TWO The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, September 22, 1977
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Development
association
meeting is
important
An important meeting is being held in lone next
Wednesday.
The meeting is the membership drive kickoff for
the Morrow County Economic Development
Association a group that can, and we think will,
become an important voice in what happens in
Morrow County.
Much is happening in Morrow County that needs
watching and supporting. Boeing Company has a
vast amount of land leased from the State of
Oregon, Department of Veterans Affairs; Portland
General Electric is spending in excess of $500
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million for a power plant; some 50,000 acres of
bombing range lies idle in the hands of the Navy;
the Port of Morrow is already a powerful West
Coast figure in food processing ; and the list goes on.
The importance of MCEDA is that the association
can fully represent the people of Morrow County
because it is the people of Morrow County a
citizen's advisory group to city, county and state
government.
We support the MCEDA and urge residents of
Morrow County to do the same. When we say
residents, we mean the business residents, the
blue-collar workers, the large corporations.
And when we talk of support, we mean support
with ideas, thoughts and suggestions and secondly,
with money, because to be effective the association
will need funds.
We also hope to see a large turnout of city and
county government officials at the meeting. These
are the people the group will talking to in the future.
The meeting next Wednesday is important to all
of us. It starts at 8 p.m. at lone High School.
tmh
Exception taken
Editor,
I'm forced to take exception to the statement made twice
at the road transfer hearing last Monday at the Courthouse
dealing with Arbuckle stock driveway and the Hell's Half
Acre.
The statement intimated that the Hell's Half Acre area
would be a hunting preserve for the Cutsforth family, their
children and their great grand children. Certainly I never
thought of it as such.
This area is about three miles in diameter with a nine
mile road completely surrounding it and can be entered from
almost any point. We certainly don't have an exclusive there
merely because we have a cabin at one corner of the tract.
In our hunting up there for the past 26 years, I have shot two
elks and one buck deer as has also my wife shot two cow elk
and one buck deer.
None of my 11 children to my knowledge have ever
hunted in this area one day and of my 27 grandchildren, only
one has shot an elk there and it was crossing the road at the
snow plow into Johnson Creek coming out of the Hell's Half
Acre.
I would say that the hunting chances are five times better
anywhere but in that brushy area. If preserved, it would
become a sanctuary for game when the hunting pressure is
too great.
I did not reply to the accusations at the hearing because I
didn't want the discussion to become personal.
O.W. Cutsforth
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Tutoring program seeks help
Editor,
Again we'd like to use your paper to help us contact adults
who have two or three hours each week that they could give
to our LAPP program.
Already several people have called the school volunteering
for the program, but there are many newcomers to the
community that may not have heard about LAPP.
Two years ago the Special Reading teachers and I received
a grant to recruit and use adults to help with the reading
program in the lower four grades.
Some thirty people volunteered, and although the program
did not begin till January, reading test scores showed conclu
sively that the extra help contributed substantially. Children
were delighted to have a warm, supportive grownup to read
to, and teachers most grateful for the extra set of eyes, ears,
and hands.
Although unfunded by a grant, the program last year was
expanded so that teachers used the aides wherever they felt a
need for help.
Readers may ask why teachers need such help. One reason
is that so many parents work that they find it difficult to
listen to their youngsters read and like any skill, reading
must be practiced to be mastered.
Some of our children travel many miles daily on the school
bus. Their hours at home are thus limited.
Reading has not seemed very important to many children
in recent years. Everyone watches TV; no one reads to the
child ;he doesn't see adults enjoying books. When he brings a
book home to show his progress, no one has the time to listen.
For some reason, also, each year more children appear
with a variety of speech and other learning problems. I am
a first grade teacher, and I find that most of my children
need to be taught individually so that I can help each child
with his special problem.
But, there isn't time to help each child ! Grades 1 and 2 are
in the classroom 4 hours a day. In that time, the state says we
are to teach reading, math, other language arts, social
studies, science, art, music, health education and physical
education.
Less than half the time can be devoted to teaching reading,
writing, spelling and the other language arts. Spread over n .
to 27 children, two hours or less time doesn 't divide into more
than a few minutes with each child if every bit of the time is
used individually and of course it can't be.
So extra help is the only answer, and we use every bit of it
that we can get.
Our enrollment this year has already jumped substantially
over the past two years' total, so we will again use every type
of aide program we can to do our best to give each child the
sort of attention and help he or she needs.
LAPP enrollment forms have been left at many of the
stores. They may be taken or mailed to the school or the
information may just be phoned to the school at 676-9128.
Next week each volunteer will be contacted personally so
he or she can begin as soon as possible.
If such volunteer helping appeals to you, please sign up as a
LAPP aide to Listen, Appreciate, Praise and Help the child
ProSress- Thank you,
Rachel Dick
A little excavation work by one of Orville Cutsforth's
horses touched off quite a bit of specualtion this week in 1967
The Times reported the discovery of a large bone
believed to have once belonged to a mammoth that roamed
the area in the Mesozoic era, some eight million years ago.
The bone, measuring 8'4 inches in diameter and 17
inches in length, was uncovered at the Cutsforth ranch when
a horse pawedthe dirt around it. Since it was in a crumbly
condition, Heppner High biology instructor Kirk Horn was
called to examine the exposed portion.
Horn said it was possible the bone was that of a mastodon
or pachyderm. Tests were planned to determine theage of the'
bone after the high school field biology class completed the
excavation.
Ten years earlier the Times reported the story of a hot
load of lumber that the United Studs mill at Hamilton Creek
would just as soon have done without. A flattire on a logging
rig bound for the mill went unnoticed by the driver until it
burst into flames, igniting the entire load. Unable to cut the
binders and dump the lumber, the driver drove the
remaining mile to the mill sounding his horn all the way.
When he reached the mill, the burning load was picked
up and doused in a nearby pond. Mill workers and other
helpers called from Heppner then turned their attention to
the numerous grass fires that were started by flaming pieces
of tire scattered during the emergency rum.
This week in 1947, the Times told of the last remnants of a
frontier tradition.... the cattle drive.
"Cattle trailing to market or to a railhead is almost
nothing more than a memory in Heppner these days. Time
was when trainloads of range stock were herded over trails
and country roads from the ranges to the south, but of recent
years shipments from that area have been made largely by
auto truck.
"There is one cattle raiser in Grant County who still
sticks to the trail-rail delivery and that is Jack Vaughn of
Long Creek. Tomorrow morning he will load seven cars out
of the local yards after trailing the stock from his ranch in
Fox Valley to Heppner."
This week in 1937, Merrill's Cafe in the Ed Dick Building
opened for business under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Merrill. The couple had previously operated the lunch
counter in O'Donnell's. And in other food news of the week,
the Safeway store was offering Brown Derby beer at four tins
for 43 cents and 50 pounds of spuds for 79 cents.
A decade earlier, Arthur Brisbane told of the following
priestly predicament.
C.V. Miller of Toronto left brewery stock to seven
Methodist ministers, who, in order to collect the $75,000, had
to draw demon dividends and vote on company policies.
Miller, it seems, set up the arrangement "to see whether
their avarice for money was greater than their principles".
Offered Arthur, "The ministers will do whatever is
necessary to collect the money and use it for prohibition
propaganda, thus thwarting Satan."
No intent to belittle
Editor,
My apologies to all muscians and music lovers, in which I
hope I may still be included. I am again writing, but only in
reference to my recent letter to the editor, the subject of
which was a comparison of fair and rodeo coverage with that
of years past. This opinion was strictly my own, but seemed
to be shared by a large number of silent subscribers.
However, while trying to be brief, it was not my intent to
belittle the accomplishments of anyone.
As a lifetime resident of a small community, it is
inevitable to have a personal involvement in all of its affairs,
unless one dwells only in the activities or interests of one's
particular field. Whether anyone's opinion is biased or
prejudiced is not for me to judge, and as long as we still have
a democracy, I think that more people should speak out, as
well as listen.
I strongly feel that our agriculturally based county
should be applauded for its representation at the fair, as well
as the quality of the rodeo presented; maybe now more than
ever, in the face of trying economics in the grass roots
industry of our nation. Also, with our young people finding it
increasingly difficult to finance further education,
scholarships play an important role. Published accomplish
ments are a major item in filling out applications for same.
Highlighting said activities might also encourage these
future leaders of our nation.
Meanings and interpretations can be read into any
written word, including the Bible. Please spare me any
future kindnesses, while I turn the other cheek. The band
sounds great whether in concert or on parade. Forgive me for
reminiscing about times past when "our band" proudly
displayed blisters as merit badges concluding a hot
Pendleton parade route. The past many years of attending
programs, bake sales, helping with band carnivals, making
concert dresses, etc., are indeed a parents's small
retribution for skills attained by students. May we all as
taxpayers and property owners be able to continue the
support of a school system of which we can be proud. It
presently offers much more than requirements. The
s lectives and extracurricular activities play a vital role.
Let none of us retrogress in trivialities, but continue to
upgrade our lives, communityand nation. Sounding off seems
to be a severe sin and lack of simple civility sounds like a
society suffering.
Sincerely,
Merlyn Robinson
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Ever wonder who keeps the flowers blooming in
the Service Club planter at the edge of Heppner?
Soroptimist ladies do, who along with husbands
most generally, pack the water out to the edge of
town. Thanks.
Eugenia Huston, 88, died in
Heppner Sept. 19.
She was born Oct. 7, 1888
near Heppner, the daughter of
Jacob Smith Young and Mar
tha Hooker Young.
She was a member of Rhea
Creek Grange, the Degree of
Honor and San Souci Rebekah
Lodge.
Funeral services will be
today at 2 p.m. at the First
Christian Church, Heppner,
with the Rev. Edwin Sikes
officiating. Sacred selections
Marquardt.
Concluding services and
interment will be at Heppner
Masonic Cemetery with
Sweeney Mortuary in charge
of arrangements.
Casket bearers are Wilbur
Worden, Tom Huston, Myon
Huston, William Rill, Cecil
Rill and Tom Rawlins.
Mrs. Huston was preceded
in death by her husband,
Clive, in 1962
Contributions may be made
to the Pioneer Memorial
THE
GAZETTE-TIMES
Published every Thursday and entered as a second-class matter at the
Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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The official newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow.
G.M. Reed, Publisher
Dolores Reed, Co-publisher .
Terry M. Hager, Business Manager
Jim Summers, Editor
Eileen Saling, Off ice Manager
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