2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Tbur-f. Dcmbf 12. 1964
W HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30. IksA The Heppner
Time etblur.ed November IS. IK7. Coruclldaled February 15,
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NATIONAL NIWSPAPII
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
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but ssrr.pathy frum all. ; ran out underneath It to trv to
I :.ih of J.- Pi'm. r li an au I keep it awiv from the window
to ait .dent, a Lr- tat :. -troy-1 " would not respond to her
TO
THE
EDITOR.
City Dads' Headache
The one thing that has become very clear about the
city-.. Mill-young zoning ordinance is that it is a headache"
to administer.
Through the months since its adoption, the city council
has txen torn at nearly every meeting to make a decision
that would live up to the letter of the ordinance on the one
hand, or show sympathy to a particular problem of a resi
dent or property 'owner on the other hand. Very often there
is a conflict between the two points of view.
The city has tried to temper the inflexible provisions of
the ordinance by altering the method of providing for var
iance:, making this more discretionary- on the decision of the
council.
From the legal point of view, it has often been difficult
to bend the zoning provisions to fit what the council believes
to be the course that is in the best interests of the resident
and consequently, as they interpret it, to the best interest of
the city.
Problems they have encountered seem to defy simple
solution, but they keep wrestling with them.
When they decide in favor of a property owner, perhaps
not strictly complying with the ordinance's provisions, they
may set a precedent that they will be unable to follow. This
could bring more complications.
The tendency might be to repeal the ordinance, but this
is nx the proper course. The principle is right. Zoning pro
vides for orderly growth and development. It helps prevent
on? property owner infringing on the rights and privileges of
another. If the city grows in the future, the need will be great
er for zoning.
Somehow, though, the ordinance seems a bit too elabor
ate for a city of Heppner's size and "personality." Its provis
ions tre too rigid for current conditions. It's too bad that
experts in city government and engineers haven't worked out
a plan designed for small towns which wish to develop in at
tractive, clean and orderly fashion. The ordinance here is
essentially the same as one that would apply to cities of per
haps 50.000 population or more.
Indulging in hindsight, there is little doubt that the
council adopted the zoning ordinances too quickly. All seemed
right, but they had no idea of the many and varied problems
they would face.
Perhaps if the city continues to wrestle with its "head
ache'' and makes amendments as needed to adapt the ordin
ance to the Heppner situation, these adjustments may prove
to be the "aspirin" that will bring a happier, more comfort-abl-j
situation.
husband's demand to stand
clear. If the final laM.-nina had
t roken looe, hf could have
usUlnel tome erv nastv cuts.
We had to literacy pull her
away.
touch the heartst.-in of Kav Avers and Matt Hughes
friends and relatives. I of M it R Company came riht
Th-se are thing that eorr.e ; over, and at the rn-ighl of the
to all communities. Sometime: -iow. scaled ladders and dis
it seems that sorrows overwhelm I mantled the heavy awning at
the good and happy news. I wme risK to themselves.
Eut out of such sadness Comes
the redeeming g'rlness in
ed the home of Mr. Avery Tiv
Ir and tamilv. ar.d the une.
perted death of Kill Farra, as.
siMa.-.t fire chief, brought a rap.
rt fcucvevlon it rrAV. Other
deaths h.ive xu.'r1. t-o, t
community such as this. Tic
sympathy of friemls is not on
ly evident in vocal consolation
rut takes constructive action in
the way of thoughtful deeds
and in helping thoe stricken.
What a blessing to live
among sueh fine people when
real trouble comes.
Generous and sympathetic ac
tion almost .spontaneously- fol
lows the news of anv sorrow,
just as friends immediately re
sponded to help the Gormans
and the Taylors and did what
thev could to comfort the Palm
ers and the Farra family.
Doesn't it seem that there is
more of the real and true
Christmas spirit among the peo
ple of our rural area communi
ties than we sec evident in oth
er areas where hate, inditler
er.ee and selfishness seem to
prevail?
It is saddening to suffer un
fortunate occurrences at the
start of the holiday season, but
the "goodwill towards men." so
unselfishly in evidence through
the past week, is in keeping
i with the deepest meaning ot
Christmas. This is the mor
true because the same spirit
prevails here throughout the
year.
! At nnft iiint n l-oai-v Khpot
of 3 4-inch plvw.iod. lying flat
was picked up
on the sidewalk
and flipped over bv the wind
it was that strong.
While Kav and Matt worked
on that awning we couldn't
help but think what a great as
set thev are In the community.
Thev do so many things well,
and thev are so willing and ab
le to help.
We don't know what we would
do without them!
A Plea for Help
December 3. 190.
To the Editor:
Will you. please, help us find
our daughter? Mv wife. Ruth.
and I are directing thw plea to
vou and to the ten thousand
other newspapers in the cities,
towns, and hamlets of this
country.
Our daughter. Elizabeth Lur
ene "Liz' Ernstein, was Just two
months short of her fifteenth
binhdav when she vanished
without a trace last March IS.
She was last seen walking
home from school along a lone
ly tree lined Mreet amid the
orange groves of suburban Red
lands. In her arms, she carried
a blue notebook and a red al
gebra textbook. Neither has
been found.
Since then, law enforcement
agencies, family members, and
friends have spent countless
hours tracking down hundreds
of tentative leads. But to no
avail. Not one single, slender
clue has brightened all our ef
forts. Seemingly, Liz has dis
appeared like a breath of air
on a winters day.
But. surely there is a simpl
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School Bells
By RON DANIELS
Superintendent
Morrow County Schools
LIBRARIANS AND
COUNSELORS
Salvation Army
Urges Response
To Appeal Letters
Ted Smith, chairman of the
local Salvation Army Service
Extension committee, announces
that the annual Christmas ap
peal letter has been mailed.
Motivating the appeal, he
said, is the fact that Christmas
means caring for and sharing
with others, with the Salvation
Army at work more than a cen
tury try ing to "spread the spir
it of Christmas thauugh the
year."
The local committee is alert
to those in need, especially at
Christmas time.
Smith states his committee
helps the needy with food, shel
ter, clothing and food baskets.
A special effort will be made
to see that no child will go
without toys this Christmas.
Food, clothing and toys are
the principal items provided at
Christmas time to brighten the
holidays for the less fortunate.
The Salvation Army reauests
that contributions be in the
form of cash or checks, since
there are no facilities for col
lecting and handling gifts of
goods. Also, money can be used
to purchase the items best suit
ed to the needs of individual
families.
Money remaining after Christ
mas is used for the continuing
welfare program of the local
service extension committee,
which provides some 23 differ
ent services, including care for
unwed mothers at Salvation Ar
my facilities, emergency assist
ance for transients, farm fire
relief and many others.
The local committee matches
needs with gifts, giving of their
time and talents in service to
the less fortunate. Smith urged
the support of this local com
munity effort by sending a con
tribution to the local Salvation
Army Committee Treasurer, Bill
Siewert, aBnk of Eastern Ore
gon, Heppner, Ore. 97836.
Thanksgiving holiday week
end guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ervin Anderson were
their daughters and families.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Parent and
daughters. Lisa, Shelly and Al
ison, all of Oregon City; Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Porter and son, Ricky,
of Portland, and Mrs. Adelia
Martin and daughter, Suzanne,
from Portland. All remained to
visit throughout the week-end,
returning to their homes Sun
Jav afternoon.
Coming from Arcada, Ore., to
loin his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Hudson for the Thanks
giving holiday week-end, were
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hudson and
family. Joining them for
Thanksgiving were Mr. and Mrs.
George Perkins and son, Keith,
of Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Hudson and three girls and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack McTimpeny and
Jack D., all of Heppner.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
By Heppner Chapter FFA
SALE IN PROGRESS
UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Trees Priced as Marked
INLAND CHEMICAL LOT, Next to
Heppner TV, Corner Main and Center
Streets
BILL FAP.RA was as faithful
and familiar to Heppner as
the sunrise. He gave so much
in service to the community,
without fanfare, that a great
manv became accustomed to de
pending on his help.
Whether it was in making his
deliveries from the freight
truck, working with the fire de
partment, helping around the
church, assisting in the lodge,
sharing in some community
project, or working in his shoe
shop, Bill was counted on to give
a willing hand. He was among
the foremost to offer help.
His is another life that em
ohasizes that one need not
make the headlines nor be
steeped in glory to achieve sue
cess in this world and win the
respect of his fellows.
The outpouring of the com
munity at his funeral service
Saturday spoke for itself in
showing the high regard in
which he was held.
Following his sudden death
last Wednesday, many now re
call incidents where he per
formed some unusual service for
them, without thought of com
pensation.
That his death should come
while he was engaged in a self
less effort to aid others is ap
propriate to his life, for it seem
ed that he was dedicated to
helping others.
Very often he was the first to
respond to a fire alarm, and it
had been this way for years.
When he battled the fire last
Wednesday, he did so with his
usual full energy. While the ef
fort probably was a factor in
his premature death, it might
have come on any of many sim
ilar fires on which he gave so
much of himself to be of help.
The spirit of Bill Farra will
live as an inspiration to Hepp
ner firemen, as it will to oth
ers in the community. He has
established a tradition of serv
ice that best exemplifies the de
votion of the volunteer.
IT MAKES it pretty handy when
the news strikes right at the
Gazette-Times office, instead of
having to get out and dig it up
somewhere else. News came
here with a loud crash Tuesday
morning when a miniature ver
sion of the Willamette Valley's
Columbus Day storm of a few
years ago swept through Hepp
ner.
One lusty gust caught the
large metal awning that shades
our office, gave it a wrench.
jerked out the anchoring bolts
that fixed it to the building,
and dropped it down with a
crash and clatter of tormented
metal.
It slammed into the window,
about 6x8 feet, immediately in
As I indicated in an earlier
article, one of the purposes in
writing the "School Bells" ser
ies is to discuss some of the
comments voiced bv voters pri
or to the budget elections last
spring.
One of the comments we
heard most frequently was in
regards to the counselor and li
rrarian positions in our schools.
The opinion expressed by sev
eral people was that these po
sitions were unnecessary frills
and that they should be elim
inated. In answering these comments
I could list manv duties per
formed by these people which
would stress the importance of
their positions. However, even if
one should disagree with the
importance of the duties per
formed bv counselors and li
brarians it would still not be
possible to eliminate these po
sitions as they are positions re
quired by the State Department
of Education.
The State Board of Education
has adopted a set of minimum
standards for public schools
that outlines some specific re
quirements that school districts
must meet in order to maintain
a standard school program.
Failure to meet these stand
ards, as established by the
State Board of Education, can
result in a loss of basic school
support funds, as well as sub
standard rating which would
make it difficult for graduates
to enroll in many colleges and
universities.
Two of the established mini
mum standards require assigned
me for counselors and librar
ians in all schools. Standard III
states that each school shall
have a centralized instructional
materials center to provide ser
vices to all pupils.
Each school is also requirea
to have available the services
of a librarian and an audio
visual coordinator. The time as
signed to these duties varies ac
cording to the number of teach
ers on the school staff.
The duties of a librarian are
not simply to check books in
and out but rather they have
a complex procedure involving
selection of proper materials,
updating of old materials, prop
er cataloging and classification
of material, and assisting teach
ers and students in locating
material to be used in class
reports and debates.
Standard IV states that every
school shall provide an organ
ized guidance program based
on a written plan. In addition
every junior high or senior high
school will provide an assigned
counselor for counseling and re
lated duties with the exact
amount of assigned time to be
determined bv the number of
students enrolled in the school.
Here again the duties of a
counselor are many and varied.
They are charged with carrying
out the standardized testing
program for the school, with pro
viding information relative to
vocational schools and jobs,
with assisting students in sel
ecting the proper college, with
assisting seniors with college
enrollment, with providing in
formation relative to scholar
ships available and to discuss
with parents and students any
matters that are of concern re
garding the future growth and
development of the individual
students.
We do not exceed the mini
mum standards in most of our
schools and we are, in fact, be
low the minimum standards in
some of our elementary schools
The counseling position at
Heppner Elementary' was elim
inated last spring as a result
of the budget defeat and we
must look to future improve
ment in this area.
Even if the positions of coun
selors and librarians were not
state requirements, I feel that
they are very necessary posit
ions if we are to maintain a
well-balanced program.
ELIZABETH ERNSTEIN
explanation. Was she abducted?
Did she run away from home?
Is she dead? Or is she alive
and. perhaps. In your town?
She was dressed In a blue
dress with white flowers, tennis
shoes and a dark-olive corduroy
coat. Around her neck she wore
a small gold chain with a pen
dant gold and blue star.
Elizabeth is five feet. five
Inches tall, weighs 105 pounds
and had brown hair and brown
eves. She is one of five Ernstein
children. The family lost one of
these, a son, to polio in 1952.
"I can face the daytime bet
ter than the night," the dis
traught mother said: "At night
I find myself saving: 'Is she
safe? Is she warm? Is she fed?
. . . and finally ... is she
alive?"
You can help us. Ruth and
I are begging you to help us
find an answer to our torment
to help us end the long night
mare of these past eight months.
The Lord willing, someone in
your area may have seen her.
With sincere gratitude.
Norman and Ruth Ernstein
776 Crafton Avenue
Red lands, Calif. 92373
(Editor's Note): Any informa
tion concerning young Liz Ern
stein should be reported prompt
ly to this newspaper or to Capt.
Charles Callahan, San Bernar
dino County Sheriff's Office,
San Bernardino, Calif., phone
(714) 889-0111.
Your Interest In our thrUtn-.a
program will b fully apprreut.
ed.
( harlin A. Malet. Chairman
nrthtniaa Committee
McLaren School for Bovi
WiKjdbuni !Vi)7l
Odd hour emergencies?
Service Isn't service unless
you get It when you need it.
CALL YOUR STANDARD
OIL MAN IN HEPPNER
L.E. "Ed" DICK 676-9633
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) COMMUNITY If
BILLBOARD L
Joining Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Connor in Goldendale, Wn for
Thanksgiving holidays were her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Hutchens, Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Connor and children, Nelson
Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Connor and Mrs. Alice Luttrell.
Also attending from Aloha were
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and
two boys and Mr. and. Mrs
Keith Connor and daughter
from Hillsboro. From Golden
dale, the Dean Connor family
traveled to Aloha to spend the
remainder of the week-end vis
iting at the Williams home.
Gift Needs for Boys
December 5, 1968
Dear Friends:
As the Christmas Season
nears, we are aware of the needs
of the many boys who are in
our care here at McLaren School
for Boys, Woodburn, Oregon. If
at all possible, your assistance
would be appreciated in that
the more unfortunate of our
boys receive an expression of
good will during the Christmas
Season.
Many of our boys come from
broken homes, and therefore, re
ceive very little, or no recognit
ion at Christmas except through
donations. During Christmas of
1967 approximately 300 boys,
both on our campus and in ourj
foster homes, received gifts
tnrougn donations. j
In addition to money, the fol- i
lowing are some suggestions re
lating to Christmas gifts: !
Clothing, (shirts, socks, etc), !
musical instruments, musical
records, games, hobby materials, j
combs, subscriptions to maga
zines or newspapers, shaving '
equipment, men's toiletries,
models, wallets, school supplies, i
ball point pens, address books, j
stationery, pocket-size books,
money for the purchase of can - !
teen cards S1-S5.
Coming Events
HEPPNER BASKETBALL
Saturday, Dec. 14, Heppner vs
Condon, here
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Heppner vs
Condon, there
Fri.-Sat., Dec. 20-21. Christ
mas Tournament at Wah
tonka, The Dalles
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
Corner Main and Center
Streets
Bv Henoner Chapter FFA
Priced as marked. Flocking
available
ADVENTURE FILM
Monday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m
Canadian Wildlife in action
Sponsored by Heppner Chap
ter FFA
High School Multipurpose
Room
WATER CONSERV. MEETING
Wednesday, Dec. 18. 7:30 p.m
Lexington Grange Hall
Special program on under
ground water rights, well
drilling, zoning, etc.
Everyone welcome
RAINBOW DANCE
Monday, Dec. 23, IOOF Hall,
9:00 p.m.
Tickets on sale by Rainbow
Girls
Music by Pilot Rock combo
ROCKHOUND CHRISTMAS
PARTY
Saturday, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Dinner and gift exchange
Harris Drive-in dining room
Members and invited guests
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner
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