HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thunder. Noremtxr 19. 1370
THE
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Kappner, Oregon 97836
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MORHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
Tho Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1883 The Heppner
Times established November 18. 1897. Consolidated February 15.
1912
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Straight Talk
In one of the most down-to-earth discussions of the subject,
Dr. Leonard Sagan, an authority on the environmental and
medical aspects of nuclear energy, says the need for power
Is not the question. The question is how the energy Is to be
generated. He then lists the comparative advantages of hyd
roelectric generation, fossil fuels and the atom.
The atom, in his view, Is far superior to the others and
has come along at a critical time to meet the expanding
energy needs of the country. So far as the risk of nuclear
energy goes, he says, "There is no zero risk." If people 200
years ago had considered the risks of burning coal, the in
dustrial revolution would never have come about In America.
"It Is my feeling," he added, "that the environment needs
more technology. The solutions to the problems will come
from improved technology." Dr. Sagan observes that there are
risks with everything cyclamates, yogurt, and the evening
martini. A one-hour flight in an airplane exposes an Individ
ual to 40 times more radiation than he would receive living
in a reactor area for a year.
As Dr. Sagan sees it, one of the biggest problems is that
the news media have on many occasions not operated effec
tively. He observes that they have often concentrated on the
sensational, expanded upon the claims of the eccentric, and
failed to try to educate tht public about nuclear energy. As has
been pointed out by other authorities, nuclear energy is, in fact,
part of the solution of the environmental problem that has
inevitably accompanied soaring population growth.
Act Now on Behalf of POW's
Show your own thankfulness by writing a letter on be
half of U. S. prisoners of war and the missing in Southeast
Asia, addressing it to the following:
Xuan Thuy
Delegation ul the Democratic Republic of Vietnam .
8, Avenue General Leclerc
91 Cholsy-le-Rol
Paris, France
ASK FOR:
Release of names of all Americans held both prisoners
of war and those missing In action
Humane treatment of all held
Release of all sick and disabled prisoners
Here Is a sample letter that can be copied and sent to Paris:
Sir:
I appeal to you, your government and citizens on behalf
of American prisoners you hold In Southeast Asia.
I urge that you immediately release the names of all
prisoners of war; that you treat them according to the agree
ments of the Geneva Convention; and release those who are
sick and disabled.
With millions of other Americans, I strongly feel there
can be no peace settlement until such action is taken by
your government.
Two Keys to McLaren
There's one thing for sure that Heppner High School stu
dents would have learned from the stolen car episodes that
have taken place recently. TAKE YOUR CAR KEY WITH
YOU. DON'T LEAVE IT IN THE CAR. It is a sound safety
practice. While usually cars can be considered safe in Heppner,
cars are going every dav towards Pendleton, Hermiston, Port
land. Then it's not only TAKE YOUR KEY but Lock the doors
and put anything of value out of sight in the trunk of the car.
We Need More Traditions
Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday that pro
vides an excellent opportunity to involve even the youngest
children with a sense of family and national history.
Before the big day arrives read some stories or tell stories
about the first Thanksgiving. Help the children to think
about something each is thankful for each day.
Children can be involved in drawihg pictures of the things
they are thankful for. The refrigerator door makes a handy
place to display these' creations.
Share with the children some of your experiences as a
child at Thanksgiving. Talks of family gatherings gives a
sense of history and a sense of belonging to a larger family.
Involve the children in making special table decorations,
In planning the menu, shopping, and preparing the food. Use
the Thanksgiving season as a time to add new words to the
vocabulary, to provide some interesting experiences and to
develop an appreciation of all the things each person has to
be thankful for.
Parents who capitalize on family events help build a
positive philosophy of life in children. In this day and age
with so much emphasis on the negative things in society, it
is well to pay some special attention to the many good things
to help children gain a balanced perspective.
Son: "Dad, what's an opera?"
Dad: "Son, that's where some guy gets stabbed In the back
and Instead of bleeding, he sings."
Gideon Speaker At Lex
John Crow, Fendleton, will be
a Gideon speaker at the com
bined evening services of the
Lexington Church of Christ and
the First Christian Church.
Heppner, in the Lexington
church house, Nov. 22, at 7:30
p.m.
Mr. Crow became a member
of the Gideons, an International
organization for Christian men
and dedicated to the distribu
tion of the Holy Bible, in a
bout 1950 at Pendleton. Since
that time he has done work
for the Gideons in Eastern Ore
gon, including a Sunday after
noon gospel service once a
month at the Umatilla County
roi dilute i hcmh"c, v.
Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.
Sunday Eve
jail in Pendleton.
Mr. Crow was born on a ranch
near lone and lived there for
several years before the family
moved to Pendleton. His father
L. F. Crow, ran a stationary
harvesting outfit in the lone ar
ea. The Crow family was living
near lone at the time of the
1903 Heppner flood. He says he
can recall that his father went
to Heppner to help the flood
victims.
The pastor, Don W. Johnson,
cordially invites the public to
this interesting presentation of
the work of the Gideons by Mr.
Crow.
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
A PROSPEROUS FUTURE
For years we have been mak
ing Informal surveys of the eco
nomic prospects of the small In
terior towns of Eastern Oregon,
in our recent visit to Morrow,
Gilliam, Wheeler and Crook
counties. We gathered informa
tion about their problems and
out look. In spite or mtie
growth in population there are
sisns of stability and slow
erowth. We were especially im
pressed by the out look for
Heppner. The people mere are
aware of their problems, and
moving to meet them. As the
population grows along tne Col
umbia, the demand for the rec
reational areas south of Hepp
ner will Increase and they will
be ready for it.
EXTENSION MEETINGS
The Rhea Creek Extension un
it met at Rhea Creek Grange
hall Oct. 7 with 14 members
present. The lesson was on "Sea
food Cookery". The leaders, Mrs.
Albert Wright and Mrs. Robert
Bergstrom prepared several
dishes which they served at the
noon luncheon. The business
meeting was conducted in the
afternoon.
The November meeting of the
Rhea Creek Extension Unit met
at the Rhea Creek Grange hall
Nov. 4 with 11 present. The les
son for this meeting was "Hu
manizing Teaching". The lead
ers were Mrs. Kenneth Wright
and Marilyn Bergstrom. A pot
luck luncheon was served at
noon. The business meeting
was conducted in the afternoon.
LETTERS10
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Vancouver, Wash.
Nov. 10, 1970
To the Editor:
This pertains to more people
and times of the past, but may
be someone will enjoy this pat
ter. After being in school in Hepp
ner, my first two years, a school
district was formed in tne Lit
tle Butter Creek area. Our first
school house was a homestead
shack that was left by Mr. Mc
Craw. Before that it was known
as the Githeon place.
This place was located about
two miles up Newman Canyon
from the Hugh C. Currin ranch
house. Hugh C. Currin helped
my father locate his land and
then helped move in a house
that was the homestead house
of the late Chas. B. Cox.
Mr. Currin furnished enough
horses and men to move it on
to what they were sure was
part of my father's claim.
Since there wasn't a well as
yet water was carried from a
small spring about one-quarter
mile away.
Finally, Mr. Wade, the coun
ty Surveyor, got around to sur
vey Dad's claim; lo and behold
we wore squatting on Mr. Cur-
rin's land. So Mr. tumn
brought his horses and men and
moved the house about a quar
ter mile up the canyon onto
my father's claim.
The year we had school in
Newman Canyon Le Roy Jones
was the teacher. Imagine, six
boys and a man teacher com
prised the school. We only had
six months school tho. Probab
ly this was enough though as
Mr. Jones, just had a lean-to
room on the school and a
boarded up tent for him and
his wife and baby to live in.
He also had to cut wood for
himself and the school from
logs that were hauled in and
dumped at the school house.
That winter was so cold we
had to close the school as it
was impossible to heat it. We
even had the wood box on fire
one day.
Later they started a new
building for us at "Pleasant
Point" I don't remember who
named it.
As the new building wasn't
complete when school started
we used the Hugh C. Currin
homestead house for about a
month.
Leona Waddell (Instone)
was our first teacher at the
new school. Bue due to circum
stances she couldn't complete
her contract so Miss Stevens
finished out the term.
The next year Grace Tyler
taught, the following year
Juanita Leathers was there.
At the Pleasant Point school
there were about fifteen stu
dents. Grades one thru eight for
one teacher to manage.
Up toward Lena (the Post Of
fice) Eb and Anita Hughes, also
Gerald and Geraldine Swaggart,
Alice Collett and Walter Wig-
Dynamic Speaker
Here for
Harvest Dinner
Albert Young, dynamic speak
er, minister and evangelist, cur
rently minister of the Church
of Christ of Milwaukie, will be
the featured speaker at the
Heppner First Christian Church
annual Harvest Festival dinner
Thursday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m.
of the church will present a
The Bible School Department
will be presenting the Thanks
giving program at the dinner,
which is one of the biggest
events of the year at the church.
Tho dinner and the special of
fering which is taken are to
be an expression of the thanks
of the members and friends to
God for His blessings through
out the year. Because the church
feels that these expressions of
thanks should be shared in
stead of kept selfishly to them
selves, a tithe (10) of the en
tire offering will be sent as a
love gift to Martin Clark of the
Osaka Bible Seminary in Osaka,
Japan. He labored hard and
with much love as the minis
ter of the church here in the
early 194CCS, and for so many
years on the mission field in
Japan. Last year, over $200.00
was sent to Bro. Clark.
Tho various committees of the
church have been hard at work
to make this year's Festival ev
en more of a success than last
year's. Special invitations have
been made and arrangements
made to have , in attendance
many who have not been able
to be at one of the Harvest
Festival Dinners in the last
few years.
The pastor, Don W. Johnson
states that the planning com
mittee is anticipating in excess
of 125 persons in attendance at
the dinner.
Earl Ayres was recently taken
to St. Anthony Hospital in Pen
dleton where he has had X-rays
and is undergoing treatment.
EDITOR.
glesworth came from down to
ward Pine City.
The four ; Gordon boys and
John and Lee Sharp were from
Newman Canyorj,
The Sharp Boys were sons of
Clint and Alta Sharp.
From over the hill behind the
school came "Mac" Gentry's
boys, Frank, Elden, and Harold.
Also Maxine Vincent.
By this time Mr. Currin had
sold his holdings to John Kil
kenny and moved to Pilot Rock.
After two years of schooling
at Pleasant Point, my father
sold to Percy Hughes and mov
ed us to Hermiston. It was here
that my older brothers and I
finished high school. My broth
er Fred attended high school in
Oakesdale, Wash.
Thank you for printing this
story of the past.
... George C. Gordon
3716 Lincoln Ave.
Vancouver, Wash. 98660
Dear Editor and Friends
Of Morrow County:
During the few years I lived
with my family in Morrow
County, I became interested in
the tragic Heppner flood of June
14, 1903. Now, to complete re
quirements for a class I am
taking in History of the Pacific
Northwest at Oregon College of
Education, I am writing a term
paper on the Heppner flood. In
doing research, I have come
across many names of families
I recognized from my living in
the Heppner-Ione area. I can
think of nothing better than to
write this paper from the point
of view of either those who liv
ed through the flood, or from
the view of those who know of
the flood through their family
history. Any incident, no mat
ter how small, would greatly
be appreciated. Or, if any of
you know of a source I could
contact personally, I would al
so appreciate that information
at the earliest possible date. It's
sad that such an outstanding
event in the history of both
Oregon, and especially Morrow
County has so little known and
written about it. Maybe by com
bining our efforts we can change
this situation.
Sincerely,
Willa Johnson
640 Ewald Ave., S. E.
Salem, Oregon 97302
Long Range Planning Meeting Dates
Family Stability Dec. 1, 1:30 p.m. Lexington School House,
Lexington
Housing Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. First National Bank Conf. Room,
Heppner
Water Resources Committee Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Heppner
Youth Dec. 9. 1:30 p.m. Gilliam & Bisbee Conf. Room Heppner
Chairmen of All Sub-Committees Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m. Gilliam &
Bisbee Conf. Room, Heppner
Crops Production & Marketing Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. Dorm at the
Fairgrounds, Heppner
Human Resource Committee Dec. 11. 1:30 p.m. Gilliam & Bisbee
Conf. Room ALL committee CHAIRMEN
Anvone interested in the subjects currently being studied by
each committee is invited to sit in on the meetings and present
their ideas and suggestions.
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TANYA TUCKER
Oregon Rainbow
Officer Honored
At lone
Tanya Tucker, Grand Relig
ion, of International Order of
Rainbow for Girls in Oregon was
honored at a reception on Sun
day afternoon at the Masonic
Hall in lone with lone Assem
bly No. 89 hosts.
Christina Lindstrom, Worthy
Advisor, presided during the
program. Distinguished and
honored guests present were
Mrs. Harold Becket of Heppner,
Grand Deputy; Karen Cox, Wor
thy Advisor of Ruth Assembly
No. 50 and Mrs. Hubert Wilson,
Mother Advisor of Ruth Assem
bly. Also attending was Mrs.
Kenneth Smouse, Worthy Mat
ron of Locust Chapter No. 119,
OES. j
The Rainbow Girls gave an
addendum "Fans" followed by
the lone High School Choral
ettes, who sang two numbers.
A skit "Rittle Led Hiding Rood"
was given by D-Ann Barnett,
Teena Stefani, Cheryle Hams,
and Cathy Cannon.
Refreshments were served
from an attractive tea table dec
orated in the Rainbow color, or
ange, which represents the col
or station of religion. Pouring
coffee and punch were Tanya's
mother, Mrs. Eldon Tucker, and
her grandmother, Mrs. cieo
Drake. Serving the beautifully
decorated cake was Mrs. Paul
Pettyjohn, Sr.
Tammie Tucker passed
programs to the guests.
the
Land Bankers
To Spokane
Four directors of the Pendle
ton Federal Land Bank Associa
tion are planning to attend the
20th Annual FLBA Representa
tives Conference in Spokane
Nov. 19 and 20.
Attending are Verne Dale, He
lix. Richard Wilkinson, Hepp
ner, Milton Morgan, lone, and
James Beamer, Weston. Forty
nine Federal Land Bank Associ
ations of Idaho, Montana, Ore
con, Washington and Alaska
will be represented. Topics to
be discussed during the conter
ence will cover a wide area of
subjects related to agricultural
finance.
Governor Ed Jaenke, Farm
Credit Administration, Washing
ton, D. C. will be a featured
session speaker. Dr. Lindaman,
Drcsident of Whitworth College
former aerospace official, will
give the banquet address on
Nov. 19.
The Pendleton Federal Land
Bank Association loans long
term farm mortgage money to
farmers in Umatilla and Mor
row counties.
TURKEY IS A GOOD
PROTEIN BUY
If you can use a large bird,
you'll find it costs less per
pound than a small one. Large
turkeys have more meat in pro
portion to bone. Have your
meat man saw it in half if
your family is small. Freeze the
other half.
Leftover cooked turkey meat
may be frozen and stored for
later use in a variety of ways.
When you buy a frozen tur
key one day and cook it the
next, the Poultry and Egg Nat
ional Board recommends this
method: Leave it in the origin
al wrap and thaw under cold
running water or water that is
changed frequently. A 5 to 9
pound turkey thaws In three to
four hours, but over nine pounds
will take from four to seven
hours.
Soil Men at Portland Meet
At their closing luncheon In
Portland Friday, 200 Soil and
Water Conservation District of
ficials heard State Representa
tive Stafford Hansell of Hermis
ton make a plea for involve
mcnt of Soil and Water Conser
vation Districts in the protection
of Oregon's environment. Han
sell pointed to the dwindling
farm influence in the legislat
ure, but on the positive side he
cited environmental concerns as
part of campaigns during the
recent elections. Hansell predict
ed that environmental Improve
ment would be one of five very
tough issues facing legislators
in the upcoming session.
The District Supervisors had
"scooped" Hansell during their
morning business session with
passage of a resolution calling
for the Planning Commissions
to write erosion control treat
ment into development plans;
encouraged the establishment
of an outdoor education center
in Oregon; called for increased
research to find alternatives to
present field burning practices;
Rubella Clinic
To Be Held
Next Month
"Rnh Out Rubella" is the
theme of an immunization pro
gram to be carried out in Mor
row County early in December,
to control a disease now recog
nized as a leading cause of birth
defects.
Aimed at immunizing child
ren from the age of 1 year
through the 7th grade, the free
shots will be olterea in me eie
I mentary schools, with parents
invited to bring in their pre
school children to the school
clinics.
Part of a state-wide effort to
be carried out this coming fall
and winter, the Rub Out Rubel
la program will be conducted by
local health departments in co
operation with local Medical So
cieties and other health-associated
groups.
Also known as "German meas
les" and "three-day" measles,
rubella is generally a mild dis
ease with children, but can
cause women to deliver babies
with serious defects when they
contract the disease in the first
three months of pregnancy.
The immunization campaign
is aimed at preventing another
epidemic of rubella such as
the last serious outbreak in
1964-65, which nationally caus
ed some 20,000 birth defects
and from 20,000 to 30,000 still
births or spontaneous abortions,
The same epidemic in Oregon
caused at least 120 rubella birth
defects and 26 stillbirths.
Services Nov. 17
For Jeanne Bryson
Jeanne Bryson, 56, late of
lone, died at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner on Nov. 14.
Mrs. Bryson was born April
12, 1914 in Sioux Falls, S. D. and
was united in marriage to Hus
ton Bryson at Goldendale, Wn.
in April, 1956. Formerly of
Aloha, Ore., she has been a
resident of lone for the past
seven years.
Recitation of the Rosary was
held Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7:30
p.m. at St. William's Church in
lone. Funeral services were
Nov. 17 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Wil
liam's Church with Rev. Ray
mond H. Beard officiating. Con
cluding services were held at
High View Cemetery in lane
with Sweeney Mortuary, Hepp
ner, in care of arrangements.
Casket bearers were Darrell
Padberg, Dick McElligott, Dan
McBride, Ralph Kincaid, Ben
Altman and Keith Rea.
Mrs. Bryson is survived by
her husband, Huston, lone; her
mother, Nettie Sivard, Milling
ton, 111.; a daughter Mrs. San
dra Altman, Milwaukie; two
step daughters, Doris Hassen,
Everett, Wash., and Dorothy
Britton, Portland; and two sons,
Jerry Bohlinger, Philadelphia,
Pa., and Michael Bohlinger, At
lanta, Ga.; and five grandchild
ren. School Lunch Menus
Presented
Through Courtesy of
Heppner Branch
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK Of OREGOR
Heppner Elementary and
High Schools
SCHOOL HOT LUNCH
MENU
Monday, Nov. 23 Sloppy Joe,
home-made bun, buttered corn,
pickled beets, cherry cobbler,
milk.
Tuesday, Nov. 24 Bar-B-Q
pork, Winkle rice, peas and car
rots, apple pie, roll, milk.
Wednesday, Nov. 25 Surprise!
asked for extended research on
handling of animal wastes;
suggested a statewide commu
nity beautification contest sim
ilar to that now being used in
tho Upper Willamette RCAD
project and urged the Oregon
legislature to provide funds for
local groups to support water
shed treatment projects.
A panel of pollution expert
told the District officials that
more cooperation between local,
state and federal croups Is
needed If land and water pollu
tion problems of Oregon are go
ing to be solved.
Luncheon speaker. George
Bagley, vice-president of the
National Association of Conser
vation Districts told the group
Thursday that environmental
concern is not a fad and that
the Job can be done with co
operation. Bagley urged Soil
Conservation District Supervisors
to speak out and get involved
for they have so much valu
able know-how in dealing with
land and water.
Attending the meeting from
Morrow County were Dale Boner
and Rudy Bergstrom.
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audit
AIRMAN David Wright son of
Mr. and Mrs. Orian A. Wright
of Rt. 1, Heppner, has com
pleted basic training at Lack
land AFB, Texas. He has been
assigned to Sheppard AFB.'
Tex., for training in missile
maintenance. Airman Wright
is a 1970 graduate of Heppner
High School.
Justice Court
Oct 23
Don Papineau, expired vehic
le license. Purchased license.
Fine suspended. James Schaf
fitz, defective equipment re
paired, fine suspended. Mary
Lovgren, failure to stop, $7.50.
Kenneth Lindsay overheight
load $15.00. Richard Hamlett,
careless driving fine suspended
drivers license expired for 2
weeks. Sammy Wilson, overload
$46.
Carl Trump, overheight fine
suspended. Harold Masten, driv
ing while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor $150, with
$135 laid out in jail balance
paid.
Wallace Telford, hunting with
aid of vehicle $10. Henry Sasser
wasting game chukar $10.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
NOV. 18
Rock and Glass Cutting
Classes 7:30 p.m.
Open to the public
Soft drink bottles make in
expensive gifts.
NOV. 20
Fall Bazaar and Food Sale
Triple Links Club, Lexington.
At Evans Lumber Yard
NOV. 20
lone PTA
Sale!
Traveling
Food
NOV. 21
W.S.C.S. of the Methodist
Church. Food Sale 9:30 ajn.
At Turner, Van Marter and
Bryant office.
TURKEY HOP
Fair Pavilion
Nov. 28, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. a Box 247 PH. 676-962
If no answer call Ray Boyce.
676-53S4