FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday November 9, 1978
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Last Friday two football teams from Morrow County,
lone High and Heppner High, defeated two teams from
Gilliam County schools when lone swamped Arlington in
their eight-man contest and Heppner overcame Condon 14 to
12 in what was probably Condon's last 11-man game due to
the diminishing enrollment there.
Just for fun I did a little research (in the Oregon Blue
Book) to compare a few facts about these two neighboring
counties. Maybe you don't know that:
Morrow County with Heppner as its county seat was
formed by the state legislature on Feb. 16, 1885, on land
formerly part of Umatilla County. Gilliam County was
formed by the same legislature just a little over one week
later on Feb. 25, 1885, on land that formerly was part of
Wasco County.
Morrow has an area of 2,065 square miles, while
Gilliam's area is 1,218 square miles. Heppner's elevation is
1,955 feet; Condon's is 2,844 feet. Morrow's temperature
averages a little warmer in the summer but not quite as cold
in the winter as Gilliam's. The summer precipitation is a bit
higher in Gilliam, but Morrow is listed as getting more
winter rainfall.
You historians know that Morrow was named after J.L.
Morrow, a leading early resident and legislator, while
Gilliam was named after Col. Cornelius Gilliam, a veteran of
the Cayuse War. In Morrow, Lexington and Heppner really
fought quite a battle over which would become the county
seat. In Gilliam, Alkali, now Arlington, was the original
county seat.
Both counties have Columbia River frontage and both
have mountains; however, Morrow is fortunate in having
part of the Umatilla National Forest in part of its Blue
Mountain area. Morrow's population is almost double
Gilliam's and its rapidly escalating assessed value is
climbing much faster and much higher than Gilliam's.
The Blue Book doesn't mention that Gilliam has a county
library system with good libraries at Condon and Arlington,
while Morrow has only local public libraries at Heppner and
lone. However, Morrow County has the best historic museum
in all of central and eastern Oregon according to many
travelers. Enough of comparison I happen to consider these
two counties tops and think that some of the world's
greatest folks live in them.
Just now there are plenty of elk hunters in the highlands
trying so hard to capture the not too plentiful elk. I've only
seen one trophy on one pickup but know that there have
been more taken.
While visiting with Ella Smith last Sunday, I learned that
her nephew, Lt. Col. Bruce Smith, an lone High and OSU
grad, who is now associated with a charter flying service at
Riverside, California, was amused this fall when a party
came in requesting a flight to Heppner, Oregon to go elk
hunting, "If there is such a place and if you have any idea
where it is."
These last few weeks the most studied publication in
many local homes has been the state voter's pamphlet. I
must turn this column in to the paper before the big election.
How I hope that our county has a better per cent of registered
voters and that each of them voted last Tuesday.
My last week's writing was done before Halloween
evening. What excitement took place at my house that night !
Puppy Tip helped me greet visitors at our door, and he and I
were both delighted with the little children and their masks
and costumes. I was charmed by a pretty Gypsy girl and
especially liked a little Fred Flintstone, whose nice big sister
explained that she would sure like to take "Fred" to my
bathroom. They were occupied in that room for some time,
and when they emerged sister explained that the Flintstone
costume and had complicated the maneuver.
Another group of costumed kids came up on my little
porch with bulging bags of goodies. I remarked, "you have
certainly collected lots." One of the older ones replied, "You
ought to see what we have in the car lots more than this."
Just about nine o'clock, as I was getting ready to close the
laundromat. I talked with neighbor Jane Rawlins. She
agreed that we had many more trickers and treaters than in
previous years and said that she, too, was about out of
treats.
When I left to go downtown, I turned off my lights and
thought I would thus signal that there was no one to give out
treats and I was completely out of goodies. Nevertheless,
when I got home about 9:45 p.m. there were two late rounders
who found their way to my door. I was a bit curt with them as
I thought it was too late, they were too big, and my treats
were too exhausted.
A big change in my front window vista took place last
week when Harold and Ruby Beckett gave up that white
Rambler with the spare tire on top that they have traveled in
so far and so long. I see they have a new, smaller, brown car
which I hope will be as satisfactory as their old white station
wagon was.
Well, don't forget to be getting a date lined up for the
annual Soroptimist "Turkey Trot" dance at the Fairground
Pavilion during the Thanksgiving weekend. It is always a
dandy reunion time for away-from-home students and
holiday visitors, and it benefits the Soroptimist scholarship
fund.
Life in Dominican Republic outlined by
Jerry Healy, former Peace Corpsman
Jerry Healy, former Peace
Corps worker in the Domin
ican Republic, informed Mor
row County Chamber, of Com
' merce members about that
country, at the Chamber's
regular meeting on Monday.
He explained that the Dom
inican Republic occupies the
eatern two-thirds and Haiti
the western one-third of the
Caribbean island of Hispani
ola. The Republic's biggest
product is sugar, which is the
basis of its economy, with
coffee a slow second in
importance and mining of
gold, nickle and some alumi
num a growing third.
Healy said that about one in
five Dominicans own a car
(mostly ancient and small)
and practically each car
owner is a taxi driver who
loads his vehicle for loosely
scheduled trips about.
Healy pointed out that the
Dominicans highly regard
education, feeling that it is the
key to their advancement.
Many schools are open for
three shifts and people of all
ages are eager to 1eep
learning. The country has
competency exams 'for those
who progress upward from
grade to grade.
"The big problems are
lack of enough good schools,
not enough prepared teachers
and, of course, money. A great
airborne educational system,
Radio Santa Marie, put on the
air by priests from Canada
and West Germany offers a
variety of classes. The radio
students usually rate higher
than the public school stu
dents. " There are three or
four universities in the
country many of their stu
dents want to become engin
eers. "
Healy reviewed the political
situation there, which has
been a ruthless dictatorship
for long periods, but which is,
hopefully, improving since
last spring's election.
He said that there are "17
racial classifications, with the
blackest people rated the
lowest. A new possibility for
wealth may develop from the
exploratory drilling for oil
which has just begun there.
Jerry and his Dominican
wife, Carmen, have been back
in Heppner, his hometown, for
several years now where he is
employed by the Morrow
County Abstract and Title
Company, Inc. The last two
years they have returned to
Carmen's home for their
vacations.
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Dec. 3 wedding set for Gayle
McTSary and Kim Gutierrez
Lloyd and Shirley McNary
of lone announce the forth
coming marriage of their
daughter, Gayle Lorene, to
Kim Michael Gutierrez, son of
George Gutierrez of lone and
Helen Drake of Gresham.
The wedding will be Sunday,
Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at Saint
Williams Catholic Church in
lone.
Both the bride and groom-to-be
graduated from lone
High School and Blue Mount
ain Communitv College.
VFW to hold
initiations on
Nov. 14
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars will hold an initiation of
new members Tuesday, Nov.
14 at 8 p.m. in the Columbia
Basin Electric conference
room.
All members are encourag
ed to attend to welcome the
new members.
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New books at
Heppner
Library are
listed
A new selection of novels
expected to arrive soon at the
Heppner Public Library in
cludes "Chesapeake" by
James Michener; "Oyster
ville" by Willard Espy;
"Gnomes" by Wil Huygen;
"Second Generation" by How
ard Fast; "Wifey" by Judy
Blume; and "Pulling Your
Own Strings" by Dr. Wayne
Dyer.
Persons interested in read
ing the new arrivals are urged
to enter their names on the
library's waiting list. Evening
hours at the library for
working people are from 7:30
to 9:30 p.m.
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