HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. June 18. 1970
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Phone 676-9228
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LETTERS10 EDITOR
June 7, 1970
Dear Editors:
"A timely value on The Epl
sikh- ol llll ll-pIUT fiuuil Ol
June 11. J!i3 U the two docu
mcnts available In your office
for 25c. The 1st one encompass
es pictorial review of damage
and casualty lists and 2nd copy
tells the Mory a a resident and
witness fhw and felt It a un
ique and remarkable disclosure."
Vuirs truly.
Cl.ilr H. Cox. Realtor
127 Nlth. Corvullis
Flag Day vs. Cctv.munism
Flag Day was a good liay to stop and read the Commu
nist Rules for revolutiuii as found in May of 1919 at Dusscl
dorf, Germany. As you reaJ, stop after each item and think
about the present day situation.
Nearly 50 years later the Reds are still following the
rules:
1. Corrupt the your.j, net them interested in sex. Make
them supt ificlal; destroy their ruggedness.
2. Get control of all means of publicity, thereby get peo
ple's mind off their government by focusing their attention
on athletics, sexy books and plays and other trivialities.
3. Divide the people into hostile groups by constantly
harping on controversial matters of no importance.
4. Destroy the people's faith In their natural leaders by
holding them up to contempt and ridicule.
5. Always preach true democracy but seize power as fast
and as ruthless as possible.
6. By encouraging government extravagance, destroy its
credit produce fear of inflation with rising prices and general
discontent.
7. Promote unnecessary strikes in vital industries, encour
age civil disorders and foster a lenient and soft attitude on
the part of the government toward such disorders.
8. By specious argument cause breakdown of the moral
virtues, honesty, sobriety, continence, faith in the pledged
word.
9. Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext,
with a view to confiscating them and leaving the population
helpless.
How many of these rules are being carried out in this
nation today?
Better Luck Next Time
A new School tax base has been bandied about for a good
many years and like a lot of things was just talk until this
spring when the School Board members decided to go to the
people. None of them were very hopeful that the measure
would pass.
The present tax base is the same base that the Heppner
district was operating on at the time of consolidation into
the County Unit so it is plain to see that the present base
is far from being realistic.
Not having to pay for an election every year would be
a considerable saving to the district in itself. Not being able
to increase the budget by more than 6 without a vote of
the people is a safeguard built into the State Constitution.
There is much satisfaction in seeing the heavy yes vote
in Boardman 79 to 47 and the very near even vote at Irrigon
70 to 74.
Other precincts vote: lone 78 yes and 150 No. Heppner
298 yes and 344 No. Lexington 46 yes and 94 No. Hardman
4 yes and 18 no.
Numerous rumors have gone the rounds as to why it
didn't pass:
It is said that one individual in Heppner was saying that
the base was too high by using this year's base because there
was a big item in the budget for improvements at the Hepp
ner Elementary School.
These improvements at the Elementary School are long
over due and some part of a long-range plan to update the
building Is being done each year. This will of necessity be
In the budget each year for a number of years.
Others hearkened to the past when former administrators
weren"t careful in budget preparation.
The public is more than welcome to attend all school
budget meetings. Questions will be fully and sincerely ans
wered under the present administration.
Undoubtedly the new tax base question will come up
again.
TO THE EDITORS
Anent "The Consumer's Lament"
Just in case there are quite
a few Gazette-Times readers
who were born several years
after World War I and the ear
ly days of Prohibition. I take
the liberty of adding some com
ments on The Consumer's La
ment, cs published in the most
recent issue of your excellent
newspaper.
The "Farewell was composed
by the late Arthur "The Baron"
Currier, who for a number of
service as a real estate broker
and we doubt If there is anoth
cr In the state of such service
You are correct In that your
service has been honorable as
our files contain no derogatory
Information during your forty
years or licensing.
very truly yours,
JOHN E. BLACK
Real Estate Commissioner
Fred H. Layman,
Assistant
Mrs. D. McDaniel
Heppner, Oregon
Dear Mrs. McDaniel:
Thank you for your card in
quiring about collet-ting Betty
Crocker coupons so that we may-
obtain an artificial kidney ma
chine for one of our patients.
We are trying to appoint
chairmen in each Oregon coun
ty to collect them. We do not
have a chairman for Morrow
county yet
Lntil that time, please send
years was an ardent admirer of .?,, T . , T lu
John Barleycorn, and was also "' V!1 5!i"Jychf.V:
it," r,t tha fill- I nt-er, iJ3 O. v. llll,
Jaycees Donate Slide at Park
...
MORROW COUNTY JAYCEES gathered recently for a work day
and chuck steak barbecue at CuUforth Parte. The lads aonatea
and erected a stainless steel slide that Is 12 ft long and 8 ft
high.
or.lener though unofneiaii ndlcton Oregon 97801 .
designated. ank ou ver' mucn toT
The "Comet Hotel Press" was ntip' . ,
your
REMEMBER THIS?
REMINISCE!
i
FIFTY YEARS AGO
June 17. 1920
Announcement of the mar
riage of Walter Emmctt Moore,
assistant cashier of the First
National Bank of Heppner, to
Miss Georgia Marie, daughter of
George Loughney of Tacoma,
has been received by friends In
this city.
Nothing finer anywhere will
be found than the glass mar
ble floor which is now being
laid in the lobby of Heppner's
new $100,000 hotel.
Dr. R. J. Vaughan of Heppner
and his brother, S. C. Vaughan
of Baker have purchased 960 ac
res of fine wheat land consisting
of the Tilman Hogue and Akers
estate ranch situated on upper
Gooseberry.
family are moving into the
Claude Coats residence at the
corner of Willow and Gale
streets this week. The property
was recently purchased from
Mr. Coats by Mrs. Ellen Buse-ick.
Sincerely,
George Wann
Public Relations Director
Kidney Association of
Oregon
Pioneer
Ponderings
entirely fictional as such, al
though there was a "Comet Ho
tel" and its sole occupant was
Baron Currier. The "hotel" was
an old wooden building which
stood where the business office
of the Gazette-Times is today
and was next door to the old
Em and Em saloon and its ad
joining rooming house of Molly
Reed. Mr. Currier even engaged
a sign painter to emblazon "The
Comet", a name derived, he
said, because of its adjacent
surroundings.
Baron Currier composed many
poems during his years in Hepp
ner and if he thought them
good enough he would have the
G-T print them on slips of pa
per and sold them for as much
as fifty cents per copy. In his
last vears Mr. Currier was a
teetotaler largely because of his I The Time for Decisions
doctor's advice. Death camel This Is the time of the year
quietly in his little cottage! where decisions are due on
which was on premises of the! plans for weekend trips and va
present-day Morrow County cations. Eastern Oregon offers
Creamery Co. He had been fore- plenty of opportunities within
ed to move from 'The Comet"! easy driving range, on roads
when the structure was torn that are being constantly im
down to make way for the new I proved. They should be placed
office of the Telephone Compa-jon your agenda. Remember that
By W. S. CAVERHILL
CHUCK WAGON
Heppner's 7th annual Side
walk Bazaar will be an event
of July 17 & 18 here. There will
be free parking both days. Clubs
wishing to have spots for their
entries are asked to please con
tact Guiy Albert at Penney's or
Marge or LeRoy Gardner at
Gardner's here.
The annual Sidewalk Bazaar is
one of Heppner's busiest week
ends each year. Everyone is cor
dially invited to come and have
fun, meet your friends and en
Joy life.
Eskimo Lover "What would
you say if I told you I had come
a hundred miles through Ice and
snow with my dog team, Just to
tell you I love you?"
Eskimo Sweetie "I'd say that
was a lot of mush."
lone Lions Club claim they
clobbered the Morrow County
Jaycees Sunday in a softball
game 6-4. We understand the
Jaycees are quite upset by the
injustice of it all and have de
manded a rematch sometime In
the future. (Something good
comes out of every tragedy, it
has been said. So the proceeds
go to Meadowood Speech Camp.)
Since school's out Greg Green
says things are really picking
up.
ny.
Art Crawford
4852 Kingston Way
San Jose, Calif. 95130
every dollar you spend In East
em Oregon stimulates the reg
ional economy. This article is
prompted by a remark of a lo
cal citizen who was being urged
to join a tour to Honolulu. "Hell,
I haven t seen all of Oregon
yet."
Folks who attended the annu
al Rose Festival Parade on Sat
urday tell us the Morrow Coun
ty Fair and Rodeo royal court
made a big hit there.
BMCC Library
About Frank
Frank W. Turner
183 N. Main Street
Heppner, Oregon 97836
Dear Mr. Turner:
Thank you for your very nice
letter of May 29 in which you The Blue Mountain Communi
express appreciation for the as- ty College library will remain
sistance given you Dy inis uiv-iopen during the summer
ision. months, according to Mrs. Mary
You are to be compnmentea Bates, librarian.
on your long and very active The public is welcome to util
ize the library. Hours of oper
ation will be from 1 to 5 p.m.
week days starting June 15. The
library will be closed evenings
and weekends.
PROPERTY n
FAX 'd&L.
Congratulations to the FFA
members, Bill Greenup, Greg
Greenup and Rick Drake who
won 3rd in Meat Judging out
of 20 teams at The Dalles an
nual Wheat League sponsored
show last week. And of course
Bill Greenup took grand cham
pion with his fine Angus steer;
he also came home with the
Western States Auxiliary Angus
Award. So, now you know why
Hal Whltaker smiles so broadly.
More details on this in the
lone news column.
"One a friend of mine and I
agreed that it would be help
ful for each of us to tell the
other all our faults."
"How did it work?"
"We haven't spoken for five
years.
We never bad the pleasure of
meeting Josephine Mahoney Ba
ker but have enjoyed having
letters from her. In recent weeks
we have missed them. Her bro
ther-in-law, Phil Mahoney, tells
us she had the flu and now has
suffered from muscle fatigue.
She is in Lovejoy Rehabilita
tion Hospital, 933 N. W. 25th
St., Portland, Ore. She is a na
tive of Heppner and will enjoy
hearing from friends.
The Lake Penland dam proj
ect hit a snag Monday night.
Bids were opened for construe
tion of the recreation dam and
all bids were rejected as too
high.
Board of directors of the group
will ask their engineers to re
evaluate the specifications to
see what can be done to get
the project built within their
budget.
Fiesta Bowl
CITY LEAGUE
Bowl off for first place be
tween Heppner Lumber Co. and
Bristow's Market was won by
Bristow's Market.
Trophies were won by:
High Average Don Ball, 157.
High Series Doug Dubuque,
577.
High Game Dave Hanna, 233.
High Series with Handicap
Ron Gray, 661.
High Game with Handicap-
Floyd Borman, 255.
Most Improved Bowler Dave
Hanna, 25.
High Team scores for the sea
son were:
Game Heppner Lumber Co.,
1085.
Series Heppner Lumber Co.,
3068.
Wranglers Ready
To Ride June 20
Plans are completed for the
annual Wranclers overnlcht
I ride. All that U lacking is more
people to participate and enjoy
tho outing. This year the riders
will camp at the John Campbell
place, which is perhaps better
known as the Roy Robinson
plttfe.
This Is a good camp spot with
corrals and barns in a nice
meadow and is an easy drive
for those who do not wish to
ride. To get there turn right on
the Kinzua wad, off the Hepp.
ner-Spray highway, turn in at
the white gate and about a roilo
past the gate Ls the camp spot.
Every one wno is riding is
asked to meet at Anson Wright
park at 11:00 a.m. Saturday and
go in a group to begin the ride.
Jack and wiima Mcnmpcny
will be the cooks and have lots
of good food ready with a big
turkey dinner planned for Sun
day. The only cost is for meals and
tickets should be purchased in
advance. Be sure to bring warm
clothing and bedding and your
horse.
Anyone Interested Is invited
and welcome. It ls not limited
to Wrangler members.
Primary Library Open
The Primary Library at the
Heppner Elementary School will
be open Tuesdays and Thurs
days from 9 a.m. until noon be
ginning June 16 until Aug. 20.
Mrs. Frieda Slocum Is In charge
assisted by Peggy Taylor.
ITS A BOY
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Eng of
Lexington announce the arrival
of their first child, Louie Eng
Jr. on June 1. He weighed 7 lb.
11 oz. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Papineau and great
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Nichols and Mrs. Betty
Orwick, all of Lexington.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Alaska Bound
QUESTION: Mobile Homes li
censed more than 12 months.
I own a mobile home and pur-
Mrs. C. C. Chick and son,
Charles, returned to their Hepp
ner home last Thursday evening
after spending three monthhs in
southern California. Charles left
on Tuesday for Eugene where
he will attend the summer
school session at the University
of Oregon.
ANSWER:
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS
County Clerk Waters issued
marriage licenses the past week
to Lester Doolittle and Millie
Rood and Ray M. Taylor and
Loa Briggs. All are well known
young people of Heppner.
Permanent organization of
Heppner Post No. 87 of the
American Legion was effected
last Saturday when about 26 ex
servicemen met in the city coun
oil chambers and elected officers
and completed other detail
work.
H. E. Instone, Lena stockman,
was a Tuesday visitor in this
city. Mr. Instone says a heavy
rain fell In the Lena section this
week, which had the semblance
of a young water spout.
Rev. W. O. Livingstone andj
Clyde R. Allstott and Jacquel
ine M. AlLstott to Dolly A. All
stott W 17 ft. 2" of Lot 2 Block
1 and E. 114 ft. Lot 3 Block 1
Looney's Addition to Heppner.
Joseph D. Balfe and Veronica
M. Balfe to Vernon Wilson and
Lillv Wilson tract In Block 1
T. W. Ayers Fifth Addition to
Heppner.
Mathew Hughes to Joan Marie
Hughes Lot 4 Block 2 Preston
Looney's Addition to Heppner
and other tracts in that addit
ion. M. B. Gerking and Lillie D.
Gerking to Betty A. Roach and
Clark B. Gerking, equal shares.
Tracts in Sees. 17 A 20 in Tp
4 NR 25.
Mrs. Lvdia Wilson was in
Heppner Friday to take care of
some business and to visit with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Evangeline Fagerstrom of Watsonville, Calif., and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jeannette Fagerstrom, with her daughters,
Merna, Laurlnda and Gail, of Denver, Colo, visited at the home
chased a new license in March, of Mayor and Mrs. Chester Wilson, Saturday through Monday.
1970 that is good until March They were enroute to Juneau, Alaska to visit Mrs. E. Fagerstrom's
31. 1971. Last week an apprais- sons Kent and Ivar Fagerstrom, and their lammes.
er came around from the county I Mrs. E. Fagerstrom, who is Mrs. Wilson's mother is a former
assessor's office and Inlormed I Irrieon resident who first came to Irrigon with her parents, Mr.
me that he would have to place and Mrs. L. A. Doble in 1908, and graduated from Milton-Freewa-
mT mobile home on the assess- ter High School in 1916. She has visited Juneau a number of
ment roll as required unaet l times in recent years and has learned to appreciate tne rugged
ORS 30850. When will I first beauty of the land. This poem "The Land of the Mirnight Sun",
have to pay taxes and will II was written by her.
Ml mw4ft far 4h a lic-AnnA fo at- I
ready paid? I The Land Of The Midnight Sun
Some have gone for adventure and some have searched for gold;
Some have basked in summer sun and some braved winter's cold.
ORS 308.870 (2) provides that Some have avidly made the rounds, from scene to scene have run;
In computing the value for the! But my heart knows that I shall return to the land of the mid-
first vear of ad valorem assess-1 night sun.
ment. the assessor shall reduce I Not for adventure or for gold, nor gatnenng priceless lore,
the market value by a percent-(For to me the charm of the North is infinitely something more
age equal to the number of How can you confine In words tne magic or me just begun :
months in the first calendar! But my heart can say it has found it in the land of the midnight
vear of assessment for which I sun.
the mobile home is licensed un-1 Above and beyond the stillness of brooding peaks of white
der the motor vehicle laws, div- Bright fingers of color beckon all thru tne starlit night;
ided by 12. In your case the mo-1 Though men mav find no answer for the roar ot battle-gun
bile home would be placed on My heart has found peace and promise in the land of the midnight
the roll but the market value I sun.
would be reduced to zero, inas-1 There's scarce a spot upon this earth, but wars and tumults rage;
much as the home is licensed At the top of the world no conflicts sully it s clean white page.
for a full 12 months in 1970, There God has left us a token or eternal Day to come;
and the reduction by the statu- My heart sings a great thanksgiving for the land of the midnight
torv formula is 100 percent I sun.
However, no further reduction tvangeiine fagerstrom, ifoi.
is permitted, although your reg
istration extends into the sec
ond year. ORS 308.870 (2) pro
vides that the reduction is lim
ited to "the first year of ad val
orem assessment"
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44 24
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13 55
Final standings second half
Team Won Lost
Heppner Lbr. Co.
Bristow's
Fiesta Bowl
Heppner Nor-Gas
Parrish Garage
Masons
High Ind. Game Riley Munk
ers, 211; High Ind. Series Riley
MunKers, sua; High Team Game
Fiesta Bowl, 1023; High Team
Series Fiesta Bowl, 2885.
Heppner Lumber Co. and Bris
tow's, winner of the first half
will bowl off for series winner.
Earl Gilliam
To Spokane
Earl Gilliam went to Spo
kane last week to visit his son
and family, Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Gilliam, Mary Jo and Paul.
He attended Paul's graduation
from high school.
He rode up with Mr. and Mrs
Earl Blake and then stayed for
a 10-day visit. He returned to
Heppner with his son and daughter-in-law,
Bishop and Mrs.
Jackson Gilliam and John of
Missoula, Mont, who were go
ing to Portland.
KICK-OFF DANCE
Morrow County Fair and Ro
deo
June 27, Music by Western
Gentlemen
IONE LIONS CLUB MOVIE
July 37:30
"Brightly, the Grand Canyon"
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Sponsored by lone American
Legion July 3
HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1960
Ten Year reunion
June 27, Wagon Wheel Cafe
WILLOWS GRANGE
June 20 Potluck dinner, 6:30
Meeting 8:00
FATHER OF THE YEAR
Barbecue dinner
June 20, 6:30 Fairgrounds
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Insurance Agency
P. a Box 247 PH. 676-9623
If no answer call Ray Boyce,
676-5384
Heppotr
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, Orge.
This ad paid for by
Joyce Ritch, Special Assessor
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