i HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, July 5, 1962
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MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
PHONE 676-9228
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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An Editor's Report on Moral Decay
After Jenkin Lloyd Jones, editor of the Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa,
Okla., addressed the convention of the American Society ot
Newspaper Editors in New Orleans recently, his remarks have
been reprinted in national magazines and other newspapers.
He attacked an "erosion of principles" in America, and his
words might well be considered with soul-searching by every
Cit The address was reprinted in the Sunday Oregonian for
those who may have it and may have missed it. We have a
cony here for any who would like to drop in and read it.
The talk is too long for us to print in full but a few quotat
ions from it will, perhaps, give the list of Jones point. It is
the Tulsa editor's contention that America has slid into a
period of moral decay and he refers to a similar condition that
beset the Holy Roman Empire many centuries ago and resulted
In "Nearly" 000 years elapsed between the fall of Western
Rome and the rise of the Renaissance, and in between we had
the Dark Ages in which nearly all of man's institutions were
inferior to those which had gone before," lie said. I don t
want my children's children to pass through a couple centuries
of dialectic materialism before the sun comes up again.
A change has come over America in recent years, Jones
declares. "We have decided that sin is largely imaginary. Wo
are bemused with behavioristic psychology which holds that
abstract things like insight, will and spirit are figments of the
imagination . . . Man is a chip tossed helplessly by forces
beyond his control and therefore not responsible. There are
no lazy bums any more only 'deprived' persons. It is impolite
to speak of thugs. They are 'underprivileged.' Yet the swagger
ing duck-tailed young men who boldly flaunt their gang sym
bols on their motorcycle jackets are far more blessed in creature
comforts, opportunities for advancement and freedom from
drudgery than 90 per cent of the children of the world. We have
iown the dragon's teeth of pseudo-scientific sentimentality, and
out of the ground has sprung the legion bearing switch blade
knives and bicycle chains.
"Clearly something is missing. Could it be what the rest
of the world's children have been given the doctrine of individ
ual responsibility?" ..,,,.. , ,, .
The editor pointed out that "relief (welfare) is gradually be
coming an 'honorable career' in America. The state will give
a mother a bonus for her illegitimate children, and if she
neglects them sufficiently she can save enough out of tier ADC
payments to keep herself and her boyfriends in wine and gin," he
said. ... T , ,,
As to entertainment and literature, Jones asks, "Can anyone
deny that movies are dirtier than ever? But they don't call it
'dirt.' They call it 'realism.' Why do we let them fool us? Why
do we nod owiishly when they tell us that lillli is merely a daring
art form, that licentiousness is really social comment?"
The Tulsa editor said that Bill Diehl, entertainment editor
of the St. Paul Dispatch, ran down the list of present and coming
attractions one day and found these: "Walk on the Wild Side"
(set in a brothel), "A View from the Bridge" (incest), "The
Mark" (a strange man trifles with little girls), "All Fall Down"
(a psychopathic attacker of females), "Cape Fear" (about a crazy
rapisi), "Lolita" (a middle-aged man's affair with a 12-year-old),
and others. .... . . , .
As to literature: "The old eye-poppers which tourists used to
smuggle back from Paris under their dirty shirts are now clothed
in judicial blessing . . . Lady Chatterly's Lover and Ulysses are
on the paperback shelves right next to the comic books . . .
it's all over at the corner drugstore where your kids hang out."
"Who is tampering with the soul ot America?" the aroused
editor asks. ,
"Parents who are afraid to lay down the law have the most
miserable children. Children want honest direction and a set of
sensible rules to live by . . . Much Juvenile delinquency springs
from a deep hunger for rules."
The time is here to "dust off the rule book, he asserts. "It s
time to quit seeking learning without effort and wages without
work. It's time we got mad about payola. We should ask the
Lord's forgiveness for our inflated expense accounts and quit
pretending that goonerv is a human right."
He added, "Do not let me overdraw the picture. This is still
a great, powerful, vibrant, able, optimistic nation. Americans
do believe in themselves and in their country. But there is rot,
and there is blight, and there is cutting out and filling to be
done ... We have reached the stomach-turning point . . . Let's
have the guts to sav that a book is dirt if that is what we
think of it . . . Let's blow the whistle on plays that would bring
blushes to an American Legion stag party ... in short, lot's cover
up the cesspool and start planting some flowers."
Discriminatory Postal Regulation
In recent days southern Morrow county has been saturated
with advertising pieces mailed to all postal patrons on a box
holder basis. These have come from some of our larger neighbor
ing towns and are in competition wiih local business.
One large chain grocery distributed propaganda announcing
free bonus stamps in an effort to entice local trade, and another
grocery sent reprints of a full-page ad telling of "hot" bargains.
A third was a section of a Washington paper announcing a
big sidewalk sale In its city.
These merchants apparently feel that Morrow county con
sumers nre ripe for the picking and that they are willing to
drive 50 to 75 miles to come clamoring for these attractive otters.
Now our local merchants, retaliating under the system of
free competition that we enjoy, might arise and circularize the
neighboring cities with otters of their own, except that they
are not permitted to because of a postal regulation that is
nothing short of discriminatory.
The regulation permits boxholder distribution of mailing
pieces to a second class post office, and the postmaster is
obliged to stuff one In each box as long as they last. It also
permits sending the mailers to every rural patron.
This type of boxholder distribution is prohibited, however,
in first class post offices. That includes Hermiston, Pendleton,
Walla Walla, and others. In order for Heppner merchants to
announce a spring opening or any other type of promotion that
they may care to undertake, they would have to individually
address each mailing piece. Those going to post office boxes
must have the box number on the mailing piece, and those
going out on city delivery and to nival patrons must carry
individual addresses. One can readily see that it would take
considerable effort and expense to obtain addresses and even
more to individually address the mailing pieces.
This regulation was apparently designed to save a city
carrier from carrying a load of "junk" mail as he goes from
house to house, which is well and good, but the result Is purely
discriminatory. A business firm of a larger town is thereby
privileged to seek a market that a business firm of a smaller
town is not at least without a great deal more effort and
expense.
Some small comfort may come to local merchants when they
look at the waste baskets in the post office after these mailings
have arrived hero. They are heaped to the brim as most pat
rons do not bother to take them out ot the post office door.
(It gives us some satisfaction to say that another advertising
medium the Gazette-Times cannot be found in the waste
basket after ils distribution each Thursday!).
Bv the way, a check of the prices on the sheet distributed to
boxholders as compared with advertised prices in the Gazette
Times last week showed, in the instances w here both had similar
items, that local prices were lower on all but one item, and that
was subject to question because of a possible difference of
grade.
It should be brought out that second class post office patrons
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
AN OUTSTANDING event on Al
Lamb's trip to Central Africa,
and a privilege that comes to
very few, was a visit with Dr.
Albert Schweitzer at Lamberene,
Gabon. Dr. Schweitzer, who has
dedicated his life to work with
the natives, is spoken of as one
of the world's greatest men and
has been an inspiration to many.
He is now 87, having been born
in 1875, and has been in Africa
for most of the time since 1913.
He won the Nobel Prize for
peace and is an outstanding mu
sician, as well as clergyman,
philosopher, writer and medicai
missionary. Much of his attention
has been devoted to his famous
hospital in Gabon.
Al, accompanied by several
others who were on the U. S.
Trade Mission, made the trip to
see Schweitzer by chartered air
plane. They had a fine visit with
this eminent man, visited his
hospital and the leper colony
there.
Apparently Dr. Schwei t z e r,
though humble as he is, radiates
his greatness, and Lamb came
away with the feeling that he
is every bit as distinguished as
he is reputed to be.
Among treasured souvenirs
that Al brought home are pic
tures with Dr. Schweitzer and an
autographed picture of the med
ical missionary alone, written
personally to Lamb.
The visit is a complete story
in itself, and the Heppner mayor
may be prevailed upon to tell
it before some local groups.
AT COUNCIL meeting Monday
night, the mayor recounted a
traffic problem faced in Cam
eroun and how the government
sought to solve it. Their solution,
if attempted here, would either
kill you or scare you to death.
In French Cameroun, vehicles
keep to the right as in the U. S..
but in the other section, vehicles
keep to the left. Recognizing that
this caused some confusion, they
tried to get all to agree to one
system, but there were those
who didn't want to change. So
they decided on a compromise.
Trucks would keep to the right
and autos and other vehicles
would drive on the left. Nat
urally, that didn't last long
only long enough to cause a
few bad accidents and they
went back to the old system.
How would you like to drive
down the left side of highway
30, go around a curve at (!0
m.p.h. only to find yourself head
ing into the front of a huge oil
tanker approaching at a similar
rate of speed?
ELKS ARE wondering how long
th rirrnlt raurt iinx will be
set their exalted rulers. Last
year, just as Exalted Ruler Le
Roy Gardner was getting ready
to attend national convention,
ho rpppivpil a summons for lurv
duty. It took some good explain
ing ana some aencaie unuer
Ktnndlno thp lattor on the Dart
of Judge William Wells, to be
relieved of the obligation.
This year, bxaitea Kuier ami
Mrs. Conley Lanham are plan
ning tn attend the convention in
Chicago. But while they were
making preparations, ne was
nnttfioH tn rpnnrt for ilirv (lutv
Thursday, July 5, the day' before
time to depart for convention.
Again, the judge was Kinn
enough to excuse the exalted
riihr nnri sn the Lanhams ex
pect to leave Friday. But they
had some uneasy moments until
the Judge granted the per
mission. ONE OF the obligations imposed
on members of the Soroptimist
club here is to earn $5 outside
of the regular mode of employ
ment to contribute to the organi
zation's scholarship fund. Each
year the members publicly report
on their earnings. Mrs. Jim
(Madge) Thomson took the prize
for the most novel method this
year. She baked children's Christ
mas cookies in all manner of
holiday designs and sold them
for her scholarship money. Others
knitted sweaters, did yard work,
painted, papered rooms and so
on.
This year, we understand, did
not produce some of the dandies
that have been reported in the
past. We hear that one member
once collected beer bottles to get
the $5 and another spent some
time shoveling manure. Regard
less of how humble the work,
however, it could hardly be for
a better cause.
THE FIRM of Mahoney and
Abrams ran quite a risk here
recently, and it is a story that
now can be told. It was due to
Phil Mahoney's son, Bob. The
young man attends Pacific Uni
versity where school spirit and
enthusiasm is manifested in the
form of an ancient Chinese idol
brought from the Boxer Rebellion
many years ago and known as
"Boxer."
Boxer is a treasured possession
of all Pacific students, but many
go through four years of college
without ever seeing it. Holders
of Boxer keep him well hidden
and only occasionally "flash"
him for a brief moment at chapel
or some other public gathering
before whisking him away again.
Occasionally, how ever, the
holder decides to give him u
and tosses him out for all to
fight over. There ensues a
bloody, rough-tough free-for-all
that all Join in, and perhaps
after battling for hours, one per
son, or a combination represent
ing some fraternity, may suc
ceed in breaking away and get
ting the old idol secreted to end
the melee.
Well, somehow this spring
Bob got Boxer. This occurred
sometime in the wee hours one
morning. He didn't dare keep the
idol in his room and didn't dare
try to hide him in Forest Grove,
so he and a friend drove all the
way to Heppner, took him to the
office of Mahoney and Abrams
and locked him up in the safe.
After being steeped in the tra
dition of Boxer and knowing the
extent to which he is treasured,
we are not at all sure that ho
would even have been safe in
the attorney's safe if other stu
dents had known about it. But,
Phil said Monday, Bob took the
old battered idol back and he
is now secreted somewhere else
by some fraternity brother or
some other student.
MICHELLE MORRISON of lone
didn't win the right to go to
the Miss Universe contest in
Miami, Fla at the contest in
Portland last week, but she car
ried the banner of her home com
munity proudly and brought
honor to Morrow county.
When it comes to staging con
tests, it appears that the Lloyd
Center Lions club of Portland
could learn a lesson of spirit
have some privileges in other areas that first class patrons
do not. They may mail and receive larger packages, for in
stance, than the maximums of the first class offices.
But this discriminatory regulation on third class mailings
should be changed. What is fair to one is fair to all. Either
second class offices, too, should require mailers to be addressed,
or no post office should require them to be addressed.
Here, then, is another matter for our congressman to con
sider. It is our intention to contact them, and we think merchants
should do likewise.
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Phone 676-9633 Heppnei
TO THE
EDITOR. , .
Dear Mr. Editor:
Once again is time when so
many of the letters to the editor
are full of insinuations and so
forth of dirty politics. May I
please use your column to an
swer Bob Chandler, whoever he
may be?
First, Mr. Chandler, I am not
registered in the same party as
the man I think you referred to,
our incumbent congressman, so
I must be registered in the same
one as you. As my husband is
registered in the same party as
he, we receive mail from all of
the incumbents. We did not get
this offer of help from the source
you speak of, but if it is avail
able at the county agent's I wish
you would so inform the other
incumbents and save us poor
taxpayers four times the amount!
Now you would have us be
lieve none of the others have
home offices? I do not doubt
the expenses of this office but
you would infer that this is the
exception. Now really, you must
know it is not, nor is it the
first.
I can also spell this man's
name, and will gladly tell you
of a very kind service he per
formed in 24 hours which if it
had been done by two others
when their offices were visited
would very possibly have saved
or prolonged a life. I am sure
that when I called him from his
bed in the late hours that his
thoughts were not on any vote
lie might get. This man and his
wife both have more dignity,
honesty, humility, faith and
courage than any of our elected
servants that I have ever met
and I have met several as co
workers in Boy Scouts, Camp
Fire, 4-H and PTA. They are a
family to be proud of.
If you know someone more
concerned with the peoples'
wishes as a whole, and I mean
and enthusiasm from the lone
club.
At a luncheon prior to the con
test with Mayor Charles O'Con
nor attending, tickets to the
pageant were distributed to be
sold by members, and each was
asked how many he could sell.
Mayor O'Connor spoke up for
lone, and he asked for 100 each
night. The Lloyd Center gang
thought he was kidding, but he
wasn't, and the tickets were all
sold.
The auditorium at the center
seats about 500. The event had
not been publicized or promoted
in Portland very well and only
about 400 spectators watched the
finals Saturday night, O'Connor
said.
Of them, more than 100, or
more than a quarter of the aud
ience, were from Morrow county.
regardless of party, I would ap
preciate your sending it to me
before the next election. In the
interim I and several others will
be looking forward to next hunt
ing season, out where everyone
is an equal regardless of party
affiliations or income bracket,
and to a good fireside, home and
family talk with both he and his
lovely wife.
Your letter reminds me of the
people here who were invited
to meet him and express their
views to him but would not do
so because he was registered in
a different party than they. Did
you miss the boat too? Can you
not see that we need to keep
all of the good honorable people
we can, who are more interested
in their home, country and fam
ily than a gay social whirlpool?
Also it reminds me of some
people here in our own county
whom I have heard say our good
sheriff should not have any help
in caring for the problems of the
whole county! Although he does,
and has done such a good Job,
I do not see how he has stood
up under the hours he keeps. I
am sure his unquestionable con
cern is a major reason why we
have better than average teen
agers. I am sure this public tri
bute will cause him some em
barrassment but it would be
wonderful to have more kind,
uncomplaining, honest and ded
icated elected servants!
Come to think of it, I am not
sure he is registered in the same
party as I. Maybe I shall con
sider a change although we do
have some good candidates left.
Oh, well, we can always vote
for the man unless the Supreme
Court decides that too, is illegal!
Bernice Wihlon
Lexington, Oregon
Dear Editor:
I hope you will be astonished
when you receive this letter. I
got your name and address from
my best friend in Lagos, so I
decided to write you.
My hobbies are: football, table
tennis, swimming, Jumping, and
to exchange Africa goods to
America goods.
The reason why I write you
this letter is about publish. I
shall be very grateful if you
can help me to publish my name
and address who wanting pen
pals.
I have brown eyes and with
dark complexion. I attend at
E.B.H. school in Lagos.
I am looking forward to re-
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Yours faithfully,
Saka Salawu
35, Anikantamo Square
Lagos W. Africa
Tibbies Makes Honors
Larry Lyman Tibbies, son of
Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Tibbies, was
included on the spring term
honor roll at the University of
Oregon.
A tntal nf 386 students were
named to the spring term honor
roll, with 47 of tnese stuaenis
achieving a perfect grade point
nf 4.0. or all A grades.
To qualify for the honor roll,
students must earn graae poini
averages of 3.5 or above on a
study load of 12 or more term
hours.
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