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WESLEY A. SHERMAN
HELEN E. SHERMAN
ARNOLD RAYMOND
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Subscription Rates: $450 Year.
Kvrry Thursday and Entered 't
ax Second I lass amiier.
Of fire Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 pm
until rwm Saturday.
Strong Case from the Navy
R,r Admiral Herman Trum and the four othe, -naval
,hC rUrl-orTabout what the Navy .S planning
for the fang partieularly the one that it will seek to cp.nd
e l.nd area and broaden the flight corridors It Is asking
r M ot these. It wants only to iUX
restricted air space at the north when flying vlslbll ty to m
ited to three miles or less-antl then on y. This Is y
K .fetv of the civilian aircraft as well as for the ray J"1
The east west flight traffic goes just above the north end of
",e ACmexpressed regret at the n
,.. ,hnt caused the practice bombs to be dropped near
homes in Boardman recently, but pointed out : that such , inci
!J. are negligible. The only other case that jeopardized
i e or Property was that which occurred at the Gar Swanson
Hce arZe eight or nine years ago. This has to be con.sid
e e7a fine record in view of the fact that the f Hers have
maae some 34,000 drops on the target area since the range
urthe'Thlng that struck the listeners most here was
when he office sKSPoke with earnest sincerity in polntinf ; out
he ne cssy for the bombing range in framing for active duty.
After getting the low level flight training, he fl ers from
Whitlbey Island deploy to the Vietnam area. Its mighty ser
,us business for them
grateLfulJahousaenddfold for Boardman." He is a man who
holds the nation's second highest decoration, and the Navy s
hXs -the Navy Cross-for valor on missions oyer Hanoi.
8 He told how the terrain here is exactly suited to the ter
rain that is covered in Vietnam, and how the ability to Hy
at U level Protected him from enemy radar preventing them
from "locking in" with surface to air missiles.
If there were those among the listeners who had the
idea that the fliers used Boardman for simple routine train-
lust to keep in shape or buzz the sagebrush, they re
ccived a very different idea from the visiting officers
Also, Xhle who felt that the range could be moved to
Waeontire without jeopardizing the war effort, received a dif
toent dea when Commanders Warwick and Patterson gave
some indication of what was lnvolved-$32 million in first
vZ cost not to mention the" handicaps that it would involve
L the flight training, using the A6A Intruders, whose range Is
"""'Their visit was very enlightening In that it opened com
..niration directly between the Navy and the local civilian
Tpulaton For instance, many did not know what the prac
fice bombs are. Do they contain a full charge or what? Ac
uallyMhey contain a charge equivalent to that of about a
shotgun cartridge, the officers said, just enough to create
pnoueh smoke to spot a strike.
e" Probably it is safe to say that all those who heard the
visitors now realize that the bombing range is a vital in
s allation in training for the Vietnam war. In fact, it arouses
a renewed sense of patriotism to think that Morrow county
soil is important in giving our pilots the training that will
protect hei? lives when they are on real missons. Those who
heard the five quickly developed a great respect for them
ndZouin have presented such a strong case
for the Boardman range, it is doubtful that there would be
much local effort directed towards seeking a move while the
"""sHlMoe'solved in years hence, though, is a looming
nossib e conflict between the military use of the land and
tlTuse for agricultural production. As a result of Orvil e
Cutsforth's suggestion, the Navy may give some attention to
the possibility of turning over the portion now leased for graz
Ine to future agricultural production through irrigation pro
vided that no permanent Improvements are installed.
It could be that at some future time, the range might be
n obstacle to the installation of a thermal nuclear plant
in the north end, using its effluent water for irrigation in
thC Ilowwer in a strictly off-the-cuff comment, Admiral Trum
said later that a lake in the canyons above the target area
quite possibly would be no deterrent to the practice use by
Pll0t'ter hearing these men, it seems to us that the Navy
should continue to use their range throughout the war with
out any murmur from the public that it be moved or curtail
ed Admiral Trum pointed out that routes have been changed
so that the planes no longer fly over the houses at Boardman
in order to avoid another incident such as that a couple of
mnBv thltimc peace comes if there is such a thing with
the flareups across this modern world perhaps ideas for de
velopment of the north end irrigation will be a little more
definite At that time, the civilian and naval authorities
could sit down and consider the future of the range area to
serve the best interests of all.
TO THE EDITOR
Deserve Thanks
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman:
I've been meaning to drop
you a line and renew my sub-
Bl wanVed to mention, too, how
fortunate Heppner is to have
two dedicated women in the Li
brary and Museum. Both spend
far and above the hours paid
for. Because of the nature of
a Museum there are those who
are guests of Heppner, who are
interested, when it is not open.
Mrs. Harnett has been most gra
cious in opening it, as my
friends from Portland who made
a special trip to see see it, can
attest. They were greatly im
pressed by its landscaping, the
facilities ' and the collection
which they felt were far above
the average small town.
They thought the library most
attractive, thanks to Mrs. Brown.
Both of these ladies, faced with
shortage of funds allotted to
HEPPNER
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NATION At NIW5PAPII
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
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the Post Office at Heppner. Or.-uM.n,
Monday through Friday; 9 m
them, improvise and "make do"
with scraps even as the pioneers
before them. Both are doing in
valuable research in history of
Heppner.
Since this is one of Heppner's
most attractive features to the
out-of-towner, it occurs to me
the C-C, churches, service organ
izations could well join on a
day, say in spring after clean
ing out the attic, in an OMS1
sort of auction for its benefit.
Maybe this is one project where
all of Heppner can join if you
could get someone like Randall
Peterson to ramrod it (orchids
to him too, for his public serv
ice). I admit, I wince when I think
of books being returned in what
some people think is a garbage
can, subject to theft and the ele
ments. Surely both facilities
have real needs, of which. 1
suspect the average Heppnerite
is unaware.
Best wishes for a pleasant
Holiday.
K. Bisbee
Waldport, Ore. 97394
Legislators Reach the People
Rep. Irvln Mann unit Senator-elect Kenneth Jernstodt de
serve hearty commendation for taking the time and making
the effort to tour their sprawling IcgUdutlve districts to hear
the Idea and learn more of the problem of the PP''-
Thin innovation U somethlns new for thli area, at leant,
and dcmonMmten a sincere interest on their part to serve their
ronMliurw-y In the bet poiblo manner. It brines them
closer to the people and helps give them a sound basis for
considering matters before the coming session in light oi
the trend of thinking of the public.
Not everyone who wanted to attend the meeting here
could tin so. but the legislator did get a good representation
of ideas on a number of mbjecu that will be useful as they
start the session early next year.
In the past, manv persons had little opportunity to meet,
visit and explore their problems with their legislators. Both
Rep Mann and Pen.-elect Jernstetk have demonstrated that
thev are available, have Indicated a willingness to speak
nt various meeting and gatherings, and have often done so.
This they do at considerable sacrifice of personal time and
probably peronM expense. ,
The effect of these joint meetings is to Indicate to the
public that they are truly interested In representing the peo
ple and are dedicated to the elective positions they sought.
The legislature has some monumental problems facing
It and thf-e men are only two of many votes. They are
heavily outvoted by the population centers when it comes to
conflict of Interests between them, and so our people cannot
expect the Impossible to getting state laws to go Just the
way they want them.
Nevertheless, Mann and Jernstedt have opened their ears
to hear the public pulse, and their constituency should thor
oughly appreciate their interest.
School Bells
By RON DANIELS
Superintendent.
Morrow County School
Failure to communicate prop
erly with the residents of a
school district Is a very real
problem to most school boards
and administrators. The prob
lem Is certainly not unique to
the Morrow County School Dis
trict but it is more pronounced
here because of the geograph
ical area and the total distance
Involved.
The major sources of news
media, such as newspapers, ra
dio, and television are all pres
ent in Morrow county. However,
with the exception of the Hepp
ner Gazette-Times, none of the
medias mentioned is a local
service concernea wnn iochi
news information. In fact the
radio and television services are
not the same for both ends of
the school district. While the
Heppner Gazette-Times does
provide pood coveraee for most
of Morrow county it has only
limited subscribers in North
Morrow county. Since we do not
have a single news media that
nrovides cood coverage for the
entire school district it becomes
very difficult to keep the public
informed on what is taKing
place in our schools.
We do send some information
home with the students, but this
does not always get home and
even when it does, it does not
lielD us reach the oeople who
do not have children in school.
We do have local PTA's in
most communities and local
school advisory committees in
all communities. These groups
hold regular monthly meetings
with all local citizens invited
to attend the meetings. The at
tendance at these meetings is
normally very poor and part of
the problem may rest with us
in not doing more to notify the
residents about the time and
place of the meeting.
The school district also has
some standing committees ap
pointed to study problems on
a total district basis. We have
a transportation committee, an
elementary curriculum commit
tee, a secondary curriculum
committee, and a long range
planning committee. These
committees are composed of lay
citizens from all areas of Mor
row county and they involve a
total of 46 people. We feel that
directly involving a greater
number of people in the oper
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ation of the schools is the best
wav to improve communica
tions. Communication and public re
lations are both two-way
streets. It is important for th?
schools to Improve their com
munication svstem. but it is
equally important for the resi
dents of the district to make a
greater effort on their own to
become better informed regard
ing the operation of the schools.
We schedule many meetings
throughout the school year that
could provide information and
answer questions but we simp
ly cannot get more than 15 or
20 people to attend these meet
ings. Too many people are will
ing to accept what they hear
from a secondary source and
:hev will not take the time or
make an effort to find out what
the true picture really is. We
find that most of our problems
stem from a lack of understand
ing on the part of the person
who is critical of some portion
of the school program.
Each local school adminis
trator will always be available
to answer questions regarding
any phase of his school opera
tion. In addition I will always
take the time to discuss any
problem with any school dis
trict resident if they will simp
ly contact our office and indi
cate an interest in doing this.
I feel it is poible to improve
public relations 'and communi
cation if both the school peo
ple and lay citizens make an
honest effort to be better in
formed on school problems. We
intend to make an effort by
keeping you better informed re
garding the time and place of
our advisory committee meet
ings, and school board meetings.
In return we would ask that
you contact us with any ques
tions or problems you might
have, and that you make an
effort to attend some of our
school board and budget meet
ings so that you will be aware
of some of the problems we
face.
Guests at the home of Mrs.
Marjorie Worden over the
Thanksgiving holidays were her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. John Gernhardt from
Portland, and her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Doss Knighten and family from
Pendleton. Joining them for din
ner on Thanksgiving day was
the Wilbur Worden family.
Specials
Sets
Chaff nd Chatter
Wes Sherman
THE TWO "PICKS," Dick Wilk
inson and Dick Krebs, formed
sort of a Huntley Brlnkley team
when thev reported on their
People-to l'eople tour to the
Soviet Union and other part of
Eastern Europe at the Chamber
of Commerce Monday. All one
had to do was Imagine that the
colored slides projected on the
screen were television pictures,
and the effect would be com
plete. The two accompanied the
slides with their Interesting
comments, and it was certain
that they learned a lot on their
three-weeks Junket, not Just
taking it for a ride.
While they found quite a
number of things In Russia th.it
the Americans can't belittle,
such as their scientific technol
ogy on the space program, the
best subway system In the
world, and even the convex mir
rors on the sides of their buses
which give a better and broader
view than American mirrors,
they bIso confirmed that the Sov
iets are far sub standard to the
U. S. culture in such things as
sanitation, conveniences, and, in
general, machinery and equip
ment. For instance, it was hard for
them to reconcile the fine new
buildings that the Russians
built with the type of plumb
ing that they installed In them.
In the 3 -year-old hotel in which
they stayed at Krasnodar, the
wash basins in the bathroom
were directly beside the 3f ft.
long bathtub, which was large
enough only to sit in (and a
distinct handicap to a long
legged fellow like Wilkinson!).
Pipes came down on the surface
of the wall, and a crude (by
American standards) spout on
the end of the pipe was design
ed to swing over the wash
basin or back over the tub.
Some buildings, they noted,
were constructed not more than
five years ago with no rest
rooms in them. Toilets were
outdoors.
High property taxes notwith
standing, the two Dicks un
doubtedly came home more con
vinced than ever that the good
old USA was the best place to
be.
SUDDENLY football is gone
from the year's passing ath
letic parade and basketball is on
the scene in earnest.
We have a few miscellaneous
comments about the two sports
from the local viewpoint.
First, after getting another view
of 8-man football in the Hunt-ington-Ione
game, we are con
virion that few team sports
place so much emphasis on the
individual, wnen a piayer miss
es a tackle, lor instance, mere
is seldom anyone to back him
un Tho runner is pone. In 11-
man ball, if one misses, another
linphacker will come UD. or a
safety and do the job. Not so
in 8-man. Consequently it is a
toufher and more Wide open
sport in many ways. We marvel
at the spunk of the kids who
play it.
Second comment, while the
Cards lost to Huntington, they
now have the consolation oi
knowing that they were defeat-
BEFORE THE HEPPNER-IONE
BASKETBALL GAME COME TO
Chicken Noodle -Chili Bean
Tuesday, December 10
5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
Heppner High School Cafeteria
SPONSORED BY THE GRADE SCHOOL PTA
TICKETS:
50c Grade School Students
$1.00 Adults and High School Students
$5.00 for Family Ticket
EVERYONE WELCOME
THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED
DANK OF
MEMBER.
ed by the eventual champs.
since th; Locomotives won "in
state championship over Mo
hawk. 20-13. The semi-final
game at lene wasn't nearly as
lopsided foi the winners as the
score showed. If the Cards hadn't
been forceo to a desperation
game In gambling Mr a come
from behind victory, they would
n't have given up so many
points.
TURMNU TO BASKETBALL, the
Heppner High varsity had an
interesting scrimmage with HHS
alumni Friday while some of
the collegians were home. The
varsity won, 49-42.
The Interesting thing, though,
is that six sets of brothers part
icipated. Kuss Kilkenny played
for the alums, and his brother,
Pat, was on the varsity squad;
Steve Pettyjohn played against
his brother Larry, who is on the
varsity as a senior; Stuart Dick
was home and vied with his
brother, Kevin, on the varsity:
Pat Sweeney played and Mike
Sweeney rcfereed; Tim and Tom
Driscoll both played for the
alumni; Melvin and Calvin Ash
beck both played for the var
sity. OttKT alums playing were
Ken Wright, Ken Smith, Carl
Bauman, Bob Dobbs, and Jim
Doherty.
NOW, come Tuesday night, local
fans should see a great game
in the year's continuing lone
Heppner series. Heppner Is often
a pre-game favorite through the
years, although it has lost to
the spirited Cards a number of
times while holding that role.
This year, however, lone has a
"loaded" team. They were tough
last year and measured the Mus
tangs in the first game of their
two-game series, 59 to 52. Most
of their team is back, although
Jim Swanson is still out of ac
tion with his injury.
Football playoff action may
have handicapped the Cards be
cause of the late start but
otherwise they might be consid
ered the favorites in this opener.
In any event, it should be a
great game, and don't forget the
chili feed from 5 to 7 at the
high school, sponsored by the
elementary PTA.
FOR THE particular benefit of
Oregon State U fans here as
well as all local Oregonians who
want to boost their home state
we'll pass along an item from
John Eggers, sports publicity
director at OSU.
He urges all Oregonians to
support Oregon State's Pacific
8 conference queen, K a t h y
Loghry, in her quest for the
NCAA National Centennial Foot
ball Queen title.
The queen will be chosen by
a national mail ballot. Any per
son may vote by simply writing
her name on a plain sheet of
paper (or on the ballot in Life
magazine) and mailing it to:
Centennial Queen Contest, P. O.
Box 1010, Detroit, Mich. 48232.
"The girl with the greatest
number of votes will win. En
tries must be received by De
cember 18. Vote for Kathy
Loghry of Oregon State. She's a
doll," says Johnny.
Those who watched the USC-
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A dellqhtful surprlsa to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry baker of lone
was the unexpected arrival of
their grantlson, Jim Baker, at
their home tin Thanksgiving
day. Baker has been serving
with the U. S. Armv in the mor
tar division ami until only re
cently was stationed In Vietnam.
He arrived at the Buker home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Merle Baker of Portland as
guests on Thanksgiving. Other
family members present were
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan (Betty) Orion,
Mr. and Mrs. John (Helen Favel
Schleencr of IVndleton and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Baker and
family of Heppner.
OSU game on TV will recall
that selection oi Katny ai mat
game from contestants from Pa-cific-8
schools was the one con
solation for suporters of the
Beavers who lost the football
game to the Trojans. Others
saw Kathy at the OSU -UCLA
game in Corvallis, where she
was a member of the Home
coming court.
Give her and Oregon a boost;
send a ballot and splurge a 6
eent stamp.
Coming Events
OES SOCIAL CLUB
Regular Meeting, Sat, Dec.
7, 1:45 p.m.
Heppner Masonic Hall
Members urged to attend
HOLLY REBEKAH BAZAAR
Friday, Dec. 6, from 10:30
a.m.
Next door to Gardner's Men's
Wear
Card Party, Sat.. Dec. 7, 8:00
p.m., Lexington IOOF Hall
Third in series; Prizes, re
freshments BENEFIT DANCE & SHOWER
Sat., Dec. 7, Heppner Legion
Hall, 8:00 p.m.
For Jim Gorman family
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Heppner Grade School, Thurs.,
Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Chorus and Band Students
Everyone welcome. No admis
sion COUNTRY STORE BAZAAR
Christmas Bazaar and Lunch
eon by Episcopal Church
Women
Saturday, Dec. 7, from 11:00
a.m.
Episcopal Parish Hall
COMEDY SCHOOL PLAY
3-Act Play, "The Little Dog
Laughed"
lone High School, Monday,
Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner High School, Wed
nesday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Adults, $1.00; Students, 75c
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SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner
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