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1912
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IT'S THE LAW
A Mate law has been paused that counties must be
zoned by Dec. 31. 1971. The Planning Commission of Morrow
f unty Is developing a comprehensive land use plan and ion-
ordinance that will meet the state requirements.
The people of Morrow County through the efforts of the
County agent are becoming aware of some of the environ
mental and land use problems that face Oregon citizens. It
Is Important that citizens understand some of these problems
and passible ways of coping with them through planning and
Make an effort to see the County Agents presentation, (
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at a urange meeting, v.nu"iu-i v-v..,. ....... .... -Home
Extension meeting ... but see It! You'll be glad you
did.
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just a sood many y.-a Mo.
Fmma MvKinnoy.
iintl. whm PrHnnrt will moot An.
,wfn K Womon wanted r ,8 wllh iMrtluok iiupncr at
J t,i OPW Don and Judy 6:3o p.m. Business meeting will
m . t l at home and since lM.Rln at 8:00 with election of
in only cwk peanut Slate officers. All members are
KS! sandwUhos I nover Ml urged to attend.
1 could be gone very .
Recrntlv I paid my UOWDeiies uuwo
..nn a member and MM kj-if Wlr
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National Library Week
READING IS FOR EVERYBODY! children, friends,
young, middle-aged and old.
We hope that you have been able to pick up that S-xtka
book, periodical, pamphlet or newspaper during this NATION
AL LIBRARY WEEK and have been reading not only this
week, but all other weeks.
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are sure you will find something that interests you and some
thing that enriches your life.
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Congress:
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we look forward to the world founded upon four essen
tial human freedoms:
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By MADGE THOMSON
A truck full of cotton collided with a truck loaded with
chickens and it took two hours for the cotton-picking chicken
pluckors and the chicken-picking cotton pluckers to clean up
the mess.
REMEMBER THIS? . . . .
f , REMINISCE!
FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
April 16, 1925
C. W. McNamer closed a deal
the past week whereby he takes
over the equipment of the City
Market from B. F. Swaggart, and
he will again enter the busi
ness In Heppner.
A head-on collision between
the Ford car of Art Parker and
the big Apperson of Alex John
son of Fossil occurred on the
highway just this side of the
Ed Clark place at about 8:30
Sunday evening. The result was
two badly crippled automobiles,
but fortunately there were no
serious injuries.
Abundant showers have been
the order for the past few days
and Morrow County, generally,
has received a good drenching
which will be of great benefit
to crops and range,
Cohn Auto Company this week
delivered to J. W. Beymer, bank
er and ranchman of this city,
a fine special six Willys-Knight
sedan.
Mrs. Belle Corder, former stu
dent of the Arkansas School for
the blind, will give an enter
tainment at Star Theatre in this
city on Monday evening, ' April
27th. The program will consist
of about 20 numbers of read
ing, recitation, instrumental and
vocal music.
Heppner and Lexington high
school teams played a good
snappy game of baseball last
Friday on the Lexington dia
mond. The score was 3 to 2 in
Lexington's favor.
Olin S. Hodsdon of College
pinr Wash., accompanied by
Mrs. Hodsdon, spent a day or
so in Lexington ana ueppner,
being on their way to The Dal
les, where Mr. Hodsdon was on
the program for the Easter mor
ning service held there at Pul-
nit Tttvk. Mr. Hodsdon's father
was an early missionary to the
Northwest and had preacneu
from this rock in the early days.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lowry and
Mrs R W. Lowrv were given
a farewell reception and dinner
at the Methodist Community
church on Tuesday evening. R.
W. Lowry has locatea perma
nnntlv nt Vancouver, and the
family this morning departed for
that city to Join mm.
The camp grounds at Lexing
ton have been crowded with
tourists every night the past
few days.
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
Tighten the Bolts
The political leaders at the
national level are itching to
change something and moaning
about the cost of political cam
paigns. They want ro uniter wiw
the voting age. There is no pan
acea in that. Our coffee club
think we have a better sugges
tion for effective government.
ti.a H,ut wav to reduce election
expense would be to lengthen
the term of U. 5. Representatives
to four years. A two year term
adds to turmoil. Set the presi
the boy to worK at nu u - . f ,h date
without breaking out with polit- Howe er in we a
ical "goose pimples" every time
he fceard a footstep behind him.
Mary Kay Hughes
Third in Contest
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This morning Odile Groshens( mmamg Dustness
a the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Anderson
were Mrs. Amelia Martin
daughter. Suzanne, of Portland.
u MnHna Brvcmt recently
returned from a visit. She visited
Mrs. Miles Martin at lerwmigei
Plaza. In Portland and visited
Rnh Brvant in
i .1 I -1 ...1 .. inlrt InP 1 1 1 1" I LiBnuni -
I nas. . Portland. She I
i mi TVii"ri3
unr called Ravine she and her
inc temporarily in their motners aionj? une, nww a
house, pending sale or ii. vane hut m-pirni-i ,r
hns horn coinc through old pic
And mailine to relatives.
She found one of my mother and
dad. Mr. and Mrs. w. a. Kicn-
ardson, taken in Portland one
time at a Rose Show so is mail
ing it to me and I probably will
send it on to the museum.
Odile said her son, Fred Lu-
per, spent sometime in Aiasna
he worked in a Title and
Insurance Office. Coming to Eu
gene he did this for awhile dui
CHUCK WAGON
From O. G. Crawford's column
"Random Thouehts. . ." In the
Aug. 19, 1948 Gazette-Times was
found this interesting item:
What a pity there was not a
nhntnirrnnher nresent last Fri
day when the frog was released
from the 46 year imprisonment
in the wall ol tne Morrow coun
ty courthouse! But it may not
be too late. Jarvis cnanee minKs
the museum specimen may turn
up again, that being a habit of
Drlsoners. For the benefit of
those of our readers who may
not have read of the unusual
occurrence, we hasten to report
that a workman digging a short
trench at the rear ol the court
house uncovered a frog that had
been sealed in the basement
wall since the time the build-
I n a was constructed in 1902.
TnspH nn on the bank it land
ed near the toe of Chaffee's foot
and out of curiosity he shunted
it around. Shortly the "genus
rana" ODened its eves, oeean to
test its limbs and soon hopped
off to see if any ol its Kina
were in the neighborhood. It has
not been seen since but Chaffee
thinks it can't be far away and
that he will find it one of these
days.
Mayor Bill Collins recently got
letter from New Jersey from
the "Society For The Investiga
tion of the Unexplained". They
ran into the above item about
a Heppner frog in the New York
They would like an affidavit
when the frog was uncovered.
Optimism: A cheerful frame
of mind that enables a kettle
to sing though in hot water up
to its nose.
n i..j chn had n visit in sa-
illding business. , ,u h icir in-law Mrs.
nji frir,d Nnrma lem with her sister in-iaw, mi-.
Frederickson Lee, is getting Carl Hanks.
shens girls are sisters of Emile
Groshens of Heppner.
Very truly yours,
Josephine Mahoncy Baker
Portland 97201
Dear Sir:
I, too, am a faithful reader of
the Gazette Times. I look for
ward to each Monday when I
receive my paper. I'm writing
in regards to your fine article
in the Feb. 26 Gazette-Times on
the charter members of the
FFA.
As I read this article I was
nr at the aericultural
side of it, but that this whole
class was just the right age for
service and as best I know most
of them did their service. With
a class this size we note hap
pily as far as we know we
only have one departed class
member. I hope I'm right. I may
stand to be corrected as it has
been years since Pve seen some
of the class members. ,
Thank "you very much. Keep
up the good writing.
Hubert Hudson
498 Beverly Dr.,
Areata, Calif. 93521
PROPERTY TAX
FAX
If you have a question con
cerning real or personal prop
erty please state all the facts
as briefly as possible and mail
it to Mrs. Joyce Ritch, Morrow
County Special Assessor, Box 742,
Heppner, Ore.
QUESTION:
I bought my farm 23 years
ago and I have not sold or
bought any land since. Part of
the land is open seeded pasture
which was once fanned. The re
mainder is stump land with
some young timber. I raise sheep
on the land. Do I qualify for
farm deferral?
ANSWER:
Based on the information giv-
: lntA r-M i r rm-triortv
ft nUL! LUICI liug ill mv. -I 1 1 lit yUUt juwi iv. vj
Journal American of Dec. 6, 1948. could qualify for farm deferral
if that portion of the land with
from someone who was present young timber on it was less than
A pal brought in this clipping:
Tri-Met has Just received its
first check on the employers'
payroll tax. It comes from And
rew Mershon, president, Tomor
row Land Development Co. The
check is for cents.
Mershon writes the Tri-County
Metropolitan Transportation Dis
trict: "Our nine directors are
each paid $1 per year, giving
us a total tax liability of $0.04'2.
Of course, the directors have not
been paid for the first and sec
20 acres, and the whole parcel
has produced a gross income oi
$500 per year for three of the
last five years. Check with your
assessor for further details.
adds to turmoil, set tne pi cm- - ' f this year as yct,
lJJ ana TTuppose we uldcamply
iiu icmiuuu. -- ...jtn the letter ol tne law anu
the cost of elections, and allow with le"" rlv Mvments.
(Anril 11 which we view as a
particularly portentous one for
paying Tri-Met taxes, and your
agency's pressing financial need,
the board of directors has in
structed me to make a full year's
navment. Of course, we expect
Mary Kay Hughes placed third that -ven.ua.b , Trivet ex-
in the tvDine II contest at the
Future Business Leaders Associ
ation Leadership Conference
held in Eugene April 10 and 11.
Mary Kay typed 75 words a
minute with 4 errors.
Judy Gentry, FBLA president,
Kathv Sweeney, Marcia Young,
and Linda Eckman atended the
convention. Jack Simkins, advis
or, drove the girls to Eugene.
nnnrt mwiratinns to take in
1iiv( " t - -
the area of our main concern,
Morrow County. In closing, let
me admonish you with the class
ic word of my own father, "Don't
spend it all in one place."
We're usually pretty peaceful.
But the guy we'd like to invite
behind the barn is the feller
who invented taxes!
TEST YOUR SKILL at the dunk
tank or try any of the many
games at the Band Carnival
April 25. Prizes! Prizes! Prizes I
School Lunch Menus
Presented
Through Courtesy of
Heppner Branch
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK OF OREGOS
Heppner Elementary and
High Schools
Monday, April 20 Beef and
noodles, peas, pickled beets,
fruit crisp, hot rolls, milk.
Tuesdav, April 21 Sloppy
Joe, buttered corn, vegetable
salad, ice cream, milk.
Wednesday, April 22 White
beans with ham, cabbage salad,
whole wheat muffins, butter,
jellv, berry cobbler, milk.
Thursday, April 23 Meat
sandwich, potato chips, " pork
and beans, cabbage salad, cin
namon rolls, fruit, milk-
Friday. April 24 Creamed
tuna on biscuit, buttered peas
and carrots, celery sticks, peach
es, cookies, milk.
weekend attended my "
It rt.rt.-d out real fun
1 V.u . from Joan Gilliam
of he Condon Globe Times sug-
posting I ride Parish Hall here
This was great besides were Fj
"cousins" and had never ...v..
This cousin bit is conversation
.1 onh but May Gilliam.1 sis
ter. Myrtle Perry. as married
to my uncle.
I had never been on the nlgn
Jy l Condon to Biggs Jet
which I Joyed very- much and
was pretty surprised at the i Jonn
Day canyon that we crossed.
Jean and I hit it off and chat
tered like crazy all the way to
Portland where she shopped with
her daughter for bridesmaids
dress material for a June wed
. n tn Lebanon
?'n v stater. Cheslah
Young and drove from there to
"rv.nllte for tne sessions.
n.- .0innc were especially
a tr Interest the high
School journalism students at
tending in entering this field,
fii o.t mnrn later on this.
Got a "cool" saying from our
nephew Bill, freshman at Lin-
!..u. "Thow are two kinds OI
people in this world, the good
and tne oaa anu ur
cide which is which."
HMMUimlHMIIMMNIHWIHIII
JVomen on the Go!
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JUSTINE WEATHERFORD
a ;n week's visit in eastern
states has helped me better ap
preciate some of Morrow Coun
ty's blessings sucn as e"o" wa
tnr frosh air. uncrammed road
ways, and being able to move
about freely day or nignt wuu
out fear of bombings or crim
inal attacks.
fko wachinirtnn. D. C. area
offers so much in historical and
educational viewing. The Wil
liamsburg Restoration, Mt. Ver
non, and Arlington cemetery
thrilled me. In the city, I par
ticularly enjoyed visiting the
Capitol, the White House, tne
National Botanical Garden, sev
eral parts of the Smithsonian
Institute, the National Art Gal
lery, the Corcoran Gallery, St.
John's Church, and seeing the
great monuments and fine stat
uary about the tidal Dasin ana
in the District of Columbia's
parks.
Important people I happened
to see were Senators Eugene Mc
Carthy, Edward Kennedy, Barry
Goldwater, and TV newsman
David Brinkley. Two things
which disturbed me somewhat
were the high percentage ot
empty desks in the U. S. Senate
and the great number ot secur
ity police stationed throughout
all federal buildings.
Seeing New York City througn
its smog from the top of the
Empire State Building, driving
along Broadway and on Fifth
Avenue, going past the United
Nations buildings, viewing three
skyscrapers shattered by bombs
that very morning, whizzing
through many blocks of clutter
ed, poorly repaired tenements,
and feeling some of the people's
fears and tensions, reinforced
my opinion that life in New
York City is only pleasant for
people with lots of money.
Visiting with friends in Green
wich, Conn., and at Ossining,
N. Y., also pointed up the con
trast between the smaller
wealthy class and the vast cul
turally deprived class. In
Greenwich, I went through a
most gorgeous hospital with
many large and beautifully
equipped departments including
a most luxurious norary.
The Metro-liner trains which
race across parts of Delaware,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and
New Jersey at speeds up to 125
miles per hour, and from which
people may telephone ahead to
arrange appointments, were
marvelous. The new Department
n f Tntprinr Tniir.mnhilps mnlfp
Capital Mall sight-seeing much
simpler than it has been. Traf
fic everywhere is terrific.
Being shown about the Uni
versity of Maryland and the Un
iversity of Michigan was pleas
ing. Students at both schools
dress much like students in Eu
gene. Ann Arbor, Mich., where
I visited with cousins for three
days, appealed to me as a place
to live and learn.
Chicago is an intense, boom
ing city. My visit to the huge
Merchandise Mart and tour
through the headquarters of the j
t leia enterprises r.aucaiionai
Corporation (The World Bxk
Company) was exciting. I heard
the company president announce
that the Chicago postal workers
had just gone on strike and that
all business would be greatly
disturbed for an indefinite time.
In Chicago I stayed with a
friend whose large three-story
house near the University of
Chicago is only one block away
from a huge Negro neighbor
hood. We walked along the
rf Lake Michiean Satur
day morning, March 21, before I
flew home to Oregon, ine ire-hieh-rise
apartment
Chicago and the other
cities are home to hundreds of
thousands of families who can
not even imagine how we live
in Morrow County.
This wppk's Woman on the Go
is interested in people and her
adopted community, Heppner.
She teaches a weekly GED class.
Attends a study class on Thurs
day eveninz taught by the Rev.
Edwin Cutting. Takes China
painting from Mary Nikander. Is
a member of Book Worms and
Soroptimists. In her spare time
she sells World Books. She says
she likes to think she kinda
helps husband Bill on the ranch
too.
Willows Grange
Meet Saturday
The Spring CowBelles meeting
will Mart with a pot luck dinner
Ht noon April at tne episcopal
re,
Mrs. Mary Fltzgeraia, Mate
CowBelles president, will be
present at this meeting.
Mrs. Dorrls Graves will show
her slides and talk on her col
orful trip to India.
The CowBelles urge all new
and former members to please
attend.
Gazette-Times want ads pay.
Phone 676-9228 for G-T want ad
service.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
APRIL 1218
National Library Week
APRIL 21
First aid course, fourth ses
sion Jr. High Library
APRIL 22
lone Garden Club
Spring Flower Sale
APRIL 18
lone Legion Auxiliary Trav
eling Food Sale, 1:00 p.m.
Proceeds to Child Welfare
APRIL 24-25
Civic League Annual Spring
Rummage and Baked Foods
Sale
Former Van's Variety bldg.
APRIL 25-26
Wranglers Cow Cutting
Fair Arena, 7:00 p.m. 8:00
a.m. (Sunday)
APRIL 25
Band Carnival
Fair Pavilion Dinner, Carni
val, Dance
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SERVICE BY
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Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
If no answer call Ray Boyce.
676-5384
Heppner
SPRINGTIME...
Is Planting Time
Perennials Bulbs
Mums Dahlias
And Other Miscellaneous Varieties
At The Annual
I0NE GARDEN CLUB
PLANT SALE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
From 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
I0NE LEGION HALL
Pie and Coffee Served
Throughout the Day
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astern Oregon
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