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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.
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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.
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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
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ctoss to save ycio sraitsy.
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