HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Januoir 23. MM
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Jaycees Get Things
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oMh XroVunJy Ja through , Me proJcHs
hoj have undertaken during the past year, he cinnu t he
but he imposed by the good things they are doing for tl.
t0mXUpa"ual list of these projects Is printed on page five of
this paper in a message saluting the organization on the
r.ilin ,,f National Jr.yoee week.
Their pro erti "cover a broad field-helping youth work-
ins '.wards bettering the community, aiding people in need
lloo bank, gifts to the state hospital, donations to fire vie
ims) taking a share in helping with existing community
" ; su h as the rodeo. Sdewalk Bazaar and other promo.
Uons work.ng to assure better government (get-out-the-vote
camp igns, petitioning for a state constitutional conven on .
and taking a hand in all areas where they can be construct-
Ue Aummar'ized by President Jerry Hollomon, the Jaycees
seek to develop leade-ship training through community serv
ice. In this goal, the record of the Morrow county group shows
that they arc right on target!
The organization here was formed just a few years ago
They have grown quietly and without a lot of fanfare, but
they have shown that when there is an opportunity for serv
ice they are reauy and willing to perform.
' One of their achievements was presenting the Eastern
Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers contest. The success of this event
at its first staging in 1967 was a surprise to many, and they
followed wih the second annual contest on the week-end
after Thanksgiving in 1968, drawing contestants from a con
siderable distance, bringing entertainment here, and focusing
more attention on Hcppner.
While doing these projects, the Jaycees are elevating
young men to places of community leadership. Clyde All
stott's fine work in the organization, for example, undoubt
edly led to his appointment on the city council.
Jaycees are now the backbone of the Hcppner fire de
partment. When they realized the city was having a prob
lem manning the department, they stepped In once more to
serve Most of them are members of the department.
Now that it comes time, because of their national week,
to focus some attention on them, it is gratifying to realize
that they can get sincere congratulations because they thor
oughly deserve them. The felicitations are no mere perfunc
tory pat on the back for what they are supposed to be doing,
but earnest and real appreciation for what they are doing.
There are only 27 young men of ages 21-35 in the Jay
cees here. They invite more young men who catch the spirit
of service to join them.
But these 27 young men are contributing much to com
munity development. Their wives are working right along
with them, too. They are, indeed, changing the tone of the
community to action and activity, and they are providing sparn
and spirit while doing It.
While some of their elders may discuss what might be
good for the area, the Jaycees act and get things done, for
they feel, as their creed says, "... service to humanity is
the best work of life."
Stay Out of Our Pun'kin Patch!
A great many Oregonians were relieved Saturday night
when they heard the announcement that OSU's "Orange Pump
kin" had decided to turn down the Pittsburgh offer and stay
with the Beavers.
Coach Dee Andros has done something more than lead
the OSU football squads to winning seasons and inspire them
to become "giant killers." He has boosted the morale and
spirit of the whole state, and the manner In which he hand
les the boys of his squad Is an example for all coaches to
f0UA local woman sports fan said the other day, "When he
runs on to the field ahead of his boys in that orange jacket
and when they mob all over him in that burst of spirit, it
makes prickles run down my back and brings tears to my
eyes!"
Probably thousands of Oregonians feel the same way
about this genial man who has come to be called the "Great
Pumpkin Heppnerite Jm Barratt athletic director at OSU,
figured In Andros' decision to stay and we'd wager he did
we express thanks to him, and gratitude.
The sports citizenry of Oregon should work at making
Andros so happy in this state that he doesn't consider leav
ing again.
And to those other envious colleges in this broad land,
Oregonians should post the warning, "You stay out of our
pun'kin patch!"
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REPORTS . . .
BY KEN JERNSTEDT.
STATE SENATOR
18th Dstrlct Including
Morrow CDJ.it
i Editor's No:e: This l the
fli-t In 'rle of reports
from the State Capitol by Sen
ator Ken Jernstedt of Ha
River, who represents the
18th senatorial district In the
legislature. Including Morrow,
Hood Hiver. Gilliam. Sher
man. Wasco and Whecle
counties. The report will con
tinue through the legislative
session).
The 1969 session of the Ore
gon Legislature is off and run
ning, and it is my hope that
bv tne use of this media I can
keep the citizens of my district
at least partially Informed as
to what Is happening in Salem.
The first week was primarily
a week of organization. Al
though we had a pretty good
idea of the outcome, It had to
be made official as far as the
leaders of both bodies are con
cerned. As you know. Bob Smith
of Burns, was elected Speaker
of the House of Representatives,
and Debbs Potts of Grants Pass
was elected President of the
Senate.
All committee appointments
have been made, with a chair
man and vice-chairman for
each. The committees on which I
will be serving this session are:
Agriculture, local government
planning and development, and
alcoholic control. I am very
pleased with these appoint
ments and feel that they give
me a good base from which to
serve the people of mv area. I
am especially pleased that I
am on agriculture because of
Chaff nd
Wes Sherman
AS JOHN MOREAU of the Blue
Mountain Eagle, John Day,
says, "Newspapers don't as a
rule publish poetry. This is prob
ably because there's less news
paper space than there are ama
teur potts to fill it."
The Gazette-Times made an
exception in taking the works
of The Rhyming Philosopher as
a weekly feature, and Author
Harry Fletcher continues to jus
tify our making the exception.
His poems have brought consid
erable response and interest.
And just as John Moreau did,
we're going to make another
exception in "swi ping" the
poem he printed in a recent ed
ition of the Eagle. It was sub
mitted to him by Mrs. Edward
Mott of Dayville and came from
a publication called The Patriot,
published in Adelaide, Austral
ia. The piece is called "The De
linquents" and it should cause
the adult population to pause
and do a little introspective
thinking:
We read in the papers,
We hear on the air
Of killing, stealing,
And crime everywhere.
We sigh and we say
As we notice the trend,
"This young generation!
Where will it all end?"
But can we be sure
That it's their fault alone?
That maybe most of it
Isn't really our own?
Too much money to spend;
Too much idle time;
Too many movies
Of passion and crime.
Too many books
Not fit to be read;
Too much of evil,
In what they hear said.
Too many children
Encouraged to roam
Bv too many parents
Who won't stay at home.
Kids don't make the movies,
They don't write the books,
That paint a gay picture
Of gangsters and crooks.
They don't make the liquor,
They don't run the bars,
They don't make the laws
And they don't drive the cars.
They don't make the drugs
That addle the brain.
It's all done by older folks
Greedy for gain.
Thus, in so many cases,
It must be confessed
The label "Delinquent"
Fits older folks best.
REGARDING LAST week s com
ment that we have offered the
snow in Heppner to Al Bunch
for his wheat lands, we received
a call from the Bunches later in
the week saying that they will
take delivery June 1. Well, sir,
at the rate we're going, we may
still have the heaps piled in the
center of Main street by that
date! The little white furries
are still flying today.
The piles in the center of the
that Industry's extreme Import
ance to the area. I am to be
the vice chairman of the alco
holic control committee. This
apDointment is somewhat im
portant because our area has the
onlv distillery in the State of
Oregon.
It has certainly been a dif
ferent experience this session
when I compare it w'ith my In
doctrination two years ago as
a freshman representative. It
helps to know the people one
Is working with. This lime I
had previously met every mem
ber of the Senate and know
most of them pretty well.
Another very helpful feature
as far as mv work here Is con
cerned is that as a senator I
rate an office here in the Cap
itol. It is much easier to work
under these conditions then
when everything had to be done
on the floor of the House of
Representatives with 59 other
people trying to do the same
thing.
From time to time we will
be facing Issues you will want
to contact me about. It is my
sincere hope that you will feel
free to do so at any time. If
you want to write, just address
vour letter to me. Ken Jernstedt,
State Senate, Salem. Oregon. I
can also be readied bv phone
bv calling the State Capitol.
364-2171. Mv extension is 2806.
I will be able to do a better job
of carrying out your desires if
I know how you are thinking;
but I am certain you will agree
that it will be impassible to
satisfy every person on every
issue.
Chatter
street are making it tough on
Heppner's time-honored custom
of jaywalking. It's hard to climb
over the heap in the street.
Notice thavwa. actually have
started something of a glacier
right here at the corner of Wil
low and Main. The temperature
warms just enough for the pile
between Willow and May to melt
a little and the water runs out
the bottom. Then it freezes. It
is building up quite a little ice
flow at the end.
Wouldn't be surprised if the
weather holds that it will
eventually move on down to Wil
low creek and break off into
icebergs that will flow down the
creek!
Susan Drake Gets
Grant for Training
Susan Drake, daughter of Mrs.
Grace Drake, has received a $50
grant from the Oregon confer
ence of the United Methodist
church towards her nurs i n g
training, her mother said Mon
day. Miss Drake is in her second
year of training at the Univer
sity of Oregon Medical School,
Portland, after takinf? two years
of work at Oregon State Uni
versity, the second being in pre
nursing. The Rev. J. Ross Knotts, pas
tor of St. Luke's United Metho
dist church, Medford, is chair
man of the committee which
made the scholarship award
which was recommended by
Miss Drake's pastor, the Rev.
Melvin Dixon, here.
The Rhyming
PROPHECY
WELL, NOW THAT OUR FLYERS HAVE CIRCLED THE
IT YVONT'BE MUCH LONGER TIL OTHERS LAND
ANn RIIII n IIS A TOWN BY SOME LUNAR LAGOON,
IMPELLED ySBfc BUSINESS AND PUBLIC DEMAND.
IT'S p acy TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE,
SMOTHER EXPLORERS .ARE ON (THE MMEQUEST;
ANOTHER GREAT CITY, PERHAPS TWO OR THREE,
WILL RISE, AND THE RACE WILL GO ON, AS YOUVE
GUESSED.
FROM THERE THEY'LL BE SHOOTING FOR VENUS AND
AND 'FRANCHISE THE GREYHOUNDS TO TOUR OUTER
Avrfrni riWF MANY MORE PLANETS AND STARS:
THE ONLY HOPE LEFT FOR THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE.
coMF WON'T LIVE TO SEE IT SINCE LIFE HERE IS SHORT,
BUT THAT'S NOT THE ALL OR THE END OF THE ROPE
FOR MANY8 ACHIEVEMENTS AT PRFSENT UNTHOUGHT.
AWAIT US AND PROMISE UNLIMITED SCOPE.
FOR INSTANCE WHEN SPACE IS OUR DOMAIN TO ROAM,
SOME BRAIN WHX COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR
A-nPMACYRF CAN CLEAN UP THE MESS HERE AT HOME;
OR IS THAT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT FROM OUR POLICE?
HARRY W. FLETCHER
Service Held Tuesday
For Wilbur T. Tucker
Wilbur Thomai Tucker, for
merly of Lexington and Stan
field, died FrlilHV. January 17.
at Sunnvslde, Wash., where he
had lived tho past 20 years. He
died at the age of 61 of compli
cations from the flue, the same
day that funeral services were
held here for his mother, Mm.
Mary Tucker Queener.
Services were held at Burns
Mortuary chapel In llermlston
on Tuesday afternoon, with the
Itev. Earl Soward officiating. In
terment was In the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
Tucker was born November 12.
1907. al Lexington and had
lived In the area and In Stan
field before moving to Sunny
side. He was a member of the
First Christian church at Lex
ington. He Is survived bv four sons.
Ronnie. Daniel, William and
Timothy, all In Oklahoma:
three daughters. Barbara Buck
and Mary Muglv, also In Okla
homa, and Sarah Robinson of
Vancouver, Wn. Also a brother,
Woodrow Tucker of Stanfleld,
and sisters. Mrs. Huldah Mortl
more. Kent, Wn.; Elsie Tucker,
Eugene; Irene Atherton, Ontar
io; Edith Castle, Marysvllle,
Calif.; Wllma Wallace, Pomer
ov, Wn., and five grandchild
ren. Former lone Teacher
Dies in Silverton
Funeral services for Mrs. Jos
eph (Clara Mabel) Mason, 73.
were held Monday, January 13,
at Bates Southgate Chapel in
Portland, with burial following
at Willamette National cemetery
in Portland.
Mrs. Mason died in a Silver
ton hospital on Wednesday, Jan-
uarV 8- , . u
Born near Reardan, Wash.,
June 12, 1895. she was the dau
ghter of Antone and Mae Elg
ler. Her parents and brothers,
Arthur and Joseph Eigler, pre
ceded her In death.
Mrs. Mason was a teacher in
the lone school in 1921-1922. She
was married to Joseph Mason
of lone on May 22, 1922, and they
made their home in Prineville.
For the past three years she had
resided at the Benedictine Cen
ter in Mt. Angel, Ore.
She is survived by her hus
band, Joseph of Prineville; one
son, Joseph, Jr., of Portland; two
daughters, Mrs. Helen Duffy of
Salem, Mrs. Lural Saunders of
Fugene, and eight grandchild-
Mrs. Jim Lovgren
Portland on Monday
expects to remain for
motored to
where she
some time.
Samaritan
She entered uooa
hospital Tuesday for
gery, and expects to
tient there for about
major sur
be a pa
ten days.
PROPERTY TAX
FAX
If you have a question con
cerning real or personal prop
erty please state all the facts
as briefly as possible and mail
it to Mrs. Joyce Ritch, Morrow
county special assessor.
QUESTION:
Who determines the value of
the railroad passing through
our town and how is this value
added to the tax roll?
ANSWER:
All utilities (this includes
railoads, telephone companies,
pipeline companies, electrical
companies and others of a like
nature) are appraised by the
State Tax Commission on oper
ating property only. This value
is then prorated to the various
taxing districts within which
the utility operates. On railroads
this is done by miles of main
line and spur line. On electrical
companies it is done by wire
miles. Other companies utilize
some similar denomination.
Non -operating property is ap
praised by the County Assessor.
This generally consists of leas
ed land or buildings and land.
The State Tax Commission
certifies the market value of
each utility to the County As
orH ho nrtrle the utility
value in each taxing district to!
the values tor real ana person
al property. The total combined
values are used to detemine the
tax rate for each district.
Philosopher
School Bells
Br RON DANIELS
Superintendent
Morrow County School
FREE LUNCH POLICY
The State Department of Ed
ucation has required all Oregon
School Districts to adopt pol
icy for determining the ellglbll.
ity of students who quality for
free lunches. ThUt policy had to
be adopted by February 1, 19,
In order for a school district
to participate in the national
school lunch program. I thought
the pollcv might be of Interest
to the patrons of the school dis
trict so 1 have repeated It here
for your information.
FREE AND REDUCED PRICE
STUDENT LUNCHES
The Morrow County School
District R l has adopted the fol
lowing policies and procedures
In determining the eligibility
for free and reduced lunches:
1. School principals In charge of
their local hot lunch pro
grams will determine which
Individual children are eligi
ble for free or reduced price
lunches under the policy crl
ria hnniin established:
a.
Family income is noi io
exceed $2,400 except that
an additional $500 can be
earned for each additional
child residing at home. To
tal income for eligible fam
ilies should not exceed
$1,000 in any circumstanc
es. Principals have the author
ity to authorize free or re-
rl.cnrl nri.'a liinrVlPS to StU-
dents whose family Income
exceeds the estaDiisnea
criteria if they feel that
other circumstances merit
special consideration.
The charge for reduced
Pioneer
Ponderings
Br w. S. CAVERHILL
Goose Pimples or Gout?
This is the time of year when
the taxpayers experience m
annual attack of goose pimples
or gout, depending upon their fi
nancial position. The boys in
crop production plagued by ris
ing taxes, and increased wages
got a chill from property taxes
in November that conditioned
them for an attack of goose
nirnnloc hotllJOPn TlOW And ADril
15. Only the more affluent can
afford gout. I dont Know wnu
they are, but there must be some
who are bloated by inflation or
we wouldn't tolerate n.
are the guys whose feet should
be hurting them. I don't see
much serious intent to curb in
flation. Too many people like
it too well and plug for annual
increases by negotiation or
iii, luo'll lust have to
SllllC. '-"J " J
struggle along, the poor man
with their pimpies anu mc in
cats with their gout.
Rodeo Dinner Off
A dinner that had been
ho.iioH fnr Saturday evening,
January 25, for volunteer help
ers at the 19bS roaeo nus ureu
postponed indefinitely, Charley
Daly, rodeo committee chair
man, states. The scheduled time
i s nnnfiint unth the Elks crab
feed and dance, he said. The
rodeo dinner is given Dy me
committee to thank the non
paid help for their work.
USE OUR LAYAWAY PLAN
Lay-A-Way
A PIECE OF EVERY PAY
CHECK
MOW
B N V$3& V V
And Watch Your Savings Grow
Towards A New Car, A New Home,
an Education, or Retirement
OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY
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BOX 848 PENDLETON
price lunches is not to ex
ceed 10c per pupil for each
meal.
2. Any appeal on decision
made bv the principal win ue
made to the superintendent.
The superintendent will con
fer with the building prin
cipal and render the final de
cision. 3. Principals will determine
which children arc eligible
as early In the year as pus
sible. This should be done by
conferring with the teaching
staff and the county welfare
agency.
Pupils determined to be eli
gible for free or reduced
lunches are to be issued
lunch tickets in the sumo
manner bs the other pupllt.
This is to be handled In such
a way that overt identifica
tion of these pupils is avoid
ed. 5. Pupils receiving free lunches
are not required to work for
their lunches, but may be
permitted to do so if non
needy children also work to
earn their lunches.
The directors feel that this
policy confirms the district
philosophy that each youngster
needs a well-rounded, balanced,
wholesome lunch which will
provide one-third of the dally
nutritional needs of the young
ster. Any student who is unable
or whose parents or guardians
are unable to purchase said
lunch will be provided with a
free meal under the criteria es
tablished in this policy.
COMMUNITY
JLLBOARD
Coming Events
HEPPNER BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 24, Enterprise,
there
Friday, Jan. 31, Wahtonka,
there. League game.
Sat., Feb. 1, DeSales, here
Support the Mustangs!
GRADE SCHOOL
Saturday, Jan. 25, Condon,
here, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31, Arlington,
here, 2 p.m.
ELEMENTARY PTA
Rescheduled meeting, Wed.,
Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Film and panel discussion on
"Sex, the Moral Dilemma."
High school students and
parents welcome
POMONA GRANGE
Saturday, Jan. 25, 10:30 a.m.
Willows Grange Hall, lone
Dinner at noon
Pictures by Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Krebs, 2 p.m.
VALENTINE CARD PARTY
By Sans Souci Rebekah Lodge
Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.,
IOOF Hall
Bridge, Pinochle, Refresh
ments Public invited
ELKS FEED, DANCE
Crab Feed, from 5:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 25
Dance following, music by
The Cimmerons
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-3625
Heppner
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