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( 11 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. May It 1969 THE T1 ;W HEPPNEII GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oregon 97836 Phon 676-9228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November la, 1897. Consolidated February 13 1912. MEMBER O" NIWSPAMR PUtlllHIRI ASSOCIATION AuoclaOon Found! 188S WESLEY A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HELEN E. SHERMAN ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL Shop Foreman Linotype Operator Printer DALE COOPER GAIL BURKENBINE Pressman Society Circulation Subscription Rates: $5.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single topies 13 cents In Advance.; Minimum Billing 50 cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as aecona ciass Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. Their Sacrifices; Our Apathy With the visit of the Blood Bank slated for Tuesday, May 27, at the Elks Temple here, somehow our thoughts turn to the many American boys who are serving In Vietnam. They are fighting, getting wounded, and dying making a great sacrifice while we at home go about business as usual. It is a bit painful to realize that we at home don't even make our quota when the blood bank comes. We accept the sacrifices of our boys with almost heartless apathy. There are some true who never miss a visit of the blood bank. They give a pint regularly, and they are to be highly commended. Others cannot give for reasons of per sonal health. Many of these have given generously in the past. Our poor record at the blood bank Is becoming a black mark on the good people of Morrow county, and it is out of character for a people so kind, friendly and generous. This editor can say from the experience of giving 12 pints that It is a painless effort. A person in good health suffers no ill effects, and when he gives, he Is helping someone else live whether it is a person in dire need at home or one dy ing on the battlefield. If you are able, won't you make this effort on Tuesday, May 27? It will take so little on your part, and it will mean so much to one of your fellowmen. Historic Announcement The news release, just at press time, of the I. M. Docken Corporation saying that construction has started on an al falfa cubing plant In the industrial park of the Port of Mor row Is a historic announcement, although It may not seem so at the moment. This is the first plant to locate on the port site, and it is the harbinger of things to come. It is the first fruition of the toil and work that port commissioners and others have given towards development of Morrow county. This is the time that residents should take a good look at the bare port site, or there Is every evidence that it will soon be bustling with growth and activity. In a few years, our people can say, In retrospect, "I remember when there was nothing here but sagebrush and sand. Look at it now!" Product of the alfalfa cubing plant is destined princip ally for Hawaii and Japan, we are told, so Morrow county moves ahead to the world market. Significant for the future here Is the report of the State Water Resources Board, Just out, on Oregon's Long Range Requirements for Water. This report shows that the Morrow Umatilla section has the greatest irrigation water demand potential of any area of the state. It Is estimated that by the year 2070, the area will have a demand of 5,707,000 acre feet of water. That means just one thing if it Is developed growth! Congratulations to the Docken Corporation! They bring great news for Morrow county, and we all look to the day expected In August of this year when the new plant, which will employ 40 men, will be dedicated. I Gift of Life j mm i II If .. W a. -Bmmw- mm. wjr i It Take So Little to Give So Much . . . Charter Ceremony Of NFO Scheduled Charter ceremony of the Mor row county chapter, National Farmer Organization, will be Monday evening, May 2b, at 8 p.m. in the lone Legion hall, Pat Cutsforth announces. All farmers are Invited to at tend the meeting. Nell Venturaccl of Ontario is scheduled to be present to take part In the ceremonies. Selective Service Office to be Closed All Oregon local boards of the Selective Service System, inciua- Ing the Condon olllce, will De closed on May ana tv. The Condon office serves linm and Morrow counties. The State Selective Service System will hold an annual con ference for board members and mmnensated personnel on those dates to discuss problems and exchange ideas, the state head quarters announces. Mrs. Colleen Harris left last Saturday by plane for her home in Keystone, S. D., following a two week visit here, where she was called by the serious illness of her father, Ray Bailey, who is a patient at Pioneer Memor ial hospital. Mrs. Bailey reports that her husband has made some slight Improvement over the past few days, but will re main hospitalized for a time. Chaff -d Chatter Wes Sherman ' MEETING CALENDAR Monday. Mary 2S Chamber of Commerce, Wagon Wheel Dining Room, 12 noon Volunteer Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. lone Lions club, Ed's Tavern, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 Degree of Honor, Episcopal Par ish Hall, 8 p.m. IDS Relief Society, Legion Hall, 9:45 a.m. Wednesday May 23 Royal Arch Masons, Chapter 26, Masonic Hall, 8 p.m. Willow Lodge, IOOF Hall, 8 p.m. Teacher Gets Science Foundation Grant Elmer Weitzel, math Instruct or at Heppner High school has been notified of his acceptance for a National Science founda tion grant, which will enable him to study during this sum mer at Southern Oregon College in Ashland. The Weitzel family will leave Heppner about the first week in June for Ashland. The couple and their three childern hope to settle in Can ada following completion of his summer of study at Southern Oregon. The Rhyming Philosopher RESOLUTION IF YOU CAN BAKE A BETTER LEMON PIE OR CULTIVATE A FRUITFUL FIELD OF GRAIN; IF YOU CAN SEW A STRAIGHTER HEM THAN I OR WATCH YOUR DREAM COLLAPSE THEN BUILD AGAIN: IF YOU CAN RUN A RACE AND NOT DERIDE LOSING -rj., BUT LAUD THE WAY THEY RAN, ?.?VJ?AME SHALL STAND AMONG THE QUALIFIED WHO FACE THE ODDS AND BOLDLY SAY, "I CAN!" IF YOU ARE LEFT ALONE TO FIGHT THE FIELD OR SPEAK THE WORD TO TURN A TYRANTS STING. WILL YOU RESIST THE URGE TO LIGHTLY YIELD OR WILL YOU FOIL ATTEMPTS AT SILENCING? WILL YOU DEFEND THE POOR AND HELP THE WEAK AND DO YOUR BEST WITH KNOWLEDGE AND BY SKILL? IN TIMES LIKE THESE YOU SHOW YOUR YELLOW STREAK OR PICK THE CHALLENGE UP AND SHOUT. "I WILL!" NO NEED FOR STATUES IN SOME HALL OF FAME IF ONE SMALL, LOCAL NICHE REVERFS ydiir namf THOUGH GREAT EVENTS OBSCURED YOUR NAME AND ' HID IT ONE TASK YOU HAD. AND YOU CAN CLAIM. "I DID IT!" HARRY W. FLETCHER THE 'MOMENT OF TRUTH' is here again for the high school seniors with this being commencement week. This is the time that the commence ment programs reveal their full names. We don't see many middle names in this year's crop that the graduates may want to hide. Enthusiastic parents sometimes i hang an old family name on a youngster that serves as his middle name for life, but the child sometimes misses the point of the whole thing and wouldn't reveal this part of his name short of dire torture. Somehow, though, back about 18 years ago, the name "Lynn" was popular, for four of Hepp ner Highs seniors have this middle name, three girls and a boy Teresa Lynn Harshman, Sara Lynn Miller, Sherri Lynn O'Brien, and Terry Lynn Peck. Coincidentally, both the valedic torian, Terry Peck, and the sa lutatorlan, Miss Miller, have this middle name. It is a rhyth mic middle name that seems to make the full name flow phon etically. Another popular middle name is "Ann" with three in the class Nancy Ann Campbell, Marcia Ann Jones, and Jam Anne (with the "e") Lee. The Ashbeck triplets all have the same middle name '"Rhea." which has a great deal of sig nificance in this area. They are Alvin Rhea Ashbeck, Calvin Rhea Ashbeck, and Melvin Rhea Ashbeck. Now we know this sort of talk Isn't winning friends among the seniors, who are a little deli cate no doubt about their middle names. But we wish them hearty congratulations Another fine crop of scholars, athletes, and top achievers in other activities Is about to leave our local school system. WE WANT to take a little space to salute one of Heppner Highs unsung seniors. Always at commencement, a number of students get scholarships and other recognition,, but among the remainder of the class we note a number who have done good steady work, are on their way to becoming good citizens, but receive few honors. The young man we want to commend is "our" senior, Dale Cooper. He joined the G-T staff last fall as a green apprentice through the school's work-study program, which Hal Whitaker, vocational teacher, supervises, and since that time, has de voted many hours in this plant Dale has proved to be a good steady worker, and now we would find it hard to get along without him. Today is the day that the Heppner seniors are on their field trip to Lehmann Springs. But Dale, of his own choosing, decided not to make the trip. Instead, he is here working on the paper that honors high school seniors around the coun ty. This week's edition Is a pret ty big paper for our small staff, and it is difficult to produce be cause of the many pictures. Dale's presence here Is a j?reat big help to the rest of us, and so we can't help but regard him as an unsung hero of the Class of 1969. i ITS TOO BAD the Heppner Aietnocnst cnurcn wasn't rul ed with farmers Sunday. Rev. Mel Dixon had a sermon that would have been great music to the ears of the manv who are dedicated to conservation In this county. The theme was "Soil Erosion and Soul Erosion." This would have been a great keynote address for a soil con servation convention, as Rev. Dixon brought out the import ance of stewardship in saving tne sou, at the same time draw ing an analogy of erosion of the soul with erosion of the soil, While he doesn't have a com plete copy of the sermon, we asked him to give us what he had written, and he spent some tune to get it in shape for us to use at a later time. We'd like to get it in the pa per this week which is Soil Stewardship week but we are too crowded for space and short of time. WHEN DICK CARPENTER sub mitted his written resignation to the school board Monday night, the directors tried hard to find some flaw in It. hooine to discover that it wasn't signed or improperly drawn in some man ner. This was partly in humor, of course, but more a compli ment to the fine Heppner High principal who will leave this summer for a new position as principal of Central Linn High school. : Dick Carpenter has been a principal that everyone likes, and his administration has been a fine one. He has con tributed a great deal to our school system, to our communi ty, and has built up school community relations. We're so reluctant to see him leave that we don't allow our selves to think about it. We wish the Carpenters the best for the future, and it must be con ceded that the change will be an advancement. Dick wants to work towards his Ph.D. degree, and at Halsey, he will be clos er to the University of Oregon and to Oregon State University. HOT OFF THE PRESS Is the little 40-page magazine of the senior composition class of Heppner High school, with Mrs. Jane Rawlins as teacher. This has been printed by the G-T and is a collection of poems, stories and essays, all done by the students. So far as we know, this is the first time that a school class has ever embarked on such a project, and it is quite a contribution they have made. It isn't unusual for the young folks of today to surprise us with their abilities and talents, but we confess they have done it again. Their creative writing shows some fine talent. Many folks will enjoy this more than they would a nat ional magazine. If you would like to get a copy, call the hieh school (676-9138) and leave word. The 50c charged is to par tially defray costs, and it is worth four times that. We'd sug gest you do it right away be cause only 200 copies were printed. EIGHTH GRADE students came back thrilled Thursday even ing from a geology field trip in the John Day Basin and other points south. Thev were laden with samples of leaf mold (im pressions of leaves in rock from sedimentation of many, manv years) that they had found on the trip. Their OMSI guide and Mrs. Inez Meador, teacher, made this a very meaningful exper ience for the kids. This is the sort of field trip that will make the pages of a textbook live for them, since they have been out and discovered for themselves. 5th Graders Take Conservation Tour Sixty six fifth grade boya and girls from Heppner and lone public schools, together wilh their teachers, Monday went on the annual conservation tour sponsored by the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation district. The group met at Lexington onH vipwnri soil and water con servation practices In the Black- horsi. and UDDer ianunonow ar eas. Soil profiles and the need fnr ami uses of diversion ditch es, stubble mulching, sprinkler irrigation and other practices were studied. After lunch at lone, the group viewed projects of channel lm provement, grass and pasture land seedings. strip cropping, sod waterways and windbreaks. Teachers making the tour were Miss Marguerite Glavey and Mrs. Frances Williams, com of Heppner Elementary school, and Edwin Kessier or. lone r.ie mentary. Mrs. Dorothy Krebs as sisted. Bryce Keene of the Heppner SWCD was chairman of tne tour, Assisting were Ken Turner, Har old Kerr, Al Osmin and Alan Bahn. TO THE EDITOR Oregon Fighter May 14, 1969 Dear Editor: Enclosed is a clipping that is self explanatory, it Is about a boy from Oregon and thought that you might be interested in it This will be a championship fight and will be at the East em States Coliseum, which is in West Springfield and that is about eight miles from Hoiyoke. That is the site in September every year of a big fair known as the Eastern States Exposition. It will be carried live on TV on ABC's Wide World of Sports and will go on at 5 o'clock our time in the afternoon which is tast em daylight saving time. No one around here has ever heard of Andy Kendall but he must have a reputation out there. I saw him work out yester day in Enfield and that Is about 25 miles from here and on the way to Bradley International Airport. I thought that he look ed very good, he is aggressive and can take a punch. It should be a good fight. I would liked to have had a chance to talk to him about Ore gon but did not have a chance to do so. He might be surprised to know that I knew so much about Heppner. Well, Mr. Editor, this is all for now and thought that it might be of interest to you out there. Also, best regards to P. M. Jim Driscoll. an old C.C.C. buddy. Sincerely yours, Daniel McArdle 598 Dwight Street Hoiyoke 01040 Massachusetts Pioneer Ponderings Br W. S. CAVERHILL Litter Bug Season This Is the season of the year when those obnoxious human slugs 'The Litter Bugs" will be crawling over our trails and highways In Increasing num bers. There Is little excuse for their existence and less for their be havlor. The worst of the species are those addicted to vandalism not satisfied with spreading rubbish everywhere. They are prone to destroy or deface things that are provided for the con venience, and pleasure of all of us. If they are proud of their performance, they should wear a button, "I am a Litter Bug." COMMUNITY BILLBOARD (Ed. Note: The clipping tells about the forthcoming light heavyweight fight between An dy Kendall of Eugene and Bob Foster on May 24'. McArdle, the letter writer, once was in the CCC camp at Heppner). IMPORTANT MEETING Special Weed Control and State Sales Tax Package meeting sponsored by farm Bureau Friday, May 23, 1:30 p.m., Fair Pavilion Marion D. Thomas, State Ex tension Specialist, guest speaker. Public Invited. BLOOD DRAWING Help Morrow County Red Cross Center meet the 90 pint auota Tuesday, May 27, 1 to 5 p.m. Heppner Elks Temple No appointment necessary Come and bring a friend! PIONEER MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC 16th Annual Pioneer Picnic Friday, May 30, County Fair Pavilion Registration from 10:30 a.m., potluck dinner at noon All old-timers invited to at tend REGIONAL INTER COLLEGIATE RODEO Heppner Rodeo Grounds Fri., Sat., & Sun., May 30-31, June 1 Cowboy Breakfasts, Saturday and Sunday mornings Tickets on sale Turner, Van Marter & Bryant Ins., and at Gardner's Men's Wear SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-962S Heppner Ko 'Ktsr poplar p:c!anp gass ctoss to save ycio sraitsy. Several lengths, In fact Like offering pick up boxes that range In length from 6V4 feet to a huge (Mooter. No matter what size you prefer, you'll get a full measure of Chevy's Pacesetter Value with each model. For Instance: the ride In trucks. Inside the double-steel cabs, you'll find such Pacesetter Values as thick foam seats. Which provide stretch-out room for three. 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