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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. January 1 1969 IIEPPNER mm i TUP W GAZETTE-TIMES Heppocr, Ofqoa t7838 Fhona 676-9228 MORROW COU NTT'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1H&3. The Heppner Time established November 18. 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. NATIONAL NIWJPAPII EDITOR AND PUBUSHER ... ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator DALE COOPER Pressman KELLY GREEN Apprentice Siihsrrii.llun Halis: SI 50 Year. Slncle Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Tliursilny and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Monday throuch Friday: 9 a.m until noon Saturday. NIWSPAMI IUSHIII JOCIAIION WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN .. ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer GAIL BURKENBINE Society Circulation Chaff Chatter Wes Sherman 40 Years of Excellent Service When C. J. D. Bauman leaves his office as Morrow county sheriff, he shall have made a record that may never be equalled In Oregon's history. ' Ills 40 years of continuous service In the office is an all time mark for Oregon sheriffs to date, according to the best Information we can gather. Since the present trend is for a person to retire earlier, chances arc that no other sheriff will attain such tenure. The truly fine thing about Sheriff Bauman's accomplish ment Is that he leaves a spotless record one for other law enforcement officers to regard as exemplary and to admire; one to consider as an example. In Integrity and honesty, Sheriff Bauman is without peer He has served without personal aggrandizement and has shunned publicity. His emphasis in law enforcement has been towards prevention of crimes, and he has endeavored, with considerable success, to work with young people towards this end. As one person put it this week, "Often times the fact that knowing Sheriff Bauman was around was enough to prevent trouble." Although one may not realize it from his quiet demean or. Sheriff Bauman Is a strong man a boxer In his younger days and ho has had the ability to resort to physical means if he needed to. It is a tribute to his methods that he has rarely had to do this for he has the ability of the quiet word at the proper time. He can keep his temper when lesser offi cers might lose their heads in a difficult situation. The Chamber of Commerce and friends Monday evidenced some of the high regard the community feels for this man who has served so well. It was a heartfelt expression at a testimonial meeting. If weather had not made it impossible, there would have been many others present from around the state, who had planned to attend, to voice their high regard for him those who have come to know him through association in years of law enforcement work. The weather, however, has merely postponed these honors that are intended for him, since they are yet to come. AU of Morrow county's people past and present can well salute Sheriff Bauman as he turns the office over to Sheriff John Moliahan next Monday. Day by day in the past 40 years he has compiled a record that has brought the highest honor to the county, and it is the more remarkable because there is not the slightest hint that Sheriff Bauman ever sought to enhance himself. A Sad Situation Decision by circuit judges that Lee Johnson cannot serve as state attorney-general because he broke the law in his campaign loaves one with the feeling that this is a sad sit uation indeed. Many thousands of voters placed their confidence in a man who Is supposed to know the law and to be able to Interpret it correctly. This is the same man who now says that if he, indeed, did break the law, he had no intention of doing so. It is not tot Us to decide whether he did. Of did not, break the law in his campaign, spending more family funds than the statutes provide. The circuit judges have ruled that he did; perhaps the Supreme Court will reverse this de cision. One would think that a candidate for attorney general, of all people, would know the law, have and show complete respect for it, and follow it implicitly. It is not very palatable, either, to realize that the soundly-defeated candidate, Robert Thornton, will continue to serve provided the Supreme Court rules against Johnson. For those of us who are truly naive in political matters, the thought is that a person who is trounced in an election would have no desire to serve, but Mr. Thornton has indi cated none of this humility. Does he truly believe that the added expenditures made by Johnson actually swung the vote against him the incumbent who has been in office for so long and who during that time should have proved to the public, beyond doubt, his worth? We don't believe so. We think Johnson was elected with the hope that he would do a better job. Hence comes the sad situation the choice between a man who apparently cither did not know the law or respect it enough to follow it and one who the voters saw fit to re place. Morrow Stands First Morrow county's achievement in leading the state in per centage of registered voters casting ballots in the general election is more than just a triumph of statistics. It is possible that our residents take their voting fran chise just a little more seriously than do those in some other areas of the state. Prior to election there is more activity here. Both parties were busy in the general election cam paign to promote their candidates and working to get out the votes. They showed it in their local advertising efforts, not the least of which was in The Gazette-Times. With this fine record to build on nearly 90 voting our people should take up the challenge to set a tradition to lead the state in all elections. Elections are in the past for now, but they will be com ing up again in 1970. Let's resolve to up our voting per centage. If everyone took the clue and made a sincere ef fort, the county could come close to 100. That would not only give the state something to talk about, but would giw Morrow county some national recognition, we'll wager. How about pointing this direction in 1970? We can make it a tradition. Perhaps some will say that this will be forgotten by then. No, it won't. The Gazette-Times will remind you in pre election days of 1970. That's a promise. Dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Amanda Duvall on Thurs day evening of last week in cluded Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Dixon and their daughter, Marti, home from school in Seattle, I and Airs. Ida Farra. Visitors at the Joe Yocom home in Lexington on Christ mas included her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stewart, from Klamath Falls, and her sister, Mrs. Venice Hendrickson, from Portland. THIS IS THE KIND of weather which should make us deeply appreciate the things which we have mine to take for granted, and especially to appreciate the people who strive no hard to make it possible for all to live normally under subnormal con ditions. The electric power system is dramatic example. .Many of our people are now almost to tally detx'tident on it: some, in wc.ither like this, would find it hard to survive without electric ity. Our dependence on it was em phasized Mondav evening when It was oil lor a wlnle in Hepp nrr. It was off for longer rr iod.s elsewhere. As we under stand it. most of thi- trouble was due to overloading, which caused fusrs to blow. But no sooner does an emer gency come than the (Kiwer crews get to work. It doesn't matter that it Is 8 degrees be low zero and that they are work ing In mast adverse conditions on high power lines. They get out to do the job, and they get it done. OR CONSIDER the lob being done by highway crews as they work through bitter freez ing nights to keep the arteries open so that holiday visitors can go home and others may try to follow their normal patterns of using tne highways. I hey get out and sand the highways or plow off the snow. Whenever one travels the main routes when conditions are bad. ordinarily he finds that the highway crews have been to the trouble spots ahead of him. We came throueh the Cohim. bia Gorge Sunday night, return ing from Forest Grove. Condit ions were getting near impossi ble with blustery winds churn- ing driving snow, while the temperature stood below zeio. I he highway maintenance men were out with their sand ing trucks, snow plows and oth er equipment, doing their best to make travel safe under the desperate conditions. As of this Mondav nieht. we understand Old Mother Nature has won for the time beine. nd the Gorge is closed to trav. ei ior me nignt. But you can rest assured that these men will be out trying to open the high way to traffic again. I he same is true of the state highway patrol. The officers are pitted against nature and do their best to protect the Dublio. Often the type of response these men get is a non-cooperative at titude from motorists who think they know better and try to clr cumvenl the offnvrs' advice to their own peril aim that of their fellow men. THEN THERE are the fellows vou call on to thaw your fro zen pipes, the boys In the serv ice stations who put on your chains or get your car started when the battery conks out In the cold weather. Then there are the ones who carry the mail, keeping this 'lifeline" open throuch thick and thin: the ones who keep the supplies rolling in milk, groceries and other needs. And what about the telephone crews? They make it possible for us to keeD in touch when other avenues of travel and communication are stalled. So let's be guileful to these people and appreciate the mag nitude of the work they're do ing in weather like this. Here's an especially chilling thought for chilly weather what if they got tired of the public's impatience and of hear ing complaints and all quit at once: If they did. auite a few of us verv dependent neonle would find that we are by no means the sort of pioneers our fore fathers were. Illness Claims Goldie E. Winter Mrs. Goldie E. Winter, age 7ii, died Saturday. December 28, at Pioneer Memorial hospital fol lowing an cxtendi'd Illness. She had leen a resident of Heppner for the past three years, mak ing her home with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Winter, and in the hospitul nur sing home. She was born December 16, 1892. In Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary t Honeywell) Fisher. Her hus band, Herman, Sr., preceded her in drain in 1910. They lived in Portland where she was a mem her of the Montavilla Seventh day Adventist church. Funeral erviees were held Tuesday, December 31, at 2:00 p.m., at Mt. Hone Cemetery in Walla Walla. Wn with Pastor Richard D. Fearing, of College Place, Wn., officiating. Sweeney Mortuary directed the arrange ments. She is survived by two sons, Herman, of Heppner, and Eu gene, of College Place, Wn., and four grandchildren. Services Scheduled For Katie Currin, Pioneer Daughter WEATHER OBSERVER Don Gil liam lust brought in his of ficial report showing that Hepp ner, at 7 p.m. Monday, stood at eight degrees below zero. "I've been getting dirty looks all day," said Don, with a grin, "but it isn't mv fault. Theres nothing I can do about it." Poor Don. He'll be getting the same kind of looks next sum mer when it soars to 108. He's another of those that we depend on. While his information may not be absolutely essential, it surely helps on the psychology of things telling us that the situation is not as bad as we thought, or maybe worse than it seems to be so that we can commiserate with ourselves all the more. Gentrys Plan More To Vancouver Area Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Gentry returned Saturday from a short visit In Lake Oswego at the homo of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nlchol and family, while doing some house hunting in the Vancouver area, where they expect to move ssaiuraay, January 4. sentry has been employed as a truck driver for the Portland Motor Transport Co. for the past year and will move his familv to the area shortly. Mrs. Gent ry has been employed in the local J. C. Penney store for the past five years. Pioneer PROPERTY TAX FAX Ponderings 6y W. S. CAVERHILL Governor's Tax Package Our coffee club has made a review of Governor McCall's pro posed package and opinionated it. "It contains several meritor ious suggestions but the pack age as a whole resembles the pattern of a blast from a twelve gauge shot gun with a worn out bore, badly scattered. There are too many ramifications, ex clusions, exemptions, and polit ical contusions. Its implementa tion would require a hoard of employees working over a mass of confused taxpayers. It might be necessary to hold tax sem inars in every community to smooth the wrinkles out of the rug. The proposal is far from a stream lined effort." If you have a question con cerning real or personal prop erty please state all the facts as briefly as passible and mail it to Mrs. Joyce Ritch, Morrow county special assessor, or to P. O. Box 418, McMinnville, Ore gon, 97128 under the name "PROPERTY TAX FAX". Please ask only one Question Dor sheet. Then watch this column for the answer. QUESTION: In our county, a religious or ganization owns a farm that consists of buildings and about IM00 acres of land. They raise crops on the land and the mon ey derived from these crops is used for the care of needy church members. Is this proper ty subject to taxation or can it receive an exemption? ANSWER: In this instance the property is subject to taxation. This farm is obviously run in competition with other farms so no exemp tion can be allowed. Mrs. Gilliam Follows Husband in Surgery Mrs. Earl Gilliam is making satisfactory progress in St. An thony hospital in Pendleton fol lowing major surgery on Mon day, which followed a series of exploratory tests. She will re main in the hospital for some time, and is convalescing in room 418. Her husband underwent a similar gall bladder operation on December 19 and is now making good gains since his re turn home last Thursday. Club Date Changed January meeting for the Hepp ner Golden Age club has been postponed and will he helH Tuesday, February 4, at All Saints' Episcopal parish hall. Members will gather for a pot luck dinner at 7 p.m., to be fol lowed by an evening of entertainment. Mrs. Katie Elizabeth Currin, a pioneer daughter of the Lena community, died Sunday, De cember 29. In St. Anthony hos pital In Pendleton, where she had resided the past three years. She was 8fi years of age. Recitation of the rosary was Wednesday evening, January 1, at 7:30 p.m., in Kolsoms' Fun eral Chapel in Pendleton. Serv ices were planned for Thursday, January 2, at 11:00 a.m., with Father James O'Connor of SI. Mary's Catholic church, as cele brant. Vault Interment was in Olney cemetery in Pendleton. Katie Elizabeth Brosnan was born in Lena, Oregon, on March 1. 1882. the daughter of Irish ImmiL'rants. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brosnan. She attended school In Lena, and the St. Joseph's Academy in Pendleton. She taught schools In the lone and Vinson communities lor about four years. In November, 1905, she was united in marriage to Hugh C, Currin. They ranched in Idaho, Heppner and Pilot Rook until 1943, returning to Heppner up on his retirement that year. Mr. Currin preceded her in death on April 5, 1954, and Mrs. Currin continued to make her home in Heppner continuously since that time, until the past three years while she has resided in St. An thony Nursing Home. Surviving her are four sons, Ralph, Robert and Hugh, all of Pendleton, and George, or Hepp ner. Also one sister, Mrs. Mary Nelson of Portland, six grand children and four great-grand children. Those who wish to do so, are advised by the family to make donations to the charity of their choice in Mrs. Currin's memory. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Pieper of Lexington enjoyed the Christ mas holidays in Portland, while visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray (La Velle) Nelson. On Friday fol lowing Christmas the Piepers returned to their home accom panied by the Nelsons, who re mained throughout the week end to visit. Also visiting the Piepers at their home this week have been their grandson, Gary, who was on 16-day leave of ab sence from duty at Ft. Meade, Md.. another grandson, Larry Holliday from Portland, who has .just been released from duty with the U. S. Marines, and Miss Mary Swanson. The group had planned to return to Port land on Monday, but extended their visit for an additional day due to snowy road conditions. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Green and two children traveled from Pen dleton to share Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cor nett Green at their home. Other familv members present for the Christmas holidays were their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Monty (Mary Ruth) Carnes and two children from La Grande, Mr. and Mrs. Mar ion Green and two boys, and his mother, Mrs. Mattie Green. Al so visiting at the Green home on Christmas day was another son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Green and fam ily, from Arlington, who were spending Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Palmer, at their ranch home in the Eightmile area. The Rhyming Philosopher TENACITY RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME FOR THAT HERALDED TRY TO KEEP OUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION; BUT UNLESS YOU'RE TWICE AS DETERMINED AS I THE TASK WILL DEFY EXECUTION. IT ISN'T EXACTLY THE WILL TO SUCCEED OR BRAINS THAT WILL MAKE YOU EFFECTIVE, SO MUCH AS A BURNING DESIRE THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP YOU RIGHT ON THE OBJECTIVE. THERE'S MANY A FELLOW WITH BRAINS AND THE WILL WHO MISSES THE MARK FAR TOO OFTEN; AND EVEN THE ARTIST WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DROPS OUT WHEN HIS ENERGIES SOFTEN. THE ONE WHO STICKS WITH IT BECAUSE OF DESIRE TO GET THERE IN SPITE OF CONDITIONS. NEEDS NO OTHER KINDLING TO LIGHT UP THE FIRE PROPELLING HIS CROWNING AMBITIONS. THE FAILURE IN LIFE IS THE CHAP WHO RELIED TOO LITTLE ON WORK. SO HE BLEW IT YOU NEVER CAN TELL WHAT YOU'LL WIN TIL YOU'VE TRIED: IF YOU WANT IT ENOUGH, YOU CAN DO IT! HARRY W. FLETCHER Palmer Has Surgery Lee Palmer, lone, Is making satisfactory progress In St. An thony hospital In Pendleton from emergency appedleltui sur gery, performed late Friday. De cember 27. He U expected to remain In the hospital for a few more days. Christmas Day guests at th ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robinson and family were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robin son and Mrs. Let ha Archer of Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Kirk and Mrs. Tena Scott of Hermlston. and Mrs. Evelyn Broun and Mckolas of Pendleton. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER BASKETBALL Friday, Jan. 3, Grant Union here Sat.. Jan. 4. Burns, there Tues., Jan. 7, lone at lone RAINBOW INSTALLATION Installation of officers fot Winter Term Ruth Assembly, Rainbow Girls Sunday, Jan. 12, 2:00 p.m. Heppner Masonic Hall GOLDEN AGE CLUB Regular meeting will not be held In January Next meeting will be Tue? day evening, Feb. 4, 7:00 D.m. Episcopal parish hall ELEMENTARY PTA Business meeting and pro gram Wednesday, Jan. 8, 8:00 p.m. Special panel discussion of interest to all parents and teachers Plan now to attend ELKS HOLIDAY PARTY NEW YEAR'S EVE, Crab Feed, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 31 Dance, 9:00 p.m., music by Gordon's Trio HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Box 247 PH. Heppner 676-S62S :NEW YEAR K v k in i & (Ti May your fortunes rise to new heights. Good health, good friends abide with you the whole year through. MARKET
