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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. June 5. 1969 i Chaff and Chatter GAZETTE-TIMES Wes Sherman Heppner. Ofqoa 97838 Phone 676-9228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER ITS GREAT to be in an area where there are so many Rood Ihlncfii in urllA llhnllt K'VThI The Henoner Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Heppner ,Mn rnm tn mln( Ior crucial Times established November 18. 1897. Consolidated February 15, notlce thls wwki 8mj we'll deal 1912. MtMBtK follow NIWSPAPI pyililHUl ASSOCIATION AuoclaOon PER Founded 1883 with each in separate ing paragraphs FIRST, there Is the upcoming dedication or the coiumma Basin building which tells the world that things are moving ahead in our area. It is a sym WESLEY A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND FUBUSHEH bol of progress, growth, and or HFf.FN E. SHERMAN ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER confidence in the future, ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL , tmyone w"s :'Vt Ck Cnromon l.llinfVrMl I infTMCtT I 111 IHC IIII .--VJUII1 T ...... oiium r"- ' I o..l ... ,, !, n Prln,pr DALE COOPER . . . buildin and each G ML BURKENBINE rressman ma bfi d ()f whon the Society public attends the open house circulation Tuesday, many will be impress . .1 n1 11 tko cnuilAiitnitco it nprt Copies 15 Cents in Advance.; Minimum Billing 50 cents. Published .?n metnev hd" eliminLt Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, jnotin nma Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. Winning at- Wordsmanship It Is amusing, In listening to television commentators, politicians and others in the public eye, to note how fads in jvord usages change from time to time. For instance, a few years ago, we had never heard the word "viable," and now public figures seem to think It man datory to employ the word at least once In every speech. The word, "empathy" a good word, by the way, didn't seem to achieve its popularity until the past few years. "Knowl edgeable" Is another which has come to the forefront. And how about "the establishment"? Of course, the younger set seems to develop a new lang uage of its own with almost every succeeding generation, and this despite the generation gapcatches on with their eld ers so that even the most distinguished persons are caught saying, today, "keep your cool," or "how does that clutch you?" But the Federal government still has the championship at "wordsmanship" and seems to top itself almost with each passing year; Indeed, with almost each voluminous document that it produces. It can still put together more Important sounding words and confuse the general public more than any single political figure or any professional person, regardless of how technical the latter may become. Newsweek magazine recently sent out a little promotional piece that emphasizes our point. We quote: "After years of hacking through etymological (look It up we had to!) thickets at the U. S. Public Health Service, a 63-year-old official named Philip Broughton hit upon a sure fire method for converting frustration into fulfillment (jar gonwise). : r ' ' "Euphemistically called the 'Systematic Buzz Phrase Pro jector,' Broughtori's system employs a lexicon of 30 carefully chosen 'buzzwords': , Column 1 0. Integrated 1. total 2. systematized 3. parallel 4. functional 5. responsive 6. optional 7. synchronized 8. compatible 9. balanced Column 2 0. management 1. organizational 2. monitored 3. reciprocal 4. digital 5. logistical 6. transitional 7. incremental 8. third-generation 9. policy Column 3 0. options 1. flexibility 2. capability 3. mobility 4. programing 5. concept 6. time-phase 7. projection 8. hardware 9. contingency In making use of this 'Buzz Phase Projector,' the proced ure is simple. Think of any three-digit number, then select the corresponding buzzword from each column. For instance, number 257 produces "systematized logist ical projection." Now this is a phrase that can be dropped into virually any report or speech to make it ring with decis ive, knowledgeable authority. Everyone will be greatly impres sed but no one will have the vaguest idea of what you are talk ing about. Yet it sounds so authentic that no one will admit he doesn't understand. Try it yourself. Take another number, say 142 "total digital capability" (doesn't that sound tremendous?); or 809 "balanced management contingency" (that should knock 'em over). You can make your own. And If you have to make an important speech soon and are scared to death on what you are going to say, or if you have to participate in a panel dis cussion soon on something like "Planning Functional Proced ures for Rehabilitation Techniques of Grassroots Government al Agencies," calm your fears! Refer to the "Systematic Buzz Fhrase Projector." It will put you In the same league as some of our most impressive documents. loneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVERHILL Advice to a Graduate If vou are one of those fort- lav team. unate individuals who see a, Mr. and clear course to your life's ob jective and have the protection of means and circumstances, you should stay In the "groove." You may not find another as promising. However, if you are a "loner" searching for employment and security, you had better join a group. Opportunity for you lies in massed people and capital. Get into an organization that fits your purpose and enjoy the protection it offers. Don't be content with mere membership, Be a "voice," The time is past for most of us to carry our own "umbrella," We have to get In a huddle somewhere. Girls to Enter State Little Olympics Meet Three Heppner Grade school students will travel to the State Little Olympics in Portland on June 7, as a result of passing state qualifying requirements at the Junior Olympic track meet, held recently at Arlington. Anita Davidson, sixth grader, qualified in the Softball throw, Susan Healy, seventh grader, qualified in the high jump and the 50-yard dash, and Kathleen Bartlett, eighth grader, qualified in the 50-yard dash and was a runner on the winning 440 re- Mrs. Bill (Ruth) Hasel and two daughters from Coquille en joyed a two weeks visit here re cently at the home of her moth er, Mrs. Lucy Peterson. Also vis iting was Mrs. BiU (Martha) Long and her son from Portland, who remained for a week. Mrs. Bartlett will travel to Portland with the girls for the Little Olympics, which will be held at Wilson High school. Former Heppner residents. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blake and daugh ter, Karen, of Monmouth were among those visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. Snoda Blake, over the past Memorial Day week-end. Other guests in cluded Mr. and Mrs. David (Beverly) Fitzgerald of Salem and Mrs. Barbara Herbison, al so of Monmouth. Joining them for a visit later in the week-end was the Darrell Blake family of Condon. too many persons work In too small a space, necessitating pil ing and unplling to get any thing done, this building should prove a very good ana econom ical investment for the years to come. Equipment now can be cared for properly In the warehouse and garage. The building not only will do a )ob towards improving serv ice, but it will build morale as it signals that this is an up and going area. Directors and management or the co-op have worked long and milled anv crime, he was turn ed loose after a good talkingto One thing that was evident to us with the college roaeo new was the way the home folks turned out In order to Rive the young people a hand. Most oi the husinet; rwonlo mtldO QO nations of some kind, and so far as personnel operating the rodeo was concerned, it was al most a dress rehearsal for the Morrow county fair and roneo, since all the rodeo commiu-c and most of the volunteer roaeo ciew helped stage it. We haven't talked with the sponsors after the snow, oui we're sure thev appreciate this spirit. The crowd may have been less than thev expeciea but there was a pretty good representation at the Sunday afternoon finals. AND LAST of the good things that occur to us on this par tlcular moment has to do with the Jaycees, and there are sev eral good things about them that have come to our attention this week. Fortunate v. unlike Eugene, we have no controversay about a cross on the hill overlooking town. On our "Cross Hill" is a cross that was erected a num ber of vears aeo. It was discov ered some time back that the cross was leaning. Jaycees climbed the hill and put it up rii'ht again. Then Monday night first vice hard to get a good and adequate President Tom Wilson of the or- building, and congratulations are surely in order for them. SECOND, we think of the lone Auction that is scheduled for Saturday. This is a thing that has captured the imagination of everyone in the lone area, and not lust the members oi tne sponsoring lone United Church of Chr st. There is something more here than just an event to raise mon ev for a good purpose, it oe comes a part of the spirit and fibre of a community and Is evl dence of a common bond of working together and playing together for betterment. It is hard to see how the sponsors get so many enticing articles together, year after year, for the auction sale, but they do it. All the work done on the Auc tion and Barbecue Is volunteer, and in seven years this event has become the big annual oc casion for lone. The spirit of the community has overflowed to grip others in Morrow coun ty, and there will be many from surrounding towns and country side to join them Saturday. And vou 11 never eat a better meal than you 11 get at the pit- cooked barbecue! THIRD, we think of the region al intercollegiate rodeo held here over the week-end. The event brought students from some 15 different universities and colleges here, together with others who are interested in the sport and those helping to stage it. Somehow, we had sort of fig ured Heppner would be a rip roaring place through the week end, but, although there were many here who had never been to our town before, their be havior was almost exemplary. Police Chief Glen Kolkhorst was high in praise of conduct of the visitors. No arrests were made, and none misbehaved in serious manner. Only one incident was noted that caused eyebrows to raise One of the Montana boys drove a Volkswagen down the side walk on Main street and was caught in the act one evening. Chief Kolkhorst said the youth had not been drinking but just did it as an outlet for some ex cess energy that a bronc buster might develop in idle time. Well, the young man was pretty embarrassed about it when the police took him to city hall. He apparently was more worried about getting the horse laugh from his fellows than anything else. Since he hadn't been drinking, hadn't destroyed any property or com Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kelly and family who have made their home in Umatilla for the past several years, moved last month to Troutdale, where he is work ing with the Consolidated Freightways, Inc. Kelly is the son of Mrs. Lena Kelly of Heppner. Betty Bunch Chosen To Exhibit Paintings Mrs. Al (Betty) Bunch has been chosen "artist of the month' for the month of June and will exhibit several paintings of mixed media at the Equitable Savings and Loan building in Pendleton for one month. The talented local artist will exhibit water colors, drawings in pencil, oil paintings and acrylic paintings, done in the new plastic type paint, in both mod ern and traditional scenes. Mrs. Bunch has received art instruction for the last two years under the direction of Dr. Mar garet McDevitt, art Instructor for Blue Mountain Community col lege in Pendleton. Enjoying a two week vacation recently from her job as county clerk was Mrs. Sadie Parrish, who flew from Pendleton to Tuc son, Ariz., where she spent three days visiting with Mrs. Leta Thomas. The two women en joyed a leisurely trip of sight seeing through Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon. Salt Lake City and Idaho on their way to Heppner, where Mrs. Thomas re mained for a short visit prior to traveling on to Portland, where she will make her home through the summer months at the Willamette View Manor. 1 ganization appeared at city hall to propose some little projects that Jaycees felt needed doing around town. Often someone will note some thing that needs correcting, or improving, in our community, and he might say, in criticism, to someone else, "Why don't they . . One of the great things about the Jaycees is that they convert the "they" to "we." So they proposed to the city council, through Wilson, that grass be planted where the slides are in the city park be cause kids are hurting their feet on rocks and puncture weed. This suggestion was made with the implication that the Jaycees will help do the work. They thought it would be nice to have a drinking fountain close to the picnic tables in the city park, and again, they would help with this project. Wilson called attention to the fact that many house numbers are missing. He was told that the city has a supply for home owners, and that they are avail able upon reauest. Finding this out, Wilson said, "You furnish them and we'll put them up." Everyone should be a Jaycee in spirit, looking for things that will make a better and more en joyable community, and then setting about to share in the work of getting the job done. If this were true of everyone in America, our great nation would be far greater indeed. m m SO THIS is our good fortune. We are in an area where we are not writing about riots and demonstrations. We have build ers, not wreckers. And we em phasize cooperation, not conflict, Red Cross Cites First-time Donors And 2-Galloneer r,i,n HuniiiTson received a certificate for having given a to tal if lu'n pb linns of blood, and 15 first-time donors were noted at the Red Cross Diooa arawin here last week, according to Mrs. Gene Pierce, blood program chairman. The other 55 donors were all people who have contributed their blood at earlier drawings and may, says Mrs. Pierce, in clude some who are now entit led to a Red Cross Galloneer v.rtifiraie. These people may contact Mrs. Pierce for their cer tificate. A total of 71 pints were given, with several willing don ors refected for physical raes- ons. Those who cave their blood for the first time were Mrs. D. C. McElligott. Mrs. Darren James, Mrs. Jerry Hollomon. Mrs. E. J. (iorman, Mrs. waa Dick. Mrs. H. L. Curnutt, Mrs. C. L. Bailey, Mrs. Clyde AUstott, Mrs. Grace Drake, Mrs. Darren Coppock, Linda Orwlck, James Yeoman, Jerry Healy, Gerald Adamson and Harold Erlckson. Th blood bank visit was sponsored by the Jaycees and ih Javcee Wives, who were praised for their job by Mrs, Pierce. TO THE EDITOR... Illness Claims Lexington Woman Funeral services were held for Miss Merle Carmichael of Lex ington on Monday afternoon, June 2, at the Lexington Christ Ian church. The Rev. Earl Sow ard officiated, and interment followed in the Lexington ceme tery, with Sweeney Mortuary directing arrangements. Miss Carmichael. 81. died Fri day. May 30. at Good Samari tan Center in Hermiston, where she had been under medical care for some time. She was born May 2, 1888, in Lexington, the daughter of pio neer parents. John B. and Effie Sweeter) Carmichael. fcne was member of the Lexington Christian church and of Holly Rebekah Lodge No. 139. Survivors include a brother, C. (Judge) Carmichael, and sister, Mrs. Harry Turner, both HepDner. Two brothers pre ceded her in death. of Marcus Gunns Here For Pioneer Picnic Wonderful Paper May 31, 19 Drar Helen and Wes: The Dixons caught us up to date on mucn ticppncr their filing visit yesterday. They also brought along the graduation issue of The Gazette Times that Meiba Quackenbush sent to us via them, and as I sat down to read it this morn fng I knew I must write to vou both now and not put It off any longer. We think you put out a won derful paper both in content ..,h in readability. To look at The Gazette was like taking a breath of iresn air. also caught my attention this time, and I can recall it has .!.. honn so. That Is your nntimistle approach to all news the finding good things to say of local people and local news. This Is what we all need, and it gave me a nit lusi io mi iiu read through tne paper m morning. We are very content here in Council with being on our own in business, with the people and ...t,h h hoautiful. beautiful country. Though we had lived In Boise over iu years we nu never explored this country, and we are delighted with the hills and streams and lakes. I am so glad for the growing years spent in Heppner and most es pecially for the church. We want vou to know we think you put out a grand pa per, and we wish all the Sher man family happiness and suc cess in reaching their goals. Sincerely, Mrs. Lynn (Kay) Pearson (Ed. Note: Mr. and Mrs. Pear son, who left Heppner earlier this year for Council, Idaho, .pur chased a drug store in that city aftr h had been pharmacist for Murray Rexall Drug here for several years). Monument Soldier Receives Medal Army Staff Sergeant Howard V. Dahlll. 22. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Dahlll. Monu ment, received the Army Com mendation Medal May 6 while serving with the 4th Infantry Division near Plelku, Vietnam. He earned the award for mer ltorious service as a survey party chief In Headquarters and Ser vice Battery, 5th Battalion of the division's 16th Artillery. Staff Sgt. Dahill entered the Army In September 196(3, com pleted basic training at Ft. Lewis, Wash,, and was last stationed at Ft. Hood, Tex be fore arriving overseas In Jan uary 19G8. WSU Summer Camp Calls HHS Students Three Heppner High students have been accepted In the 37th annual high school summer camp at Washington State Uni versity. Bill and Kelley Wolff and John Sumner will attend the camp, to be held on cam pus from June 22 until July 19. They will be among 300 stu dents from all areas of the Unit ed States who will participate in course offerings of music, fine arts, journalism, dramatics, competitive speaking and de bate. Bill Wolff will be a senior at Heppner High next year. He and Kelley, who will be a sophomore, are chidren of Dr. and Mrs. Wallace H. Wolff of Heppner. John Sumner, who will be a sophomore next year, Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sumner of Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hall and Infant daughter, Jodl, of Port land were visitors over the 3 day holiday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Pie per in Lexington. Margaret Marks To Join Scientists Margaret Marks of Fossil, a graduate of Heppner High school with the class of 1966, will grad uate from Oregon State Univer sity at commencement exercises in Corvallis on Sunday, June 8. She will be among 177 seniors earning bachelor degrees in the School of Agriculture, which this year Includes 12 women graduates, the largest number to graduate from the agriculture school. Miss Marks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les Marks, formerly of Fossil, completed the work for her degree in three years, and hers will be in the field of food science and technology. After graduation she will be the youngest person on the staff when she joins 600 scientists and other professional person nel at the General Foods Corpor ation Technical Center at Tar rytown, N. Y. She will be in re search and development work preparatory to later assignment in flavor testing and product evaluation, a position that will take her to General Foods cen ters all over the world. While attending Heppner High school. Miss Marks resided with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abrams and family. Coming from their home in Sacramento, Calif., for the 16th Annual Picnic of the Morrow County Pioneers were Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Gunn. it was tneir first visit here in several years and they were kept busy meet ing old friends and making new ones. Gunn was born in Heppner ad lived here in the pre-flood years. His parents lost their lives in the 19U3 nooa. ine uunn children were taken east by rel atives and received their edu cation there. Marcus graduated from the University of Michi gan and became an actuary for life insurance companies. Going first to Chicago, where he op ened his office as an independ ent actuary, he subsequently went to San Francisco for the Western States Life. When this company merged with the California Life, he went to Sacramento as vice-president and actuary for California-Western States Life. He has now been retired for several years but continues to do special actuarial work for some of the large East ern Life insurance companies. Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings and Mrs. Gladys Connor drove to Forest Grove last Wednesday evening, where they attended graduation ceremonies for their grandson, John Connor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Connor, who graduated with the senior class oi f orest urove nign scnuui. No. 1 Baby Leaves Dear Mr. Sherman: Just a short note to let you know how sorry we are that we misspH vou when we were in Hunnnpr last Friday. We tried to see as many ui thp merchants as possible to thank them again for all the wonderful gifts. , , . Jerrv got an early out, eigni months earlier than we expec ted, so we will be in Denver by the first of June. That's where both our families are and our future, we hope, we nate to leave Oregon and all the wonderful people we've met here. We have promised our selves and everyone else that we'll be back for a visit. We won't soon forget Hepp ner, the wonderful hospital or all the wonderful people we've met over there. When our baby, Jerry, Jr., gets old enough, we'll tell him all about it and hope to bring him back. Again, thank you very much for everything. Your friends, Jerry, Cherie and Jerry Blanckaert, Jr. (Ed. Note: Mr. and Mrs. Blanckaert are parents of Mor row county's Baby of the Year, first born in the county in iby. Set. Blanckaert was stationed at Condon Air Force Station. As evidenced by the letter, the young couple was thrilled with the many prizes given them, the hospitality shown by local people, and by the care at no neer Memorial hospital). Local People Attend Funeral in Albany Mrs. C. N. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones attended the funeral Monday in Albany of C. R. Nokes, brother-in-law of Mrs. C. N. Jones. Nokes, who visited Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jones several days a month ago, died Friday, May 29, in a hospital in San Francis co. He was a resident of Albany and was 83 years old. MEETING CALENDAR Monday, June 9 Chamber of Commerce, 12 noon, Wagon Wheel Dining Room Volunteer Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. lone Lions, Ed's Tavern, 7:00 p.m. Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of Eastern Star, Masonic Hall, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 Degree of Honor, Episcopal Par ish Hall, 8:00 p.m. LDS Relief Society, Legion Hall, 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 11 Willow Lodge, IOOF Hall, 8:00 p.m. Jaycees, 8:00 p.m. Golden Age Club, Episcopal Parish Hall, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 12 Throe Links Club, 2:00 p.m. Soroptimist Club, Program Meet ing, Wagon Wheel Dining Room, 12 noon Morrow County Port Commis sion, Boardman City Hall Friday, June 13 Rhea Creek Grange, Potluck Dinner and Meeting, 6:30 D.m. Saturday, June 14 Lexington Grange, 8:00 p.m. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Penland Takes Job As News Director Mr. and Mrs. Neal Penland have moved from their former home in Laurel, Md., and are now living in Pendleton, where he has taken the position of news director with KT1X radio station. The couole arrived at their new location early last Satur day from Maryland, where he has recently completed school ing in radio and TV. Mrs. Penland is the former Diane Schaffitz, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Schaffitz. Examiner Coming A drivers license examiner will be on dutv in Heppner on Tuesday, June 17. 1969, at the courthouse between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., accord ing to the Department of Motor Vehicles of Oregon. The Rhyming Philosopher VISITORS MY HEART HEARS MANY VOICES WHICH CRY FOR A HELPING HAND, TO WHICH MY SOUL REJOICES TO RESPOND AND UNDERSTAND ; THAT I MAY BRING THE NEEDED WORDS TO EASE THE TROUBLED MIND, AS FROM THE TOPMOST BRANCH THE BIRDS COMMUNICATE IN KIND. FROM SCHOMBERG IN ONTARIO, AURORA BANNER'S CLAN SAINT ANTHONY IN IDAHO. OR WEST COAST FROMWINDSOR, NOVA SCOTIA, OR YARMOUTH ON THE BAY, THEIR READERS SEND THEIR BEST REGARDS IN LETTERS DAY BY DAY. KING CITY. CALIFORNIA, TO ROSEMERE IN QUEBEC, FROM VIETNAM EMBATTLED TROOPS AND NAVY'S QUARTER-DECK; FROM CLARKSON IN NEBRASKA TO MERRITT IN B. C. FROM CARSTAIRS NEWS, ALBERTA, AND CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA. THE CARLYLE SASK., OBSERVER. OR ALVORD, TEXAS NEWS. DELL RAPIDS, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND AFTOS. SANTA CRUZ; FROM TIBURON TO HARR1SBURG, FROM WOODSTOCK OR SAN JUAN, MONTANA OR McCLUSKY, AND HEPPNER, OREGON. SO WHEN WE COME A-VISITING, THE WEEKLY SHEET AND ME. JUST WELCOME US AS TRIED OLD FRIENDS WHO JUST DROPPED IN FOR TEA; THEN IF ONE'S SUNSHINE PENETRATES TO SOME GRIM. LONELY PLACE MAYBE OUR OWN SMALL PROBLEMS NOW WON'T BE SO HARD TO FACE. HARRY W. FLETCHER OES SOCIAL CLUB Saturday, June 7, 1:45 p.m. Heppner Masonic Hall All those interested In keep ing the club going, urged to attend. IONE COMMUNITY AUCTION AND BARBECUE Saturday, June 7, lone Wil lows Grange Hall. Lots or fun for everyone join m the excitement, starts at 10:30 a.m. Beef barbecue dinner at noon. Sponsored by lone United Church of Christ. GOLDEN AGE CLUB Tuesday, June 11, Episcopal parish hall. Potluck dinner at 7:00 p.m., toiiowed bv entertainment. Members and guests urged io attend. SWIM POOL OPENING Heppner swim pool opens Sunday. June 8. Free swims from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Season tickets on sale start ing Monday at City Hall. OPEN HOUSE Open house and tour of new Columbia Basin building Tuesday, June 10, 10:0C a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Free gifts, door prize, Re freshments. Public invited. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. a Box 247 PH. 676-9625 HepKwet