EIC.HT-The Hepner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon. Thursday. February 5.
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FIFTY YF.ARS AGO
Morrow farmers eligible for
loans; county named one of
nine in Oregon included in
drouth area. Statements of the
secretary of agriculture are
that farmers in this area as
well as in eight other counties
-Wasco. Jefferson. Sherman.
Gilliam. Wheeler, Umatilla.
Wallowa. Union and Baker -will
receive financial aid from
the $45,000,000 emergency
fund appropriated by Con
gress recently.
The play 'Tea Toper Tav
ern" will be presented by the
Young People's Fellowship of
the Episcopal Church in the
high school auditorium next
week. Those who will take
part in this clever and
entertaining play are: Mary
McDuffee, Francis White.
Anne Crump. Mary White.
Frances Nickerson. June An
derson. Alva McDuffee. Ted
McMurdo. Gay Anderson.
Harry Wells. Theodore Thom
son. Claude Hill. Adele Nick-'
erson and Ella Fell.
Special Clean-up Day com
ing Monday. Those winter
accumulations of junk, gar
bage, ashes, etc.. are expected
to be awaiting the city trucks
at the street curbs in proper
containers bright and early
next Monday morning. Mayer
McCarty desires that every
one make a special effort to
rid his premises of rubbish by
that day.
C.W. Smith, county unem
ployment relief director, also
requests that possible jobs in
connection with the clean-up
bo given to men needing the
work. A phone call to his office
THERE WILL BE A
CLASS REUNION
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No extra charge will be
made property holders for
hauling the rubbish away.
David A. Wilson and John
Farley left Tuesday morning
for John Dav where they are
opening a men's clothing store
to be operated bv Mr. Farley.
Mr. Wilson, who conducts a
similar establishment under
his name in Heppner. decided
to open an additional store at
John Dav after thorough
investigation, believing the
future to be bright for such a
venture in the Grant County
city. Mr. Farley has become
well acquainted with the
business through several
years connection with the
Heppner store and Mr. Wilson
is giving him management of
the new store in recognition of
his ability.
A summary of the 1930 fire
season indicates it was the
worst season ever experienc
ed in the national forests of
Washington and Oregon as to
the number of fires. There
wpre 19H9 fires, of which 1248
were caused by lightning. The
Umatilla forest led all the rest
in numbers, having 1 SI fires.
9R of which were lightning
caused and 53 were caused by
human carelessness.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Clear skies and a bright sun
this week did practically
nothing towards warming up a
well-frozen Morrow County
which has shivered for the
past three days under temper:
atures that have dropped as
low as eight degrees below
zero in Heppner and even
lower in other nearby areas.
Elmo E. Smith. John Day
newspaper publisher,
succeeded to the office of
governor of Oregon Wednes
day morning, following the
sudden death Tuesday night of
Governor Paul L. Patterson.
Governor Patterson's death
occured at 9:50 Tuesday night
at the Arlington Club in
Portland where he was confer
ring with associates about his
campaign for United States
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senator. Onlv three davs
he'nre he had announced that
he would run for the senate
seat now held bv Wavne
Morse.
With the filing deadline only
a little more than 30 days off.
several aspirants for county
offices this week indicated
that thev intended to run for
election or re-election. First to
announce her candidacy was
Mi's. Fred (Sadie) Parrish
who declared her intention to
file as a Republican candidate
for eountv clerk. Mrs. Parrish
is deputv in the office under
clerk Bruce I.indsav and has
served there since 194R. For
several months during the
illness and death of former
clerk Charles Rarlow. Mrs
Parrish served as acting clerk
bv appointment of the county
court. I.indsav. a Democrat,
was elected to the office in
1954 to fill Barlow 's unexpired
term He also announced late
Wednesdav that he will run
acain for his present office.
Other county officials who
indicated this week that they
will file for re-election in the
near future are C.J D. Bau
man. sheriff, and Mrs. Carl
(Svlviat McDaniel. treasurer.
Rauman has held the sheriff's
post for many years, and Mrs.
McDaniel was appointed
treasurer last May following
the resignation of Mrs. Lucy
Rodeers.
FIVE YEARS AGO
"The proposed Arctic Gas
Transmission Pipeline will be
larger than the oil line in both
length and cost." Ross Wood
ward of Pacific Gas Trans
mission Co. told the Chamber
of Commerce. It will begin at
Prudhoe. Alaska, and con
tinue to Calgary, picking up
the gas at the MacKenzie
Delta, and then will split at
Calgary with mains going to
California and to the East
Coast .
It is estimated the 6. (MM)
miles of gas transmission line
will cost $9 billion when,,
completed. Its proposed route
through Oregon will follow the
existing oil pipeline and will
be in the same right-of-way.
Morrow County achieved
the lowest unemployment rate
of anv Oregon county during
December 1975.
Population Research and
Census Center at Portland
State University released 1975
population estimates for Ore
gon's 3fi counties and 240
incorporated cities showing
these figures: Morrow
Countv. 5190: Boardman. 695:
Heppner. 1.R00: lone. 405:
Irrigon. 370: Ixington. 245.
The ninetv year old Swin-burne-Gilliam
house will soon
be destroyed when it is used a
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:i ir.'iinint exorcise bv the
Honnner Fire Department lis
present owners are Howard
Cleveland and Milo Prindle.
Robert Henrv. Jr . Heppner
Hii'h student received letter
from I'S Representative Al
Ullmnn onnfirmine the hero
ism of his grandfather. Jeff
Kini? a Navajo scout during
the Apache Wars Ullman
wrote to Robert giving the
location of the scout's grave in
Arlington National Cc-meterv.
Oregon Farm Bureau Fed
eration President Waldron
John has wired President
Ford asking that a mora
torium be imposed on fee
increases on federal grazing
lands until the grazing fee
formula is investigated bv
Congress
McCoy gets
probat
ition
from the Oregonian.
Saturday. Jan. 31
Morrow County Commis
sioner Warren H McCoy was
placed on probation for one
year Fridav after pleading no
contest to a charge of disor
derly conduct in connection
with his citation earlier this
month on an accusation of
prostitution.
McCoy. 50. was one of 13
men charged in a Portland
Police Bureau "decov" pros
titution operation. McCoy's
disorderly conduct plea was
entered before Multnomah
County District Judge Linda
Bergman, who imposed the
probation.
Deputv District Attorney
Jane Angus. who is in charge
of district court cases, said a
reduction of such a charge
from prostitution to disorderly
conduct was routine.
"He has been treated the
same as anyone else." Ms.
Angus said of McCoy.
The decoy operation was set
up in the area of Southeast
Third Avenue and Salmon
Street in response to citizen
complaints about streetwalk
ers "Everybody has moments
of weakness or stupidity."
McCoy said in an interview
after his citation. But he said
his arrest "bordered on
entrapment."
Burger feed for
teenagers Sat.
Junior and senior high youth
are invited to a hamburger
feed at the First Christian
Church. 293 N. Gale, in
Heppner this Saturday at B
pm.. the Rev. Don Sheltnn
announced.
All interested teenagers in
grades seven through 12 are
invited for hamburgers,
games, and fellowship. There
will also be time for input on
the church youth program,
savs the Rev Shelton.
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Herb and Norma Bessey, rather new residents, are surely
aware that Valentine's Day is coming and are doing their
bit to remind folks who travel between Heppner and
Lexington after dark with the lovely red-lighted heart In the
window of their mobile home north of Kinzua Mill. Norma
said that she had some trouble buying red Christmas bulbs
when she wanted to put up the heart - seems that many
stores discontinued carrying such a seasonal item after the
holidays ended.
If you use prepared breakfast cereal at your house, maybe
you better be watching the boxtop offers these days. Many
years ago I recall sending for exciting rings and things for
my children, then I stopped mailing in box tops for years.
Just recently I have noted a few interesting offers again.
Soon I shall mail two boxtops to a seed company for a
current offering that should appeal to many adults who may
wish to make a great saving on seed packets or garden tools.
It is hard to choose what to buy with the two boxtops
I'm holding, but I believe I shall select seven packets of 1981
flower seeds, a value of $4 95, for my coupons plus $1. 1 could
ask for vegetable, salad or herb seed collections or could
invest in one of four different groups of garden tools.
A second cereal box offer that intrigues me is for "free
athletic equipment for your school." This week when I go to
Heppner Elementary School I intend to take the
proof-of -purchase seals I have saved to see if the school is
doing anything about collecting these.
Just now I am spending four hours each week at the
elementary school where, along with a nice assortment of
other Interested folks, I am attending the Monday and
Wednesday afternoon class on Sign Language offered by
Blue Mountain Community College and taught by our county
speech pathologist, Carol Faith. A competent, lively and
charming teacher. Faith has, so far, covered the American
sign language alphabet and has the class moving quickly
through a system of signs which I hope to understand soon. I
shall probably not become very proficient in talking with my
hands, but I hope that I may be able to "read" signs others
give. Both skills could be valuable sometime.
My good encyclopedia tells me that primitive persons used
systems of hand signs in order to communicate. Early monks
who took vows of silence used sign language. Some South
American Indians still use sign language to communicate
with tribes who speak a different language.
The first school for the deaf was founded in Paris in 1760.
Deaf persons use as many as 1,5X) signs, as well as finger
spelling. Sign language is also used in sports by referees
signaling penalties.
Because I have no children or grandchildren in school here
and no "live-in" student with me this year, I have not been
keeping up with changes in our schools. Last Wednesday
when I was a little early for Miss Faith's class, I strolled into
art, crafts and woodworking teacher Ron Forrar's shop and
classroom that occupies the building near the junior high in
which my husband taught welding classes some years back.
That used to be a dark, poorly lit, dirty, most uninviting spot.
It is now a great area, well lighted, well organized, most
attractive and effective.
Teacher Forrar seemed pleased to have me visit. School
was over for the day but several students were lingering
there. Mr. Forrar told me he had planned the completely new
arrangements that have transformed the area. He has also
made some significant changes at the high school in the area
below the main floor where he teaches woodshop.
Being a sort of perpetual student, I have always thought
that a small or middle-size college town is the choicest place
to live. I enjoyed my years in Corvallis and attended many
adult classes there. Now I admire Cheney, Wash., near which
my daughter, Ann, and family have made their home. Since
BMCC has been offering extension classes here in Heppner I
have enjoyed attending quite a few. Lois Hunt's Beginning
Bridge class on Monday evening's at Lexington has been
most delightful this fall and winter. I've never taken time to
learn about bridge before and don't expect to become very
adept now, but I do hope to understand a little about this
fascinating game that challenges and amuses so many
persons around the world. If the variety of BMCC classes can
continue here, I am quite satisfied to stay here and to have
the privilege and joy of classwork right here in south
Morrow.
These recent months I have wished that the U.S. Post
Office had some kind of coupon offer for stamps. Seems like
December and January have been very heavy stamp-using
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Doug is a member of Outdoor Club. H-Club and the Annual
.Staff. He recently performed in a drama production and
Awould like to continue activity In drama. He is a varsity
Tjmember of football, basketball and the baseball teams: and 'v
'V maintains a 3.00 grade point average. )f
Doug would like to follow in his father's footsteps and
become a secondary history and physical education teacher, v
a The son of Mr. and Mr. Dale Holland, Doug is a sensitive
and sincere young man. He has a high set of moral values and
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times for me. I am greatly enjoying receiving letters from
friends and family almost every day,,
One letter I want to share with readers came from former
G-T publishers Dorothy and Charlie Hoard from their
retirement home on lovely Peach Island. Everyone who lived
in south Morrow during the Heard years got to know thorn
and to feel their warm friendship.
Dorothy's two typed pages, with a postscript added from
Charlie, tell that they are both well and having a busy
retirement at Milton-Freewater. They read this paper each
week. Since they left here they have made two trips to
Europe and travel around the U.S. frequently. Dorothy
writes, "We are not going to Yurha this winter.., we hope to go
to Vashon Island in April. We are having improvements
made on our home, and I am taking some sewing Instructions
from a former Mac Hi home ec, teacher."
Both Heards keep exercising, partly by splitting logs for
their fireplace where they "burn lots of wood because we
have a fire in the fireplace nearly all dav." Dorothy is busily
occupied as chairman of blood drawings for the Red Cross
and with Republican Women, Garden Club and St. James
Church and guild, but "I really have cut out a lot of club
meetings and am spending more time with Charlie."
Charlie has four horses in the barn that adjoins their home.
"He turns them out to pasture and puts them in at night. ..one
mare is pregnant, so we are looking forward to the arrival of
her colt this summer." The Heards continue to enjoy cultural
things that nearby Whitman and Walla Walla Colleges
provide and where "senior citizens get a break -- student
prices often and sometimes free."
The letter ends with District No. 10 past -president Dorothy
saying she hopes that many from Morrow will come to
Milton-Freewater for the spring Garden Club's District
meeting in April.
A not-so-happy letter from Imperial Beach, Calif., from
daughter-in-law, Teresa, bemoans the terrible rise In
electricity costs there. Costs have gone up 200 percent, and
she says she is not going to use her electric clothes dryer
anymore.
A letter from Irene (McClintock) Dalzell, came from the
Dalles telling about McClintocks and Dalzells who have lived
in this county - information we will be sure gets into the
county museum family files,
Isn't it great to have February started with sunshine here?
The lingering snow and the lovely blue skies should brighten
everyone's perspective.
Area FFA leaders to
compete at BMCC Feb. 4
More than 150 students from
eight area high schools will
seek awards in the Leadership
Skills competition at Blue
Mountain Community College
in Pendleton February 4 The
students represent the top
Future Farmers of America
members from the Blue Moun
tain District They will be
judged in five categories for
district awards and the right
to compete in divisional com
petition. Schools sending FFA teams
will be Pendleton, Condon,
Heppner. Hermiston, Mc
Loughlin, Riverside, Weston
McF.wen and I'mapine
Paul Davis. BMCC Agricul
ture Program coordinator,
said, "This competition is.
designed to develop leader
ship qualities in young people,
whether their future lies in
agriculture or some other
endeavor."
In the first event, teams will
compete in parliamentary
procedure being challenged on
McCurdy retires
Forest position.
Ralph E. "Mac" McCurdy
has retired from the Umatilla
National Forest office in
Pendleton He has served in
the fire staff position here
since 11)74
McCurdy retires after more
than 33 years of government
service, four years of which
were in the U.S. Air Force
from 1941-1945 His Forest
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their knowledge and skill.
Advanced competition is at
9' 15 a m and "green hand" at
11 am
At noon will be the competi
tion for FFA Creed Speaking.
The public speaking will begin
at 12 30 pm.. with competi
tors giving prepared
speeches Al 2 p m . it will be
extemporaneous speaking
with students getting 20 min
utes to prepare a speech on a
topic.
Judges for the first three
events will include FFA ad
visors from the Eastern Ore
gon District. BMCC staff and
area agricultural experts will
be judging the speaking
events.
The awards ceremony will
begin at 3:30 p m. with prizes
going to the top three in each
division and selection to
divisional competition.
The entire competition is a
project of the BMCC Agricul
tural Department and its
students.
from Umatilla
Service career began on a
seasonal basis in 1D49 on the
Sitgreaves National Forest in
Arizona .
After receiving his forestry
degree from the University of
Maine in 1949 McCurdy re
ceived a permanent appoint
ment in 1951 as a forester on
the Willamette National
Forest .
Other assignments on the
Willamette National Forest
included, timber management
assistant on the Oakridge
Ranger District, and district
ranger of the Salt Creek, Mill
City, and Iowell Ranger
Districts, A successor for the
fire staff position in Pendleton
has not vet been selected.
Party planned
for Nursing
Home residents
A meeting of the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
has been scheduled f'r Thurs
day. Feb. 12, at 1 p.m.
Following the business
meeting the auxiliaryhas
planned a Valentine's Day
party for the nursing home
residents.
Refreshments for the party
will be furnished by the
Soroptimisls.
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