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1970
THE
GAZETTE-TIMES
Hcppner. Oregon 97836
phone 76-9228
Kcnitow courmrs newspaper
The Hcppner Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Hcppner
Times cMablished Movember 18. 1897. Consolidated February 13.
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MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND
OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN.
CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD.
Editors & Publishers
ARNOLD RAYMOND.
Plant Fcri'man
ALICE VANCE
News
Circulation
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Every Thursday and Entered at
as Second Class Matter.
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m..
intil noon Saturday.
Jefferson Would be Pleased
The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas
Jefferson, in a letter to his 15 year-old nephew, wrote. "Let
your gun be the constant companion of your walks." Draft
ing the Virginia Constitution in 1776, Jefferson also wrote:
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." Pos
session of firearms Is one of the most fundamental traditions
and rights of U. S. citizens. It Is so closely interwoven with
personal liberty under the Constitution that attempts to im
pose confiscatory regulatory measures on citizen gun owner
ship, if successful, could weaken the very fiber of U. S. rep
resentative government. In the futile campaign to curb crime
by penalizing the law-abiding, the authors of oppressive gun
controls have shown an unacceptable lack of contact with re
ality. There are vast regions of the nation, from coast to coast,
where people still depend on guns as a tool in business, as
well as an instrument of sport. A survey of farmers from
the Gulf Coast to the far Pacific Northwest and back to Mich
igan found that 93 per cent of agriculturists own guns us
ually 1 to 4 rifles, shotguns and handguns apiece. The guns
are used to protect property, eliminate predatory or danger
ous invaders, such as coyotes and rattlesnakes, and insure
personal safety In areas where the forces of law are spread
thinly.
The recent action of the U. S. Senate in approving the
easing of regulations concerning sales of rifle and shotgun
ammunition indicates a return to common sense in the mat
ter of gun controls. Thomas Jefferson would be pleased.
PT5A Should Continue
Last year many people worked very hard to establish a
new organization planned to bring parents, teachers, and stu
dents together to try to iron out their differences and better
the school. This organization was called Parent-Teacher-Stu-dent
Associaton (PTSA).
We held three meetings last year and even though we
were Just starting, a lot was accomplished. We proved that
such an organization would work, and work well.
But what happened? Here we are in the middle of the
school year and not one PTSA meeting has been held or even
planned. Whose fault it is we don't know, but it is the stu
dents' duty to speak up and see that we get those meetings
to voice our opinions and share ideas.
This school year has its problems Just like every year,
so let's get out and get our PTSA meetings going. We need
them now to try to prevent other problems from arising.
Editorial from HEHISCH.
The chief deduction most folk9 make from their income tax
is that government casts too darned much.
Heart
Causes Death
Of Lewis McDonald
Lewis Leo McDonald, 48, died
Dec. 24' at St. Anthony Hospital
in Pendleton. He was born in
Hardman on July 17, 1921, the
son of John J. and Sadie Rog
ers McDonald.
He was a lifetime resident of
this area and was engaged in
the logging industry following
service in the Army air force
during World War II where he
saw extensive overseas duty. He
had suffered a severe heart at
tack about a year ago and has
been able to do only limited
work since that time.
Mr. McDonald and Betty Cun
ningham were married on June
23, 1946 in Heppner. Besides his
wife, one son, Sherrill, of Hepp
ner and one daughter, Sandra
Ordway and one grandson of
Spray survive. Also surviving
are one brother Hubert of Lew
lston, and three sisters, Eva
Robinson of Heppner, Hazel Sal
ing of Echo and Ethel Bleak
man of Hermiston, and several
nieces and nephews.
Recitation of the rosary was
Sunday at St. Patrick's Church
in Heppner. Funeral mass was
Monday, Dec. 29 at St. Patrick's
with Father Raymond Beard of
ficiating. Interment was at
Heppner Masonic Cemetery with
Sweeney Mortuary in care of ar
rangements. Not too many things seem to
bug County Judge Paul Jones.
One thing, however, really gets
under his hide. Traveling
around the county on county
roads the other day with him,
he pointed out the fact that it's
costing the county a lot of mon
ey to have directional signs sto
len or ruined by t shoot ing. It
Isn't only the money value,
either. Strangers have one heck
of a time finding their way
about . . . gives the entire area
a bad name.
w mm i i i i n m mmmmmim
REGGIE PASCAL
Linotype Operator
DALE COOPER
Pressman
Sinple Conv 10 Cents. Mailed SlngU1
the Post Office at Hcppner. uregon
Monday through Friday; 9 a.m
Justice Court
Dec. 12 to Dec 26
Kenneth Lindsay combination
5100 pound overload, truck and
$63 fine. Floyd Papineau, failure
to display declared weight, $15,
suspended. Jose Soano, no pro
tectlve head gear, $10 fine, sus
pended. Veryl Ferguson, failure
to drive on right, $15, with $15
suspended.
Dell Harris, overheight, $15,
$7.00 suspended, $8.00 fine. Is
mail Nejla, no operators license,
$5.00 fine, $5.00 suspended. Law
rence Lindsay, expired vehicle
license, $5.00, $5.00 suspended.
Growing out of a "keg"
party, Larry Heath, Earl Struck-
meler, Frank Lovgren and James
Hams were charged with giving
beer to minors. Larry Heath was
fined $50 with $25 suspended.
Earl Struckmeler fined $25,
James Hams, $25. Frank Lov
gren, $50, suspended as he was
leaving for the Navy.
Christmas At
Frank Connors
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Connor,
Jon, Maryetta and Carrie from
Forest Grove were up for Chlst
mas. Coming over from Pilot
Rock were Mr. and Mrs. Skip
Connor, Steve, Teresa, David and
Dobby. Mr. and Mrs. Carey Has
tings were also dinner guests at
the Connor home.
Rietmanns Climbing
Rletmanns at lone were tied
with last place in the Blue
Mountain Bowling Legaue eight
weeks ago. Now they have
climbed to second place with
Crisp Logging in first place.
Mrs. Maxlne Mahoa and Mike
of Elgin and Bobbie Mahon of
Oregon State visited on Christ
mas day with Mrs, Mahon's
parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mc
Danlcl at Hardman.
On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Me
Daniel. Clifford Howell of WaU
Creek and Everett Howell of
Spray visited at the Frank How
ell home at Monument
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CAN YOU IDENTIFY the persons
was found in the wall of the present Heppner junior mgn
building. It is beliered that this picture was taken in front
TO THE
EDITOR...
Dear Charlie and Dorothy Heard,
As I enclose my check for an
other years' subscription to tne
! once-a week paper or letter
from home, let me introduce my
self to you good people.
I am a son of Andrew and
Margrett Reaney, now deceased.
They homesteaded on land two
miles north and east of Lexing
ton, My birth place. Ten years
later they bought the old Clark
place west of Lexington, where
Clarks Canyon Joins Willow
Creek. By the way, this might
be of interest to Sam McMillan
in regards to his letter in the
Gazette-Times about the first
Thanksgiving in Morrow coun-
We wish you and your staff
a Merry, Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
Lawrence Reaney
Local News Items
Xathy Keene spent part of
the Christmas vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce
Keene in lone. Also visiting at
guest, Lloyd Eckert from Ore
con City. Christmas dinner
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cars
ten Brandhagen and boys from
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Prindle
went to The Dalles to spend
Christmas with their daughter
and son-in-law, Sheriff and Mrs.
William Bell. They returned to
Heppner on Saturday.
Newest great granddaughter
for Frank Turner is Heidi J' Ann
born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard
McKenzie, Portland, on Dec 17,
1969. Annabelle Allison of Port
land is the grandmother and
the McKenzie grandparents also
live In Portland. The new one
has two brothers, Michael Da
vid, 6 years and Christopher, 2
years.
The Jerry Roods won the St
Patrick's Altar Society Baby-Slng-A-Song
and her fabulous
wardrobe. The Roods have a
daughter Dee Dee to enjoy the
doll.
Mrs. Thomas Young came
from Portland Sunday to spend
the week with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Heard. The Heards met
her in Boardman and will take
her to her home in Milton-Free-
water this weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Soward
drove to Boise for Christmas
with their son. Wayne and fam
ily. They had Christmas dinner
with the Strickland family in
Nyssa with around 35 in at-
tendance. Coming home they
had packed snow over the
Blues.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens
at Hardman had the family
Christmas dinner. Attending
were Alta Stevens, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Stevens. Jojean and John.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Bechdolt.
Archie Bechdolt. all of Hard
man and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bren
da of Pendleton.
Success storyt Mrs. Danl
Plovhar sold her Kenmor Auto
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in this picture? The above photo
Committee Studies District Attorneys
Ren. Irvin Mann has sent us
a reoort of activities of Subcom
mittee No. 1, Legislative Fiscal
Committee, dated Dec. 17.
Among these activities is
study on District Attorneys. It is
labeled No. 3. District Attorneys:
To determine a method of
providing a system of full-time
district attorneys for the entire
state, with the possibility of
having a district attorney for
each judicial district as a means
of- attaining this goal.
This particular assignment
has received major attention by
the subcommittee. The first two
meetings indicated general a
greement as to the need for up
grading and making more uni
form criminal prosecution in the
state, reducing the turnover In
the office of district attorney by
making it an attractive career
opportunity, preparation of a
salary schedule reflecting the
work and responsibility of the
office and the possibilities of
district attorneys full-time for
judicial districts.
matic Dishwasher the morning
the paper came out. By 10 o'
clock, she called the Gazette
Times to say she had sold her
dishwasher. Why not try a G-T
Want ad?
The Jerry Adamson family
went to Hood River for Christ
mas with her parents. They al
so visited relatives in Camas,
Wn. Jerry did some steelhead
fishing in the Washougal,
caught a nice six pounder.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson
had the Charlie Heards in for
supper on Friday. Virginia
Meek, who has been visiting
them, also enjoyed the supper
and a number of slides show
ing a Canadian-Alaskan trip
they were on in 1968. Gene had
skipped this trip and had gone
to Great Slave Lake with Phil
Mahoney, fishing successfully
for giant lake trout. Gene and
Phil had a thrilling boat trip
during a storm on the lake.
Mrs. Meek went to Hermiston
Sunday for a visit.
Holiday guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg
were her children, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Tucker of Salem, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Ross of Canby and
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Tucker, Tan
ya, uavid and Tami or lone.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Tucker, Terri, Larry
and Tracy of Stanfield, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom White of Underwood,
Wn., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Otis
and Sandra of Stanfield and
Loren Berry of Pendleton.
On Sunday they received a
phone call from Archie Padberg,
Jr. from Portland.
th. M niah Srhool that
If you have information as to
you please contact the Gazette
After an agreement on goals
and the need for Improvement,
the committee has had difficul
ty in agreeing on specifics. Our
proposal Is to draft some def
inite proposals and hold hear
ings on the same to develop
public reaction. These hearings
may include going to Eastern
Oregon where the problems of
proposed districting would in
volve the greatest adjustment.
CHUCK WAGON
HAPPY NEW YEAR
We here at this little news
paper would very much like to
go around this fine county and
shake everyone's hand. We
would like to say thank you to
everyone for their kindness in
welcoming us and putting up
with us in spite of our many
shortcomings. We very much
enjoy being here and wish ev
eryone well and the very best
of luck in 1970. God bless you
one and all.
Rupert Kennedy, manager of
the Port of Morrow, has an eye
to antiques and good uses for
them. For example, he bought
the old Boardman railroad de
pot, has it on a nice site over
looking the big lake at Board
man. It is being remodeled for
a nice, comfortable home. One
corner has handsome leaded
windows which the Kennedys
had collected. We suspect this
home, when completed, will be
something like you see illus
trated in Sunset and House
Beautiful.
Nerve Gas Issue
Discussed at Meeting
On Dec. 21, several concerned
persons from Eastern Oregon
communities met in Pendleton
on the upcoming shipment of
nerve gas from Okinawa to
Umatilla Army Depot. From this
meeting local committees were
formed to raise the issue in
their areas.
On Jan. 4, at 7:30, a meet
ing will be held in lone at the
Legion Hall, sponsored by some
Morrow County citizens. The
topic will be "An Open Discus
sion About Nerve uas. An at
tempt is being made to find
someone willing to represent
the position of the Hermiston
Coordinating Council.
All citizens of Morrow County
are invited to attend and to par
ticipate in the discussion. Those
interested in working with the
committee may contact Maxine
Rietmann, Janet Llndstrom, Su
zanne Jepsen, or Rev. Mike
Luedde.
Hate to have more than one
apology an issue but here goes
another one. Our apologies to
Mrs. Hope Temple. Last week
we said Vi Lanham was advis
or for the National Honor Soci
ety. Isn't so, Mrs. Temple Is!
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stood on the hill in earlier years,
who these individuals are. would
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Karla Weatherford
Queen at
Rainbow Dance
Karla Weatherford was crown
ed aueen of the 1969 Winter for
mal sponsored by the Rainbow
Girls by a vote or the Assem
bly. Sandy Matthews and Diane
Mills were chosen as princesses.
They received crown and tiaras
from last years queen, Sue Mcl
by at the "Rockin Around the
Christmas Tree" dance last
Tuesday at the IOOF Hall. Pri
or to the announcement Sandy
and Diane sang the theme song
as a tribute to the winter for
mal queen and princesses. They
were accompanied by Mary Kay
Hughes.
The hall was decorated with
green and silver crepe paper
streamers, a Christams tree and
tinsel. Card tables were green
with silver glitter and centered
with silver candles in bottles.
Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
LaTrace and Mr. and Mrs. Si
mon Winters.
WHAT'S COOKIN?
Sometimes molded salads lack
crunchiness and crispness but
this recipe from Faye Ferguson
is both crunchy and crisp and
delicious. I'm calling it Faye's
Molded salad. She says there are
others in town with the same
recipe. Anyway Faye's turned
out extra good this Christmas
time.
1 pkg. lime Jell-O dissolved
in 2 scant cups of juice from
the can of crushed pine apple
and water.
Add 1 cup chopped marsh-
mallows while mixture is hot.
Cool and add: 1 cup chopped
cabbage, 1 cup crushed pineap
ple, lb cup chopped nuts, 1 cup
Dream whip and 1 cup mayon
naise. Faye served it in a ring mold.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Gentry
of Weston visited Monday of
last week here with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Rood.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rood and
Diane had Christmas dinner
with her mother, Helen Wil
liamson at Hermiston. Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Rood and family of
Hermiston were also there.
School Lunch Menus
Presented
Through Courtesy of
Heppner Branch
n
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK
OF OREGOB
Kami
Heppner Elementary and
High Schools
Monday, Jan. 5 Tuna and
noodles, peas, Jell-O salad, bis
cuits, gingerbread and apple
sauce, milk.
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Hot dogs, po
tato chips, pickles, pork and
'beans cole slaw, cookies, milk.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 Pizza but
tered corn lettuce wedge, peach
half, graham crackers, milk.
Thursday, Jan. 8 Potatoes
and gravy, spinach, celery sticks
and cheese sticks, fruit cobbler,
rolls milk.
Friday. Jan. 9 Potato soup,
peanut butter sandwiches, veg
etable salad, frosted cake, milk
DOT'S JOTS
A small world . . . little did
we dream when we met Faye
Ferguson and Virginia Meek on
an Alaska tour a year ago last
summer that we would ever be
"neighbors". That isn't all,
Faye wrote to her kids at Gold
Beach, did they know the Beck
ers who are our Judy and men
(husband and three sons)? Faye
shared a darling letter from her
granddaughter Stacey. She has
Judy for her teacher!
Nondas Wedding
The All Saints Episcopal
Church, scone of Nonda Clark's
and Hal Sunday's wedding Is
beautiful with its mellowed
woods. The sun produced brilli.
ant colors as it streamed
through the stained glass win
dows. No one could remember
how it went but several decid
ed it was a good luck omen for
the bride that the sun shines
on!
It seems shortly before they
were to go in, the best man
discovered the rings were still
at the motel. That was a wild
scramble. That or a good Joke
brought each one of the men
in the wedding party into the
sanctuary with big smiles.
The organist chose not the
traditional recessional but a
lilting melody filled with trum
pet sounds. The Trumpet Tune
and Air by Henry Purcell. A de
lightful tune.
It wasn't the traditional cans
and old shoes that decorated
"the get-away-car" but ropes of
pastel flowers were used to
drape the outside of the car. It
seems at the moment Hal is
without a car and this one was
borrowed from his brother. It
was brother who was ramrod
ding the decorations for the car
and he was watching that no
wax or shaving cream or cans
got near!
Barton says they found all
the flowers hanging on the gas
oline pump at the ranch!
Lately Hal has been working
for Shakeys Pizza Pralor and he
was hitchhiking back and forth
to work. A fellow picked him
up who had an interest in a
"top drawer" motel on the coast.
When he found out Hal was
getting married he invited them
to be guests for free at the mo
tel! Nonda knew our niece, Car
olyn Lake at Linfield last year.
Carolyn was married in Sept
ember and is now attending the
University of Washington.
Best wishes to all the young
married folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Vance and
Robbie spent the Christmas va
cation with Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Vance. They also visited
other relatives in the area, and
grandmothers, Mrs. Izora Sting
le in Heppner and Mrs. Anna
Boyer in Condon. Robbie is 10
months old, just about to walk,
and really enjoyed his first
Christmas, especially the bright
ribbons and paper and the tree
lights. Dale and his family live
in Seattle and Dale works as
an inspector for Boeing Aircraft
in Everett where the 747s are
produced.
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COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
SCHOOL RESUMES JAN. 5
Holly Rebekah Lodge
Pinochle Party, Jan. 3, Lodge
Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Fourth party of Series
"Food Facts & Fads" Home
Extension lesson
Evening unit, Neighborhood
Center, Jan. 6
Rhea Creek unit, Jan. 7
Boardman unit, Jan. 8
HEPPNER HIGH
BASKETBALL
Heppner High School Basket
ball, Jan. 3
Blue Mountain JVs at Blue
Mountain
Golden Age Club
Episcopal Parish Hall, Jan. 6
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR TO ALL!
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