middle class
the small businessman, and,
generates to other distant sites.
Lets bring the industry here,
The Boeing site offers part of
the possibility, and Morrow
yes. the farmer because they county should do all in its pow-
are already overburdened and
hard-pressed to make a living.
The Johnson administration
and we believe the Humphrey
administration would be like it
in this regard has paid too lit
tie heed to the throes of the
middle class in its well-intentioned
zeal to aid the down
trodden. We admire the effort to help
those in poverty; it is to be ap
plauded. But we do not like the
method the Democrats have ta
ken to assist them. Administrat
ive costs have been far too great
for the amount of relief that
has come about.
We are inclined to believe,
too, that the "crash" program
for social justice has created
other farflung social injustices.
The administration has push
ed too hard, and we believe that
Humphrey, idealist that he is,
would accelerate this disturbed
situation.
Riots in the cities, increased
crime, demonstrations, less re
gard for law and order have
sprung up on the heels of these
administration programs.
We thoroughly believe in the
ideals of America racial equal
ity, freedom, justice for all. But
after generations of inequality
it seems to us that change must
come in a slower but surer fash
ion.
We like the Republican ap
proach of creating a climate
where people can do for them
.selves. We believe Nixon will
more nearly take that approach
We think he will strive to stop
inflation, which is the real
problem of the farmers, as well
as business and the citizenry in
general.
Farm subsidies cannot be the
answer for our farmers. They
are getting them and are suf
fering more than ever before
Inflation is killing them. While
the national income has doub
led in the past 17 years, the
farmers' income has held at the
same level (Data from presi
dent's annual economic report,
February, 19CS).
We believe lhat Nixon is as
conscientious about national
problems as Humphrey but that
his approach is less emotional
and sounder. We would hope
that he will cure some of the
ills that have beset us.
ideals towards the conduct of
there. This would help make the J the sheriff's office. All three
candidates served their country
in the armed services; all three
have been in public service in
civilian life Mollahan as a city
police officer and Barnett as
councilman and mayor of the
City of lone.
We admire Sheriff Bauman
for what he is. We also see
great virtue in the younger can
didates and recognize their ear
nestness in seeking to do a
good job in the position.
All three are very well known
in the county. The decision is
in the hands of those who know
them.
er to support the lease,
If Van Hoomissen gets on the
State Board of Control with
Treasurer Robert Straub, an
avowed opponent of the Boeing
lease, they will have Governor
Tom McCall outnumbered.
GOVERNOR'S WRONG
ON BEACH BILL
Governor Tom McCall has ex
plained why he has reversed
himself on Measure 6 (the
Beach Bill), but we think he is
wrong in doing so. He states
that if the measure is defeated
the legislature will consider this
a mandate from the people that
they do not want the beaches
in public ownership.
No such thing! They would
not have a right to draw such
an inference. Again, it puts the
voters in the position of the
fellow who was asked, "Have
you stopped beating your
wife?"
We abhor this tactic that is
becoming evident often. It came
up at the last legislative ses
sion, it is to be recalled. The
legislature was going to put to
the people a sales tax, stating
that if it was turned clown, it
meant that the people did not
want property tax relief. Again,
no such thing!
They didn't give us all the
choices. The same is true with
the beach bill. They are not giv
ing us all the choices and have
absolutely no right to put the
squeeze by saying its defeat
would be a mandate against
public ownership.
The bill is inequitable, dis
criminatory, carries a "sleeper"
clause on the prohibition of lo
cating highways on sandspits,
and threatens to open the door
to using gasoline taxes for pur
poses other than roads and
highways.
OTHER CONTESTS
THE SHERIFF'S RACE
In an area like ours whore
everyone knows almost every
one else, likes them, and ap
preciates the good things about
them, it is almost impossible
to make public recommenda
tions on a race such as that for
sheriff.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, Re-
The race for U. S. Senator may
be one of the closest ones on
the ballot. We happen to be one
of those who does believe that
Sen. Morse's seniority has and
does mean something for Ore
gon. His opponent, Robert Pack
wood, has a great deal of vital
ity and promise. Can he be as
effective in the senate? Our in
clination is to uneauivocallv
support Sen. Morse, but this is
hard to do when he, in turn, is
so strongly backing Humphrey
for president.
Indications remain that Cong.
Ullman will be reelected but
Marv Root, young as he is, has
put forth a remarkable cam
paign and should provide the
closest race that Rep. Ullman
has had. We are among those
Republicans who believe that
Ullman has been doing a fine
lob for his district, but it is
hard for a Republican to recon
cile this feeling with the posit
ions taken bv our representa
tive on the national level, which
he must do as a sincere Demo
crat.
We advocate Dale Parnell for
superintendent of public in
struction. We have met and vis
ited both with Parnell and Wal
ter Blake, his oODonent. The
latter is earnest and appears to
nave a good platform, but we
believe that Parnell has the
ability to keep his 'feet on the
ground" on fundamentals while,
at the same time, making prog
ress in education in tune with
the times.
We believe that Lee Johnson
would do a better job as at- J
tornev general than Robert Y. '
Thornton. While Robert Straub
undoubtedly will be reelected
treasurer, since his opponent
has not put on a strenuous cam
paign, we disagree with Straub's
position on too many things to
vote for him The Boeing lease,
the Beach Bill, the sand spit
controversy and others.
WE TOOK a tour of the grade
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dav with Prinrin.il Al Martin
and saw all the improvements
that had been made during the
summer on a minimum amount
of money. The old gym, which
at one time seemed destined for
abandonment with the plaster
falling all over the place, is
back in service again, looking
better than it has for years
with an acoustical tile ceiling
and other repairs made. The
girls' shower room has been re
modeled, another exit door in
stalled to add a safety factor,
a ventilating system installed,
and other work done.
Boys' rest oom In the junior
high building has been com
pletely redone to bring it up to
standard, new outside metal
frame doors have been install
ed to rcplf.ee old wooden doors
on the building. These have
panic bars that will permit
easy opening from the inside,
even though locked on the out
side. Before they were installed,
one side of the double set of
doors wouldn't even open. Kit
chen has been enlarged and
more storage provided for foods.
in the building for the lower
grades, the former library has
been made into a remedial
reading room, and the library
has larger, new quarters. Here
a film strip library is being de
veloped and other audio-visua!
aids are available.
The school even has new mats
inside the doors that catch most
of the dirt off the kids' shoes
as they come in. The mats were
very inexpensive and save a
great deal on cleaning and wax
ing bills, the principal states.
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GEORGE F. and Helen Currin enjoy the comfort of the living room
in men rancn nome. ine rancn is going into the fourth gen
eration in the family, having been purchased by George J. Cur
rin in the early 1900's. He was grandfather of George F who
with sons, Tom and Ron, has been chosen Livestockmen of
tne Year in Morrow County. (G-T Photo)
Heppner Man Passes
Bar Exam in D. C.
James Domlnick Monahan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mon
ahan of Heppner, has success
fully passed his bar examina
tion at Georgetown Law Center
in Washington, D. C, according
to information received by his
parents.
The examination was taken
in June but results have ust
been announced. Monahan, a
graduate of the University of
Portland, was among 3S1 who
passed the examination out of
732 who took it.
He is a law clerk with a sen
ior district judge, Charles Mc
Laughlin, in Washington, D. C.
and expects to eventually take
a position with an internation
al law firm. Monahan has been
attending Georgetown Law Cen
ter four years. He previously
served as a first lieutenant in
the Air Force.
) COMMUNITY I
BILLBOARD k
V 1 Nf" i i i4m
IT'S HARD to believe that high
school football season Is about
over. We're just about ready for
it to start: Heppners Mustangs
have had a lot of bad breaks
this year, principally a bad
rash of injuries which have cut
their ranks.
Their win-loss record isn't so
good, but really that doesn't
matter a great deal. The last
game we saw the one with
Wahtonka was a dandy, and
our Mustangs really put forth
tneir all- we were really proud
or them in that game, even
though they lost.
ihey come against a tough
opponent in Grant Union here
rnday at Homecoming, and who
knows, they may have surprises
in store, mere are some real
good ball players on the team,
and they showed us in the last
naif 01 the Wahtonka game
mat tney nave the stuti. even
witn a shortage of man power.
How about EVERYBODY turn
ing out to back the Mustangs in
this last home game, their
Homecoming, and showing them
mat tne community is behind
them and proud of their good
worK.
The matter of winning isn't
only that which shows on the
scoreboard; it also includes the
spirit, the attitude, the courage
that the players show and other
such qualities. Our boys have
these.
School Bells
By DICK CARPENTER
Principal,
Heppner High School
The following is an article re
printed from the Oregon Traffic
Speaker, published by the Ore
gon Traffic Safety Commission
which reports on a study con
cerning students and driving. It
is pertinent as it may relate to
the matter of students driving
here.
The more a student uses a car
during the week, the poorer the
students grades will be, accord
ing to a recently concluded
study by the Allstate Insurance
Company.
The study entitled "A Teen
age Pattern" surveyed 20,000
high school students. Its major
finding: grades go down as
driving priveleges are extended.
The study also revealed that
young drivers are becoming in
volved in more auto accidents
than ever before and cited late
accident figures from the Nat
ional Safety Council which show
that drivers in the 15-24 age
group have an accident and
death rate nearly double that of
older drivers. Young drivers un
der 20 have accidents at an
annual rate of 40 per 100 driv
ers while drivers aged 20-24
have 38 accidents per 100 driv
ers.
According to the study, many
TO THE EDITOR
To the editor,
This being the final stages of
election year, many of us find
important decisions facing us
There are those perhaps, that
will find it very difficult mak
ing a proper decision. I refer
specifically to the measures that
are facing the people at the
polls.
I would like to pass on to the
public, a letter from the legis
lative director of the Oregon
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers. It reads as follows:
TO ALL LOCAL UNITS
FROM MRS. ROBERT
WYNKOOP, LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Legislative Platform Para
graph No. 3 reads as follows:
"We believe the Oregon Leg
islature is the responsible
body for study and evaluation
of all possible tax resources.
We also recognize the need
for education oriented organi
zations to take a leadership
role in the initiation of pro
posals relating to educational
programs. As a responsible
leadership group interested in
education, we believe a stab-
of these accidents could have
been prevented if the drivers
had been properly trained. Ex
perience shows that trained
young drivers have 50 per cent
fewer accidents than untrained
drivers of the same age.
The Allstate study indicated
that even if the young driver is
well trained, school work must
come before driving. The sur
vey proved that too much use
of a car affects the grades of
tne good students as well as
poor students.
Grades start to suffer when
the car is used more than two
days out of five during the
school week. Students who do
not drive or who use the car
only on week-ends have the best
grades, while those who drive
two to four school davs a wppU
have significantly poorer grades.
ine stuoy stressed that it is
up to parents to keeD cars and
school work in their Drorier ner.
spective and to provide guidance
and example in use of the fam
ily car.
ilized tax program must be de
veloped that will fit the econ
omy of the state and provide
such services in the fields of
education, social and economic
well being as are recognized
and required by the people of
Oregon.
Action Program Item No. 1
under legislation which the
Oregon Congress will oppose,
reads as follows:
"We oppose legislation which
will require for school elec
tions, the participation of a
specified percentage of the le
gal voters, or in determining
the results of school district
elections, requiring more than
a majority vote."
The first Object of the PTA is
to promote the welfare of child
ren and youth in the home.
school, church and communi
ty.
Ballot Measure No. 7 is in op
position to the Legislative Plat
form and Action Program es
tablished by the Oregon Congress
of Parents and Teachers at its
1968 State Convention, as well
as the Objects of the PTA.
The Oregon Congress of Par
ents and Teachers is opposed to
the l1"1- Tax Limitation Measure.
Respectfully,
Arnold Raymond, President
Heppner Elementary PTA
Michael Monahan. son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Monahan of
Heppner, came from Portland
over the week-end to visit and
go hunting with a friend, Ron
ald Hoffman, of Pendleton. The
ivionanans daughter, Teresa
student at Blue Mountain, also
was home for a visit.
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
Grant Union at Heppner, Nov
1, 8 p.m.
Homecoming Game and
Dance
Madras at Madras, Friday
.Nov. o, 2 p.m.
Support the Mustangs!
BAZAAR & FOOD SALE
Friday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m
Bazaar items and baked foods
Sponsored by LDS Relief So
clety
Peterson building, next to
Gardners
OES SOCIAL CLUB
Saturday, Nov. 2, 1:45 p.m.
Heppner Masonic Temple
GOLDEN AGE CLUB
Meeting postponed until
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Potluck dinner, 7:00 p.m., en
tertainment following
Episcopal Parish Hall
DEGREE OF HONOR DINNER
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner,
Nov. 23, 6:30 p.m.
Episcopal Parish Hall
Members, families and invit
ed guests
E.C.W. MEETING
Episcopal Parish Church
Women s regular meeting
Wed., Nov. 6, parish hall
Work session for church ba
zaar, Dec. 7
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