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Thura Dtctmbii 25. 1963 THP W WW' nEFFNcn GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Oregon 7838 Phono 676-8228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Heppner Time established isovcmoer i, itsvf. wnouuii ua.; 1912. MFMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD, Editors A Publisher ARNOLD RAYMOND. Plant Foreman REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator DALE COOPER Pressman ALICE VANCE News Circulation Subscription Rates: S5.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cent. Mailed Single looles is Cents In Advance.; Minimum uium ao rem ru.nu.ncj Every Thursday and Entered at the Poat Office at Heppner, uregon as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 axa. to 6 pm.. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. intil noon Saturday. Christmas In Vietnam (The following piece was sent to Mrs. Robert Davidson by her son, Herbert, who Is In Vietnam. The feature appear ed in the Army Digest and was written by Major Jim Revels.) When home-made decorations cover the machine-gun bunker and the sound of "I'm Dreaming of a White Christ mas" fills the air; when the First Sergeant grins Idiotically Into a latrine mirror, pasting on a set of false white whisk ers fashioned from surgical cotton and trying to get the drill sergeant hardness out of his "Ho-ho hoV it s Christmas in Vietnam. When the sick call line diminishes to nothing, but the line for confession stretches clear around the mess hall tent; when the Chaplain's field organ quits in the middle of Han del's Alleluia chorus, but the men in sandbagged pews say they never heard it done so beautifully it's Christmas in Vietnam. When the PX tent stays open extra hours, selling brandy soaked fruitcakes instead of beer and girly magazines; when an uneasy truce leaves the streets of Nha Trang so deserted you can hear a dog bark blocks away; when quiet descends on the Tan Son Nhut airport and the last 707 "freedom bird" to the states haa departed, leaving behind 150 new replace ments it's Christmas in Vietnam. When the troops along the DMZ gaze out of their bunk ers at the starry hills and recall the starlight on the hills of Jordan many moons ago; when the fighter pilots spend the day in the Da Nang Officers Mess instead of pulling G's over Hi Van pass It's Christmas in Vietnam. When the bulletin board Is covered with holiday mess ages, with one boldly outlined and signed "By the Order of . . . .; when the first convoy leaves for the orphanage with enough toys and candy to stock a department store, and the kids stand in line for tank rides around the perimeter; when the bravest man in the unit sneaks back to his tent for the 19th time to listen to the tape recording from his wife of the kids doing "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer"; when there are more brightly wrapped packages than ammo boxes in the squad tent it's Christmas in Vietnam. When the sweet lament of "Silent Night" emanates from the well-camouflaged armored personnel carrier instead of the chatter of M-60 machineguns; when the beautiful nurse at the field surgical hospital smiles and tries to pretend that the trooper whose hand she is holding really will see anoth er Christmas; when in spite of the Mess Sergeant's miracles, you steal away from the singing crowd, wondering what she Is doing now, if the kids have seen their presents, and If it will all be over some day it's Christmas in Vietnam. LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR Dear Sir: The storage of nerve gas at Umatilla Deit Is not, a you put it, a matter of "Golden CeeKC." It is a matter of funda mental morality, which should es(ectally be foremost in our minds In this season of peace and grxd will among men. Many residents of this county have been very much surprised at the lock of opposition to the storage of gas at the Depot. It matters little that the gas may bo dangerous to this area: if It were a necessary and humane weapon, its danger would be tolerable. But it Is, as our Pres ident has said, an abhorrent weapon, and as such It has no place In the arsenal of a mor al people. The economic value of the De pot to this county is indeed considerable, and should be re spected; it is not, however, the only factor that should enter in-' to our thinking about the nerve gas. Surely you would agree that there are times when a higher value than money must be decisive in our thinking. This Is such a time. I encourage all citizens of our area to do some thinking about this gas, and to join the rising voice of opinion in opposition to its storage here or anywhere else. Sincerely, Rev. F. W. Luedde, Jr. Do It Ourselves Project It has been suggested that the Arbucklc Ski area would be greatly benefited by the addition of a lodge. This sounds like a very good idea so that folks visiting the ski resort could have hot lunches and suppers and some could stay over night. Heppner could easily take care of any overflow and there are fine motels, a comfortable hotel and good cafes here. If more accomodations were needed, facilities at Board man can be used. The Arbuckle Ski area has received considerable publicity In Sunset Magazine and the State Highway Commission ad vertising Is now aimed at sending tourists to inland Oregon to relieve pressure on the coast. Arbuckle Mountain area is one of very few without lodge facilities, If It is to be a real success, a lodge seems to be a real necessity. The simple solution might be for an angel to appear to finance a good development, probably with new lifts and added runs. We understand there is snow about five out of six years. With this fact in mind, we are wondering how likely it might be that anyone would appear with financial willingness for such a development. Perhaps the answer may lie in full local financial sup port of the present ski corporation. This is far from an easy answer as a project like this could easily run into a quarter million dollars, or perhaps much more than that. But It seems like any progress that Is to be made up at the ski run will have to begin with us right here In Morrow County. Common horse sense often tells us lots of things such as this are Just almost Impossible. However, we all know that if we truly want something and will put forth the prop er amount of effort, it can be accomplished. Morrow County has shown many times that it doesn't need to take a back seat to anyone. Two businessmen were discussing their respective adver tising budget. "Do you feel, Harry, that your ads get results?" "Do they!" he answered with a moan. "Last week we advertised for a night watchman and the next night we were robbed." A woman shopping in a department store noticed that the clerk behind the complaint desk smiled at everyone who talk ed to her and kept her voice low and pleasant, even when Irate customers spoke rudely to her. The shopper was amazed at the way the woman kept her cool. Then she noticed the clerk's dark earrings. On one, in white lettering, was inscribed "In" and on the other "Out." To good friends old and new we extend best wishes for a wonderful holiday season filled with boundless Joy. DEL'S MARKET Dear Editor: This fall we were through Heppner deer hunting. We stop ped for gas and some groceries. I asked in several places about the annual old-time fiddlers contest. As far as we could find out there isn't going to be one this year. If this is true, I think your good town is losing one of the finest and enjoyable types of entertainment there is. We have been to your fiddling contest for two years and could hardly find a place to sit, one year my husband had to stand. I Just can't believe that the reason is that the contest lost money. One thing that I appreciated most was a fiddler would come out and play as a con testant and then come back and play a guitar or something else for another fiddler that he was playing against. I would call that just the best sportsmanship there could pos sibly be. I talked to one of the fid dlers last year, his name was Rusty (something). He told me that first place was $75.00, so if these fiddlers win they sure don't get rich. I would like to see a fiddler contest in every town in East ern Oregon. A Fiddling Fan V. A. Bower Athena, Oregon To the Editor: I would appreciate any lnfor matlon as to the whereabouts of a close friend of mine, her name is Betty S. Hausler, she is a former resident of lone. If you have any knowledge of her present location, please write to me: Mrs. Paul D. Swick 1230 Division St., No. 4 Oregon City. Oregon 97045 Thank you for your consider atlon, and Merry Christmas! Sincerely, Amanda Smith Swick P. S. Wish you all the luck in the world with the Heppner paper. I enjoy it immensely; keeps me up on events. THtmSCOHE anp Saving RENE'S BEAUTY SHOP Dec. 20, 19G9 To the Editor: Are the DeoDle of our county concerned about the increase in use of drugs among youth, the legalization of abortion, the ban of nuclear weapons, the war In Vietnam and numerous other moral Issues of today's society? I should hope they are, but why, if they are going to support the shipment and storage of lethal chemicals? Soon there won't be a society if such ridiculous Ideas are endorsed. Is chemical storage so Im portant to us economically that we cannot see beyond the dol lar slcn? What on earth can be gained that could be great er than the traeic loss to be suffered In the event of an ae cident with these lethal subs tances. Are we ready for the devastation it would result in? Another question in my mind is, are we ready to be morally responsible if our nation should use these chemicals against our enemies? There is no cause great enough to warrant such an act and therefore no cause to maintain storage of this type of weapon. I am most aware of the pos sibility that a Naval aircraft could be Involved in the type of accident that would create something so horrible it is im possible for the human mind to comprehend. Being located in the flight corridor for the Navy bombing range makes me aware of the imminent danger. These aircraft fly directly toward Umatilla Army Depot, but make an almost perpendicular climb at the end of the target area. Can you accept the result of an aircraft crashing into U.A.D.? This is feasible. Those persons not blown to bits, burned to death, would most certainly die or be maimed by deadly gas. The gas would be carried on the wind in a quiet creeping death, not in our state alone, but to neighboring states. I do not believe we should subject our population to even the most remote possibility of such dangers. Certainly the people in our area who are working for a better world with peace and understanding for their children to live in, can not remain silent in a matter as urgent as this. It is appar ent that most of us are very interested in our children's ed- Becks Buy Lott Home Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beck purchased this fall their home at 740 W. River from Randy Lott. They will be there this winter. Their ranch is in Gil liam County. Mrs. Beck Is em ployed at the Hospital. They will be going to Was co the weekend after Christmas to be at the home of her bro ther, Mr. and Mrs. Chet Coates They will be Joined there by their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Strong of Port land and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jackson, Mark, Ray and Deanna. Call 384-2292. Condon, Collect for Flatt's Truck Service SERVING HEPPNER WITH FAST AND DEPENDABLE FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Daily Overnight Service From Portland Including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US Jones Meets Jones In Portland Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones went to Portland last weekend to see their son Kenneth, whose ship the USS Galveston, Just put in at San Diego, and Kenneth flew into Portland. He will vis it his sister, Charlene and they will come up to Lexington the day before Christmas. ucation, health, recreation for their physical and mental well being, but why not their fu ture? Why worry your son is eligible for draft in time of war? Why concern ourselves about marijuana, LSD, speed and other moral problems men tioned above while a chemical agent such as nerve gas can eradicate them completely? I urge all persons supporting this to reconsider and evaluate their reasons for doing so. Those persons not in favor of support ing it, where are your voices? Janet Lindstrom Box 166 lone, Oregon wooi 4 - (T C It's time to be 1 j happy... y Merry Christmas. L At Ralph Crums Lt. Jack Crum, who flies hell copters out of Savannah, Ga., called his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crum, Monday evening to tell them he was expecting to get home during the holidays. The Crums are expecting their daughter Kathy home on Wednesday of this week. She is a sophomore at Christian High School in Nampa Already home for the holidays is Monty Crum, a first year student at Treasure Valley at Ontario. At Art Warrens Expected Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Art War ren, Debbie, Darlene, David, Mike and Marilyn of lone will be Mr. and Mrs. Clarence War ren of lone, Mrs. Barbara De vine, Barbie, Coleman and Pat ty of Heppner and Mr. and Mrs Dennis Warren, Dennis and Kimberly. Mr. and Mrs. Gne Ferguson expected their daughter and family up from Portland on Wednesday. They are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rounsefell, Bobby, Kathy, David and Jeff. Christ mas day they are meeting Vir ginia Meek in Hermiston who is coming from Portland for the holidays. She plans to stay for Nonda Clark s wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Whitaker plan to spend part of Christ mas vacation visiting with rel atives at Las Vegas. MORROW COUNTY CREAMERY BILL DUD CLAY Joyous holiday greetings to friends and customers of our community. NORTHWESTERN MOTEL 16 Complete Linguistic Course The English text used in the county is approached from the linguistic point of view rather than the grammarians point of view. Understanding the nature of Language is a tool of com munication. The college credit Linguistic course just completed by Extension from the Univer sity of Oregon was like the modern math "The Why of Language". Completing the course were Inez Meador, Judy Gochnauer. Juanita Carmichael, Marguerite Glavey, Frances Williams, Ann Martin, Ron Riley, Justine Weatherford, Linda McKay, Rose Hoosier, LaVern Partlow, Inez Erwin, Mrs. George Cur rin Bill Flechtner and Marian Abrams. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD BPOE NO. 358 New Year's Eve Party Dec. 31 Crab Feed 6:30 Dance 9:00 Music by The Cimarrons HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL Dec. 27 Riverside at Board-man Dec. 30 Riverside ner at Hepp- Dec. SCHOOL VACATION 19 Jan. 5 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-S625 If no answer call Ray Boyce, 676-5384 Beppner f DRAWN BY DON McEWEN The Gazette -Times CHARLIE DOROTHY ARNOLD REGGIE ALICE DALE LEXINGTON 984-1133 MtMt
