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HEPPNEB GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 15. 19711 THE GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 17838 Phone 678-8228 MORROW COUIfTT'S NEWSPAPER "lie HfDpner Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Hennner ri.. NiHiam lfl loan .....! i ,1 - . t.. i I iAYJ ' ewuiy d,ve by an(, (hl.ro was tha, MKMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND ORKGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE & DOROTHY BEARD. Editort PubUhra ARNOLD RAYMOND. . REGGIE PASCAL Plant Foreman Linotype Operator ANN TO.NEY MATT WARREN New Apprentice Circulation Pressman ! SUSAN BERGSTROM Apprentice A good looking 4-wbeel drive word BISON on the license plate. Yep you Guessed It Wright' Country Store. Don Heliker and Cliff Aldricb. doing wme remodeling work on the old Kelly place up Willow Creek, now owned by Kenny Cutsforth, brought us In some real old newspapers. The Pacific ChrLs! inn Advocate weekly of Portland dated Mar. Subscription Kates: $5.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single T 18 WIHameHe i'.vv Copies 15 Cents In AdVance.; Minimum Billing 50 cents. Publish J ' j , 1 UnJv!f"iS as Second Class Matter. students. There were 400 gradu LETTERS TO EDITOR raws m y m m m m m mm ' 1 muh " 1 W 'mlFevy ."T Office Hours: 8 a m. to 6 p.m.. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. a,es.a?d had 30 ,eacncM- DaV intil noon Saturday, Air Force at Bomb Range THE U. S. AIR FORCE and the V. S. Nary cooperated Monday of- riaoon a special exercises 01 we U5AF. Big Air Force C141 board for young men was $150 per week. Ladies' board in Wom en's college hall was $2.50 un furnished mom, $3.50 with nice ly furnished room. Market report showed bacon let earaa and troon carrier. r- f " -"1 ul " lu "i " cniCKens 4.W 10 ornia Nation, to m'ak. are ttmi?SZ !" wa? nedv of the Port Commioim. irt- - .,.7i " . ... i. C. P". na Darreis. exercise. Present to witness this at th Nov itnmKi I Tne Farm, Field and Stock- near Boardmaa were Judge Paul Jones. Doc Shearer, Clarence men paper ot ScPx- 15 1888 at Rosewall and Walter HnH. Tha hi I $1.50 a year advertised five in. one at a time, over a specified course. A big bay in thelbrands of wlndm'". a great aft part of the planes opened Its maw wide. Out nopoed a fair, i many klnds and 'VP08 o( fced ly small parachute. This was followed bv a canister contain ing a big chute that billowed out, carried a heavy pallet to uiv jrauna. i am Dig. somewnat unwieldy appearing chutes were about 120 feet in diameter. In the light breeze it took some doing to control them, we thought From a distance the chutes n the ground looked like circus tents. Apparently a small charge shucks off the shroud lines, letting the chute crumple on the ground. The chutes were then gathered up by A. F. personnel and taken back to their bases. Those witneuina thl gathered that it was a contest between nlanea and mruiia! from different bases. The big planes are capable of baulina wuo au uiuien ana au xneir equipment, we understood there wouia oe otner exercises this week to involve some parachut ists, too. It's Great To Yes It's great to have the Boy Scouts back in operation again. The Scout committeemen chalrmaned by Marion Green, Scoutmaster Dan McBride and assistant Scoutmaster Tom Wll- . son hve devoted a lot of time to organization of the new troop to assure Its Initial success. Parents and friends are looking forward to their first In . vestlture Ceremony. Already they have responded to community needs when called upon. A call to Scoutmaster McBride resulted in three Scouts helping to dig the holes to plant the shrubs for the Bird Sanctuary being developed at the Nursing Home. Last Sunday, the boys were the only group to remember . and do something about "Earth Day". They scoured roadsides on either side of town gathering litter. Heppner Is sure to hear more from this live wire group and it will be Good! Dogs and Spring Spring Is fast approaching .and. along with the spring weather comes the annual problem with dogs running at large. ' Chief of Police calls attention to Ordinance No. 310 which says in part: "It shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large within the corporate limits of the City of Heppner and is subject to impoundment." Ordinance No. 206 says, "It's ur"lS'.Hl f?r an unlicensed dog V? run at large." The sale of dog licenses has been dragging. County Clerk Sadie Parrlsh notes that the penalty for late purchase of licenses will go Into effect on May 1. After May 1 the li cense for a female dog will be $4.00 and for the male dogs $2.00. " Persons may sign complaints at the City Hall for action or if the name of the dog owner Is known the police will re quest that the dog be kept under control. The ordinance spells out the provisions for convictions for violation of both ordinances: "Punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50, or by imprisonment in the city Jail for a period of not less than 2 days nor more than 25 days or by both, such fine and Imprisonment In the discretion of the court. ' . ... ... i,,,. Heppner dogs all seem to have homes. The town is not plagued with the problem of many towns where dogs are dropped off from neighboring towns, and there are many dogs without a home. Dog pounds are expensive to construct and even more expensive to maintain. Destruction and disposal of dogs poses a big problenj. , So this is just a gentle reminder to keep an eye on our dogs.' The flower beds are especially vulnerable right now. God --Send Us Rattlesnakes!! By DON W. JOHNSON and roller mills, grinders, grist mills, churns. Also advertised were 2 strand barb wire fences, eighty rods for $8.00; well drill ing outfits, two kinds of saw mills, baling and hay presses, all kinds of wagons and bug gies, many kinds of pianos and organs. Some beautiful draft horses were pictured in four ads offering for sale Cleveland Bays, Clydesdales, Engl i s h Shires, Suffolks, Hackneys and rrencn Coachers. The Weekly Oregonian of Jan. 18, 1889, offered double breech loaders for $6.75, other rifles at 2.25 and pistols for 75c. Mustang liniments and other remedies were featured. Our thanks to Don and Cliff for these old papers. They will be given to the Morrow County Museum, The Dick Schlichting family on upper Khea Creek has had a real "goat explosion" up at their place. Nine kids, only two of them nannies. k t in MM im .-.111 To the Editor: Laurine Jones Hill, daughter of Newt Jones. Pioneer family of Heppner received most of her education at Woodburn. After her marriage to Clair Hill he went Into service In World War II. She worked In Salem at the Capitol and also sold tickets at a theater nights. When Clair re turned from service he was very 111 and had to be hospitalized for a long period of time. They had one son, Gary, at this time. wnen Clairs health returned they decided he should go back to school. Laurine worked to help so he could finish at Har ard. They live at Oakland where he is with the Safeway Stores, being transportation buyer for all of Safeway. Another son, James, was born. After both boys were In school Laurine de cided it was time for her to get her college education. She grad uated from a Catholic college that was nearby and later taught In the grade schools in Oakland, preferring the lower grades so she could work with the underprivileged children . ... i' i mr J4 nor We were sorry to hear that good friend Phil Hiezins had fallen and was painfully hurt. He had been helping with the work of cleaning up over at the church. Phil has been in Pio neer Memorial Hospital Here's hoping he Is feeling Detter. You can t keep a good man down and he's really one of the very best. (And everyone here already knows that). Every time we turn around something new happens. As Jackie Gleason would put it: how sweet it is," We understand that on sever al acreages In the north end of Morrow will be sugar beets. Is this a first time for this crop here? On on inside page this issue is an ad by the Port of Morrow explaining nuclear power plants. The facts have been carefully gathered for the County s Nu clear Siting Committee. We strongly urge everyone to please read the ad. Someone once snld that living the Christian life was rather like swimming upstream . . . you have to keep at it or you just drift right back down stream. This seems to tell, the Immediately they sent for the preacher of "their" church and asked him to pray for John. This was his prayer. "O Wise and righteous Father, we thank Thee that in Thy wisdom Thou hast Stcry of a great number of peg- sent thi? rattlesnake to bite ji f J. I i . . , ti . CIS In America today. TilGV haven't really "quit the church , they haven't ceased to believe In God and His great and won derful love, nor have they re jected Jesus Christ as their Sav ior and Lord, but they have seemed to have rather drifted away downstream from that close relationship they once had with Him. They haven't willed it to occur ... it just seems to have happened. God wants you restored to that proper relationship with Him for your own good. God doesn't need you nearly so much as you need Him. Sometimes this restoration takes some strange forms . . . such as the following: There was once a family of wayward church members a father and three sons (once ac tive but now Indifferent). They had been visited by the min ister and others In the church; everything within reason had been done to restore them, but all In vain. One day while they were working, a large -rattlesnake bit John. A doctor was summoned and pronounced his condition grave. John In order to bring him to his senses. He has not been in side the church house in many years, and it is doubtful that he has in all time felt a real need of prayer. Now we trust this will be a valuable lesson to him and that it will lead him to a gen uine repentance. And now, O WelL I have to help Dorothy with her gardening. She assures me its all very healthful. Boy, my back sure feels healthy! Ernie Winchester is cleaning and painting Main Street store fronts. The handsome facade of the grocery store of Thomsons Grocery Is being painted, This building was erected by Henry Heppner in 1892. Dear Editor: I hadn't seen Denny Jones since he was 5 years old when he called mo the other day from the Imperial hotel and then came up with his wife, Mildred, whom I had never met. Denny was born near lone in 1910, son of Gene and Ruth An drews Jones. His grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, pioneers of the Heppner district, owning a ranch 2 miles up Wil low creek, Following the death of the mother Gene, Denny, nd the two other children, an older brother and a wee sister, came to our house. I remember my mother, Rose Richardson, (Mrs. W. A.) wanted to fix beds for them but the kids all bawled so and wanted to sleep with Gene so that was the way it was. From Heppner they went to Spray and Denny at the age of 9 started working in hay fields, attending grade school during the winters. I He always loved horses as did all of the Jones men so left home at the age of 15 and rode race horses, riding on tracks from Vancouver, B. C. to Ti Juana, Mexico. He came to Malheur county in 1928, working on the ranch he now owns. He was married to Mildred Altnow in 1930. They have two children, Eugene. lives on the ranch and is a partner in the business operated as D. E. Jones and Son, Inc. This particular ranch has been in the Jones family for five gen erations. A daughter, Karen Dinsmore, and her husband, Dwight, operate two nursing homes in Bend. She is a regis tered nurse and is in director of nursing. Denny bought the ranch In 1949 after being in partners with Jiim Jones who was the son of Billie Jones. There are about 400 acres in cultivation, raising alfalfa, wild meadow hay and corn for en silage; 6500 acres in range and ups and wheelbarrows. They cannot drive trucks for wheat, barley or peas. In our farming operation we have hired teenage boys and girls to drive truck during har vest. We have found them to be well qualified and willing to work. In all fairness to our young people, we adults must consid er how we can best help them mature properly. If eighteen year olds are mature enough to fight our wars and to vote, sure ly they are ready to drive our trucks. As parents and respon sible members of the communi ty, we are attempting to help our young people learn that work" Is required in this world to acquire those things that we desire. If there Is not work lor them to do, how will they learn this? We surely do not want our teenagers to wain ine streets and stay idle until they are 21 years old. As adults may be the vote of our youth Is what we need to clean up the rotten politics and get rid of the bureaucrats. A hearing will be held with a special committee represent ing nine major farm groups on April 20 to discuss changes in present and proposed rules coV' erlng interstate operations of farm trucks. Parents, chamber of commerces, local farm organ izations and other interested people should write to their con gressmen and to the Secretary of Transportation, John Volpe, in Washington, D. C. this week and air their views. Let each one of us demon strate our good citizenship by writing a letter expressing our opposition to the regulations re striding driving of trucks haul ing farm products to market or hauling farm supplies to those 21 years or older. Sincerely, Norman Nelson PROPERTY TAX FAX If you have a question con cerninu real or personal prop erty please state all the facts as briefly as possible and mail Food for Thought Remember when IHpi" meant big in the hips. And a "Trip" Involved travel fti un, planes, or ships? When "Pot" wa a vrmel fur Joyce Ritch, under the nam "w " h ' " "PROPERTY TAX FAX". Pleaae m?haV!.. ?nT ...i. i.. n..nctinn twr shwt.l wnen - J-ix- was a verb that Then watch this column for the r,a"' " fi,JLAnd where? QUESTION When "Neat" meant will. Last year the Department of organized, tidy and clean, Afld Revenue finished installing new -Grass" was crmund mope and a new tax lot system mally green? ' in our county. The county had When "Groovy" meant fur previously carried Some of my rowed with channel). nnH hi non-contiguous parcels fprop. lows, And "Birds" were winged erty under the same account creatUres like robins and swal number, but the Department set lows? " ud new numbers for each par when "Fun" u a .nK,i..J ceL Do they have the authority rPal nuff ljke llnt . to do this? "Bread" came from bakeries Yes. ORS 308.210 requires the " meant nun, ana assessor each year to assess the KOCK WB8 a slone. And oil tnvhi nmrwrtv Hang up" was something you within the county and to record dldn th Pone? . . . this assessment in the assess-1 When 'Chicken meant poul- ment roll according to ORS "u . neon, a bock. 308.215. (Paragraph b) section Ana junK was trasn cast-outs (1) of that section provides that a"? ld P-a-b..rac? the real property be described When Swinger" was someone with its code area and account who swings in a swing, And a nnmhor Thpsp methods would Fad was a sort of cushlonv indicate that each individual M"'"?? parcel should be described sep- wnen Tough described arately. One other statutory re- meat too unyielding to chew, miirpmpnt is that the descrin- And making a scene" was a tion shall be such that it Is cap- rU(?e thing to do?s , able of being made certain. If Ana woras, once so sensible, thP sam tax lot number was sober, and serious, Were not assigned to two non-contiguous making "Freak Scene" like pieces of property, the descrip- "psycho-delirious"? ... . Cunt Kit T Josephine Mahoney Baker tion of the two pieces of prop erty then becomes blurred and Dear Editor: I would like to use your 'Let ter to the Editor' column to in form the people of the Heppner and Lexington community of a small group of girls (now 16 members) called the "Happy Helping Hands". These are all of the Lexing ton area, seven of which were Campfire girls last year, with me as their guardian. In Sept., 1970, they met and decided to start a brand new club with the sole purpose of doing nice things for people the whole year round', such as hospital of uncertain and problems could arise if the property were to go to foreclosure. Based on the above reasons it would seem that the law does not contem plate assigning the same tax lot number to several non-contlgu ous pieces of property which have the same owner. 2545 S. W. Terwllllger Apt. 5125 Portland, Oregon 97201 April Neighbor Night Theme Is 'Light' Pioneer Ponderings patients, Senior Citizens Heppner and Lexington, shut Ins and all people less fortun ate than they. Their purpose to show "We Do Care" is reflected in their song. Their emblems are, Hap py little Elves (red and green) pn brown vests with a toast brown hand on the back. You no doubt, met them at your door selling candy recently io raise money to do these things for people. what have they done? A round Thanksgiving they made fruit plates and took them to the Senior Citizens of Lexing ton and visited where they couia to snow we Care.' At Bob Lowe, reminiscing about the old building, said his uncle. Will Hynd, bought him his first pair of bib overalls there in 1913. Bob has worn this kind of Overalls ever since. He said it was also fun to go into Thorn son Bros, store because of the wonderful aroma. He added that your nostrils were greeted by fresh roasted and ground coffee in a mill with big wheels. There was the odor of new leather Father, wilt Thou send another' and harness, all kinds of soices snake to bite Sam, and one to candies, baked goods, smoked bite Jim and another to bite the meats, fabrics and many other old man? We have been doing thinpo. " o e have been doing everything we know for years to get them right before Thee, but to no avail. It seems, therefore, that what all our efforts could not do , this rattlesnake has done. We thus believe that the only thing that will do this fam ily any good is rattlesnakes, so Lord send this family bigger and better rattlesnakes. In Jesus' Name, Amen.' Jesus often said "Think on these things." Why don't you think about your relationship to Him . . . and, oh yes, while you are be sure to watch' out for rattlesnakes! Don W. Johnson, Pastor First Christian Church,. Heppner NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER (April 15-21) Thurs., April 15 CAP meeting, Senior Citizens' Craft and So cial afternoon (2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.) Tues., April 20 GED Class (1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.). Tops Club (8.00 p.m.) Wed., April 21 Nutrition class es (10:00 a.m.) Christmas time they went to 21,000 acres in BLM under pri- j Pioneer Memorial Hospital and vate allotment. sang and put on a skit for the The whole Jones family are 'Senior Citizens, again this was members of the Bell A Coop at to snow -we care.' Then on Burns, running cattle there on ' Good Friday, they purchased an pasture, and some kept over for taster Lily and took it to Plo winter feed. They market about neer Memorial Hospital to the 125 head each month. Senior Citizens and visited and All of the land is In Malheur sang songs to show We Care' county on which is run 550 so much and want them to brood cows, 1400 steers. know we do. Denny is a member of the1 Harry and I are very proud Vale Masonic lodge; B. P. O. of these girls and their sincer Elks, Ontario; is president of lty in their work. They truly ine lUttiiieui vouiuy vaiwv s- wain io uu inese nice mines soeiation; Membership chairman for others. All they need is for the State Cattle association president of the State associa tion and is on the Public land council for the National. Be sides this has served on the School board, county budget board and county Board of Equalization. He Is a cousin of the late Venice Jones Stiles and my half brother, Ralph Jones. On one of his trips to Hepp ner he had Frank Anderson and Harlan McCurdv take to his birthplace near lone. Sincerely, Josephine Mahoney Baker Terwilliger Plaza Portland 97201 Good Protection To protect yourself and your family, the American Cancer Society urges annual checkup and a check for the Cancer Cru- Church of Christ, Lexington sade. To the Editor: Farmers in eastern Oregon are coing to be in trouble this sum mer when hiring teenage truck drivers if new federal regula tions are not changed. The Bur eau of Motor Carrier Safety of the U. S. Department of Trans porta tion revised the driver qualifications so that as of Jan. 1, 1971 all truck drivers must be 21 years old. At the urging of representatives of the major farm groups a six month deferr ment was declared. However, this still only means that teen agers can operate until July 1. 1971 vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds gross or less which puts them In the category of pick- someone to help them carry it out. That's my part and I'm mighty proud of them. Thank you, Mrs. Harry Green (Fae) Mr. and Mrs. Don Peck and Sharon were over on Easter for a visit with relatives and friends. The Pecks recently made a trip to Hawaii. Don who is in the insurance business had won the trip by being one of the top salesmen. On April 7. C. C Jones cele brated his 89th birthday with his family, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jones and Judge and Mrs. Paul Jones. By W. S. CAVERHILL Get Involved If you are working under set of New Year's resolutions, you might add another, "Get Involved". If you want to join in the current frenzy to protect and improve your environment, begin at home. If there is a broken board in the fence, fix it. If a gate Is hanging on one hinge, repair it. If weeds are growing in the wrong place, cut 'em out. You can be an ardent ecologist by beginning at home. April 9, 1971 Dear Editor: A READERTORIAL In Memoriam to WILLIAM CLAUDE COX: "LONE PINE TRAIL" Well I remember my homestead! cabin, Which I built near Long Canyon '07. Only a few miles from Lonerock, But secluded and peaceful To me it was my home spot. Today the cabin is gone. But the lone pine still carries on. The livestock trail still shows use It's hard to say where flew the years And over all watches the eternal Hills. By The Eldest Son CLAIR H. COX Corvallis, Oregon A special invitation is extend ed to all friends and neighbors, of the community to attend thl? , April Neighbor Night at the Heppner Church of the Nazar ene. Commencing at 7:30 Djn. on April 15, there will be both ; vocal and Instrumental num bers. Pastor Everhart will nre. sent a devotional slide aeries entitled "Christ the Lteht nf the World". He says the word "Light" has a tenfold meanino in the Bible with three of the" : most needed aspects concerning (1) Jesus Christ who is thjv' fountain and author of all knowledge, both natural and spiritual; (2) The Word of God ' which conducts and guides Christians in this world and ' points out the wav to eternal happiness; and (3) True Christ ians who are enlightened h the Spirit of God and thus . brought to the savins' - knnwi... edge of God and Chrlrt s... freshments afterward. Super Stitchers met at lb. '., Montgomery's April 12. We had . cupcakes and punch. We dis. . cussed the Mothers Tea we plan to have May 8. Our club mieht , go to a style show at the Rhea... Creek Grange. ,, -. Donna Palmer, reporter , 1 "r " COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Put your dollars to work at nome trade in Morrow county School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy of Heppner Branch FIRST NATIONAL BANK OT OREGON JnahfewMi dirty equipment? L. E. DICK YOUR STANDARD MAN Can solve your problem He's in Heppner, 676 9633 SfeSSISR Heppner Elementary and High Schools SCHOOL HOT LUNCH MENU Monday, April 19 Pork and gravy, mashed potatoes, toma toes, rolls, butter, cake & fruit, miiK. Tuesday, April 20 Mor casser ole, Jell-O salad, French bread, butter, pudding, milk. Wednesday, April 21 Tacos. mixed vegetables, frosted cake, iruit, mint. Thursday, April 22 Turkev and noodles, buttered peas, car rot and celery stix. apple ctLsd. rolls, butter, milk. Friday. AprU 23 Vegetable beef soup, peanut butter sand wiches, cheese stix, fruit salad, frosted grahams, milk. j APRIL 16 Annual Spring PE Program sponsored by GAA at Hepp ner High School Gym, 7:30 p.m. Adults $1.00, Students $.50, rre-scnooiers free. APRIL 17 Greenfield Grange meets. APRIL 17 Movie "The Perils of Paul ine" lone Cafetorium. 7:30 Adults, $1.00, Grade 7-12, 75c, Grades 1-6, 50c; Pre-school ers, tree. Sponsored by lone PTA. APRIL 18 Willows Grance meet at lone, starts with Potluck at 12:30. APRIL 18 Wranglers Play Day APRIL 22 Elks Annual Anglers Stag Night. Lots of prizes. Deep fat fried prawns at 6:30 pjn. j APRIL 23 CowBelle's Annual Spring Luncheon, 1:00 pjn. at Episcopal Parish Hall $150 SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C A. RUGGLES Insuronce Agency P. a Box 147 PH. 676-9623 If no answer call Ray Boyce, 676-5384