Indian village is
setting for book
Million have purchased
Margaret Craven 'i novel, "I
Heard the Owl Call My Name"
and millions more have wat
ched the TV dramatization of
this story of a young priest's
experience in a British Col
umbian coastal Indian village.
Pauline Hughes chose to
review this book for the
Bookworms at their first
March meeting held In her
Butter Creek home. She des
cribed how the Indian feels
about his village.
"His village is more than
the strip of land four miles
long and three miles wide that
is his as long as the sun rises
and the moon sets. His village
is the myths and the winds and
the rains. His village Is the
river, and the black-and-white
killer whales that herd the fish
to the end of the inlet. His
village is the salmon who
comes up the river to spawn,
the seal who follows the
salmon, the blue Jay whose
name is like the sound he
makes 'Kwiss kwisa.' "
The central character,
young Anglican priest Mark
Brian, discovers much about
life and love, courage and
dignity, and readiness for
death away from modern
civilization.
As Mark grows in his under
standing of Indian ways, the
reader learns about Indian
families, about the feelings of
the children and the parents.
Community history is brought
out the dances and customs
are explained.
The romance of Keetuh and
Gordon brings out the chang
ing ways of the younger
Indians. Gordon decides to
slay in the outside world;
Keetah loves the Indian vil
lage and must return there.
When Mark Brian appraised
his experience in the village,
Sourdough
workshop
arranged
"We have been deluged with
requests for a Sourdough
Workshop," according to Bir
dineTullis, Morrow Extension
Service, "so here it is!"
' llomemakers from Gilliam
and Morrow counties will
present the workshop Mon
day, May 12, 7;30 p m., at the
fairgrounds annex, in Hepp
ner. Sourdough bakers who will
be sharing their skills and
scrcts are Flora Johnson,
Condon. Barb Witherrite, Pine
City, and Linda Laltue, lone.
The three will demonstrate all
phases of cookery with sour
dough including starters, pan
cakes, biscuits, coffee cakes,
rolls, frem-h bread and cakes,
with sampling of all promised.
Ms. Johnson will include
demonstration and informa
tion on grinding grains for
home use. and other informa
tion concerning home ground
grains. She has been grinding
grains for home baking for a
number of years, and has
many hints and suggestions to
share on this subject.
All attending will receive
free information and recipes
for sourdough cookery, how to
make starter and care of it.
There is no charge to attend.
1 School Lunch
Menu
Heppner Elementary School
Menus
Thurs., May i-epaghettl,
ground beef, peas, carrot
sticks, rolls, butter, milk.
Frl.. May a-School'i
choice.
Mon., May IJ-hot dogs,
bun, cheese sticks, hot vege
table, fruit, milk.
Tues., May 13-bar b-q beef
on bun, lettuce wedge, corn,
fruit, milk.
Wed., May 14-mcat gravy,
potatoes, tomatoes, stuffed
celery, rolls, butter, milk.
Thurs., May 15-School's
choice.
Frl., May l-soup, sand
wiches, salad, fruit, milk.
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HEPPNER BRANCH
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he felt "he had learned little
of the truth of one tribe in one
village. He had seen the
sadness, the richness, the
tragic poignancy of way of
life that each year, bit by bit,
slipped beyond memory and :
was gone. For a time he had
been part of it, one of the small
unknown men who take their
stand in some remote place
and fight out their battle in a
quiet way." i
This novel is available at the '
Heppner Library.
Pre-school
clinics set
Hearing, speech, vision and
child development tests will
be given free at preschool
screening clinics to be held
throughout Umatilla County,
Monday, May 12, through
Thursday, May 22.
The clinics are sponsored by
local organizations, the Coun
ty Health Department, and the
Intermediate Education Dis
trict. Every child aged three
through six should be tested;
younger children should be
tested if parents have any
question about their speech or
language development, their
ability to see or hear, or about
any area of child growth or
development.
Parents who have a child
entering school for the first
time next fall are especially
encouraged to make an
appointment for the clinic.
The pre-school clinic pro
vides a service which will help
parents become aware of
possible developmental or
perceptual problems which
may require medical and, or
educational attention. For the
parents of those children who
will be entering school in the
fall, the clinic will provide
Information which will help
parents evaluate their child's
degree of readiness for entry
into kindergarten or first
grade.
Assessments will be made
by persons trained in child
growth and development :
speech pathologists, audiolo
gists, child development spe
cialists, psychologists, physi
cians, and public health nur
ses. Appointments can be made
by telephone for one of the
following clinics:
Hermiston-Mon May 12.
Tues., May 13. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Seventh Day Adventist Chur
ch. 917 W. Highland Ave..
Hermiston. 567 5181 (Call be
fore 8 p m.l
Pilot Rock-Fri.. May 16.
a m. -4 p.m. Community Pres
byterian Church. 222 S.W.
Third. Pilot Rock. 443561 or
443 2371.
Pendieton-Mon., May 19.
Tues.. May 20. 9 a.m. -4 p m.
Wed.. May 21. 9 am.-!l:45
a m. 276939.
Benefit bowl
May 17-18
Alpha Theta Sorority is
sponsoring a benefit bowling
tournament. It will be held on
May 17-18 and proceeds will be
donated to Mikka Lou Evans.
Those wanting to enter the
mixed doubles tournament
should contact Betty Heath
678 9208 or Rita Harris at
6765023.
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MR. AND MRS. GARLAND SWANSO.N
Garland Swanson
quits port post
Poor health has prompted
the resignation of Garland
Swanson, lone, as president of
the Port of Morrow Commis
sion. The action came at a special
meeting of the commission
Thursday in lone. At the same
time he nominated Louis
Carlson, lone, to fill the
vacancy until the May, 1976
election. Action on the nomi
nation will be taken May ( at
the regular port commission
meeting In Boardman. Oscar
Peterson, also of lone, will
serve as president of the body
until a new president is
elected.
Swanson and Dewey West
Jr., Boardman, are the only
two charter members re
maining on the commission.
Swanson has been a member
since the organization was
formed in 1959.
The commission got off to a
shaky start when Gov. Robert
Holmes, In the process of
leaving office, forgot to
appoint the commissioners.
Probably without legal
authority, the board function
ed for about two months. Gov.
Hatfield made the formal
appointments to the commis
sion. One of Swanson's favorite
stories concerns the bomb that
was accidently dropped in his
yard. The practice bomb had
been dislodged from a bomber
heading for the bombing
range. It took a chip out of the
concrete, barely missing the
house.
RECESSION PROMOTES
LIBRARY GROWTH
Something good in the
current recession is the grow
th spurt taking place in public
libraries.
The Heppner Library has
just cataloged its 10.150th
book. It also has over 2.000
uncataloged paperback books
and many magazines. Its
circulation has grown consid
erably this last year.
Time Magazine for April 29
reports. "In many towns the
new In place for free informa
tion and entertainment is the
public library. 'It is a truism
among librarians that the
Great Depression saw a tre
mendous rise in people com
ing into public libraries, and
we believe this is happening
again,' says Larry Molumby,
a public library administrator
in Washington. D C."
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Swanson, according to Ru
pert Kennedy, port director,
was instrumental in organiz
ing the port's 4,000-acre
waterfront industrial park
during the years 19614. He
also worked to obtain the
nuclear site and irrigation
expansion in 1968 as well as
being a leader in securing the
food processing park in 1972.
"He was a real leader of the
commission," Kennedy said in
paying tribute to the former
grain dealer and rancher who
has recently undergone major
surgery.
Square
dancers
enjoy dence
The promise of homemade
ice cream has a way of
bringing lots of out-of-town
visitors to dance with the lone
Grand Squares. Saturday,
May 3 was no exception.
Square dancers from Hermis
ton, Pendleton and Walla
Walla came to help the Grand
Squares celebrate their sev
enth anniversary with an
evening of square and round
dancing.
Six squares of dancers
danced to the calling of lone
caller Darrell Wilson. Clar
ence Johnson of Walla Walla,
Phil Jameson of Pendleton
and Henry Hicks of Hermis
ton. As promised the lone club
had plenty of homemade ice
cream on hand for the
dancers.
The lone club has two more
regular dances scheduled for
this season. They will dance
on Friday. May 16 and
Saturday. June 7.
HIGH SCHOOL
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CONCERT
Tuesday,
ay 13,
7:30 p.m.
Band,
chorus,
soloists
$L00 c&&3
JS0 students
. This community service announcement sponsored by :
Columbia Dasin
Electric Co-op
"Serving 3010 square miles in Morrow, Gilliam,
Wheeler, UmatilU Counties"
Heppner, Oreeon
Picnic
The Pioneer Memorial Pic
nic is scheduled for May 23. It
will be held at the fairgrounds
pavilion with registration at
11:30 a.m.
Local organizations are do
nating the main food dishes
for the potluck dinner. Prizes
will also be offered by the
Heppner merchants.
Everyone is invited to renew
old acquaintances and make
new ones.
fcluseum hours
tare extended
Judge Paul Jones and Mrs.
Rachel Harnett announce that
the county museum has ex
' tended its hours as of May 1.
The new hours will be in effect
until about Oct. 1.
The public is invited to come
into the museum on Monday
and Wednesday between 12.30
and 5 p.m. Thursday evening
the museum will open between
7:30 and 9:30 o'clock. These
hours are the same as the
hours of the public library that
shares the building.
Weekends the museum will
have longer hours than the
library which is open only
from 2 to 4 Saturday and
Sunday afternoons. The mu
seum will continue being open
Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5
p.m. on Sunday from I to 5
p.m.
Mry visit
at reception
The many members of
Eastern Star chapters who
came to the county Saturday
to honor Grand Recorder
Virginia Wilkinson learned a
little about the area.
Besides enjoying visiting
with local members and with
one another, some of them did
a bit of exploring before and
after the smorgasboard din
ner and reception at lone
Saturday.
Some inspected the county
museum and checked with
Mrs. Harnett about family
connections to Morrow pio
neers. A few checked in the
library, asking about ghost
towns and other places of
interest.
TRIP CANCELLED
The Morrow County Gem
and Mineral Society has
cancelled its field trip sched
uled for May 10-11, as several
members are unable to attend
at that time.
FAIR BOARD MEETS
The Morrow County Fair
Board will hold its regular
meeting, Monday. May 12,
beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the
dorm building on the fair
grounds in Heppner
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Bechdolts
Hardman
i Mr. and Mrs. Adrian C.
Bechdolt and Mr. Archie
Bechdoll have lived in Morrow
County's best known ghost
town, Hardman, for many
years, and are now leaving it.
Their white house west of
the highway is the house
which stands out as the one
with the most paint on it.
The brothers' parents came
to the area in 1898 from
Indiana. Adrian was born at
the ranch house about 2' 2
miles out of town; Archie was
born in Heppner. The ranch
property was sold to Bob
Mahoney in the fall of 1968.
The white house which the
Bechdolts are leaving this
week was purchased from
Kenneth Batty in 1958 and has
now been sold to Harold
Wright. It will soon be
occupied by David Wright and
his family. David is a nephew
of the new owner.
Velva Bechdolt taught in the
Heppner Elementary School
until the end of the 1971 year.
She and husband Adrian are
both members of the Morrow
Umatilla Retired Teachers
Association. Velva has long
been active in Rebekah and in
Delta Kappa Gamma and
more recently in the Heppner
Branch of AAUW. The Bech
dolts are members of the
Heppner Christian Church.
The Bechdolt threesome is
busy sorting through accumu
Ron Janes
Chief Clerk
Pendleton
Ralph T. Burdett
Weighmaster-Clerk
Walla Walla
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Don Gross
Signal Maintainer
Baker
7, THE GAZETTE TIMES, Heppner, OR., Thursday, May I, 1975
leave
home
lations of several generations
at thev move this week to
Pendleton where they have
purchased a home at 514 NW
6th.
"We have things that go
back as far as the American
Revolution," Archie said. The
family has donated some
historical magazines to the
Heppner Library.
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Fishermen's Night
Stag Night
May 8, 1975
Fish &Ch!ps Dinner
6:30 to 7:30
$2.00
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Linda Brown
Roadmaster
Hinkle
Oran Thomas
Revising Clerk
La Grande
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Wes H. Hurnelt
Freight Agent
Kennewick
The power of our people
is the music in our song.
It may be the age of automation, but it's still people,
much more than computers, that keep our railroad
humming. Each day. we go to work in tune with the
needs of people like you, the people of the Pacific
Northwest. We see that the goods you need get
delivered, on time and intact. And then we see that
your paper, lumber, aluminum and fruit and frozen
foods get delivered to people in other parts of the
country.
We're the Union Pacific, and if you've been looking at
us as miles and miles of cold, impersonal railroad cars,
we suggest you look again. And look deeper. You'll see
a vital form of transportation, with vital people at work
for you delivering all types of goods for all types of
needs.
People Power. It's the big reason why
th Union Pacific railroad people
Monument
, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carr,
Monument, had the mil
fortune of losing their home by
fire, on April 28.
Monument townspeople held
a carnival last week, and are
planning a ham dinner and
walkathon in the near future.
Proceeds from these money
raising ventures will go to
wards the purchase of a new
ambulance.
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