HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, November 14. 1963
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GAZETTE-TIMES
MOHBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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Robin Hood or Jesse James?
A recent editorial in the Oregonian came up with some
rather startling facts on the Social Security program. It points
out how, under the program, the payroll tax, which started
at 1, has climbed to 3 58 on the first $4800 of earnings, or a
maximum of $174 per year. This is matched by the employer,
making a total of $348 per individual per year going into the
fund. By 19G6-67 the rate will go to 4 percent and in 19G8
to 4 58.
Thus, by 19G8, $222 will come out of the paycheck of every
person under the program who makes $4800 per year or more,
and the employer must match that with $222 more.
Should President Kennedy's medicare program go through,
another 14 would be added, so that in 19G8 each person would
contribute $253.50 in taxes, matched by the employer's $253.50.
Now consider this: An employee-employer contribution of
$500 per year would build up a $50,000 savings account at 6
per cent compound interest over a 40-year working life, from
age 25 to 65. The interest on the $50,000 at 4 per cent is $2,000
per year. So a person drawing $165 per month from Social
Security would merely be collecting the interest on his own
$50,000 estate which he has donated to the federal govern
ment rather than leaving it to his children.
"That's not Robin Hood lurking in the Potomac Forest,
fellow taxpayers," says the Oregonian editorial. "It's Jesse
James."
Extending some additional Ideas from the daily paper's
editorial, we suggest that if you have been under Social Security
for say 10 to 20 years, sit down sometime and figure what you
and your employer have contributed, adding in the 4 compound
interest that you might have received had the money gone
into a savings account. The result may surprise you.
While the purpose of Social Security to provide old-age
security and other benefits is good and noble, the contributor
is not merely saving for himself but is getting socked with
what amounts to a tax at the same time, and the money is going
to the federal coffers.
It's too bad that Social Security is not set up like Oregon's
State Industrial Accident plan. An employer may reject the
plan, but he must provide other accident insurance.
It may be agreed that it is right to have an enforced savings
plan for Social Security, but why not make it possible for the
employee-employer to reject the federal Social Security plan
provided that they set aside their own fund as a trust account
with savings accruing to the employee and his heirs?
This, to be sure, would not provide the federal government
with the bonanza from which vast "loans" are made for
governmental purposes other than Social Security, but it
would stay with the fellow who earned it, supplemented for his
benefit by his employer, and the rates would not have to be
accelerated so high that, combined with a myriad of other
taxes, they pose a real threat to small business today.
The contemplated rate of 4 58 that Social Security will
eventually exact is enough to make a small businessman, as
well as his employee, shake his head with gloom. It is partic
ularly vicious to employers whose type of business makes it
necessary to carry a high payroll-to-volume ratio. For instance,
a business paying 60 of its volume in payroll would contribute
close to 3 of its volume, above the 60, in Social Security
contributions. ThcTe probably are thousands of small businesses
who do not net 3.
If the trend continues, one day Jesse James will find that
he has few left from whom to plunder.
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Dear Wes,
As a member of the Board of
Directors of the Blue Mountain
Community College, I sincerely
enjoyed and appreciated your
editorial November 7. We are
proud of our faculty and student
body and we believe Blue Moun
tain Community College is serv
ing a real need in this area.
The Board of Directors is con
cerned about the future of the
College because of the loss of
state funds for building. We are
not certain what course or
courses we can follow to re
place the leased buildings we
are presently using and to pro
vide additional space for in
creasing enrollments. The Pen
dleton School District has in
formed our board that it will
need the upper floor of the John
Murray Junior High school when
our lease expires two years from
now. Where the Liberal Arts fa
cilities and library will then be
located, is one of the many prob
lems we face.
Generally, the people in the
Blue Mountain District have been
very generous in their support
of their college. The board
greatly appreciates the interest
and support it has received from
them and I am very pleased
with the number of students
enrolled from Morrow county.
I hope that people from Mor
row county will follow your sug
gestion and visit the college in
Pendleton. Thanks again for
your informative and accurate
coverage of Blue Mountain Com
munity College and its facil
ities. Sincerely yours,
Bob A bra iris
Club Adds Members
A meeting of the Lively Five
4-H club was called to order In
regular form. We decided to
name a sewing article when
answering roll call.
We have two new members,
Jeannine Hunt and Dixie Peck.
We will fine our club members
5 cents it they have an un
excused absence.
Our next meeting will be No
vember 23 at Jill Padberg's
home.
Christine Munkers, reporter
HEPPNER
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Club Reorganizes
Hoof and Horn Livestock 4-H
club had a reorganization meet
ing September 21 at the home
of Marcel Jones. Completion
cards were filled out for the year.
Officers were elected. These are
Steve Pettyjohn, president; Al
fred Drake, vice president; Ter
esa Harshman, secretary; Sue
Greenup, recreation leader, and
Kit Anderson, sergeant-at-arms.
At the meeting October 23
Dean Graves took over as leader.
Larry Pettyjohn was elected
news reporter. We discussed
taking a tour December 7
through Feedville and C&B feed
lot. We had a movie about rais
ing and culling sheep. We will
meet November 21 at the home
of Doug Drake.
Larry Pettyjohn, repoiter
HEC Cancels Meeting
The regular meeting of the
Rhea Creek Home Economics
club, scheduled for Thursday,
November 21, has been cancelled,
It has been announced. It is ex
pected that the December meet
ing will be held on the regularly
scheduled third Thursday.
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Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
WEDNESDAY headline: "Mad
ame Nhu Blasts U. S." Is that
something nhu?
WINTER surely must be here.
Claude Cox says that he has
closed up his mountain cabin
and is settling down in the
valley. When you can keep him
away from his favorite haunt,
it must be as cold as Pride of
Oregon ice cream in the moun
tains. VALE'S VIKINGS have an ele-
quent way of easing Heppner s
disaonointment in losing the
western division football title of
the Greater Oregon league. The
eastern pennant winners beat
the western division champ,
Burns, onlv 46-0, Saturday. That's
convincing enough. This could
be you!
HEPPNER'S Explorer Scouts are
hoping to spur public interest
in xne local acuuinin piuiai"
and add something for their post
fund at a forthcoming "Record
Hon" featuring latest dance
music and a KUBE disc jockey
on Friday night, November 22,
at the Legion hall.
Scoutine has had its ups and
downs here, but the leaders, in
cluding Paul Warren, who is in
charge of the post, have some
new vim and vigor to put into
it. They deserve good public
support.
Evervone short or wooden-
legged editors is invited to come
out and have a good time.
IT WAS quite fitting that the
special session of the legis
lature convened on Veterans
Day. It was much more approp
riate to assemble then and take
Fergusons Called
By Pair of Deaths
Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Ferg
uson and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Ferguson returned Tuesday
evening from southern Oregon
where thev attended funeral ser
vices Monday, November 11, for
sister-in-law, Mrs. 0 1 1 1 n
(Pearl) Ferguson, 63. Services
were in Gold Beach where she
made her home.
Mrs. Ferguson s death follow
ed only two weeks the death of
Otis T. Ferguson, 87, of Langlois,
father of Gene and Raymond
Ferguson. He had been a ranch
er in the Langlois area for many
years after leaving Heppner in
1940. He had farming interests
here from 1917 to 1939, and was
a partner in Ferguson Motor Co,
from 1926 to 1940.
Services were held at the
First Christian church in North
Bend on Monday, October 28. He
died October 22 at the Bandon
hospital where he had been a
patient.
Survivors include his wife
Wilammetta of Bandon; one
daughter, Mrs. Vida Estelle of
Medford; three sons, Ollin of
Gold Beach, Gene E. and Ray
mond, Heppner; one sister, Mrs.
Letha Hatfield of Kansas; one
brother, Homer of California; 11
grandchildren, 26 great grand
children and 1 great great grand
child. Tabor Shows Gains,
According to Letter
Word received this week by
Mrs. Frank Adkins from Mrs
Roy Tabor In Rochester, Minn.
tells of some improvement in the
condition of her husband, under
treatment in Rochester Methodist
hospital, Worrall Building, Roch
ester. "He's had one x-ray treat
ment on his neck and seven on
his stomach and will get treat
ments every day for a month,"
she writes.
"He's improving, although
weak and has no appetite, and
has lost 49 lbs. Today he sat
up in a chair and walked out
to the lobby. Karen and Allen
(his children) got to see their
daddy. It would cost $G a day to
send Junior and Brenda to school
in Rochester, so they are staying
with Roy's sister in Spring
Valley. Roy's parents live on a
farm at Spring Valley."
Mrs. Tabor and two younger
children live with her sister-in-law
at 2321 14th Ave., N. W. in
Rochester.
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a few minutes out in fitting
memorial to the men who served
their country than to declare a
holiday.
Holidays, which were set aside
to commemorate certain events,
have in many instances become
times when one may cast cares
aside and pursue pleasures with
never a thought to the intention
of the holiday. So the purpose
tends to become a mockery.
We can't help but note with
some cynicism how much "pat
riotic" a good many of us are
when Veteran's Day falls on
Monday (making it possible for
a 2 or 3-day holiday) than we
are when it comes in mid-week.
In the latter case we often de
cide not to close our businesses.
If this community prefers to
observe Veteran's Day, . and
schools are even let out for the
occasion, let's have some fitting
Program or observance that at
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THIS BRINGS up a related sub
jcet. Doesn't it seem a little
archaic that we still shut down
all public offices on election
days? In the old days this might
have been done to hold shootings
and riots at a minimum, but
we should be more civilized than
that now.
Take the recent special state
election: Here we were voting
on a measure that involved a
severe financial crises for the
state. So what did we do? Give
all state, county and local of
ficials a day off at a cost of many
thousands of dollars while we
devoted a day to voting. This,
by the way, was a task that re
quired a voter about one second
to make an X.
It's the law to close up pub
lic offices on election day but
it could stand some study.
Such pseudo holidays only
work additional hardships on
those who don't get the same
days off.
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Engine trouble, and not a
Far out in the Sulu Sea, beyond the direct ship
lanes, the little Ermedita ran into trouble: a shat
tered crankshaft. The captain and some of the
crewmen left in small boats for help but help
never came.
Seven days had gone by. There was no radio, just
a white flag fluttering from the mast. Not a ship had
passed. Supplies were running low. And hope, too.
Aboard our tanker, outbound to Sumatra, a lookout
thought he saw a flash of white on the far horizon.
The captain altered his course to investigate.
Extension Studies
Home Management
lone Extension Unit met No
vember 7 at the home of Mrs.
Jim Pettyjohn. The project, led
by Mrs. Pettyjohn, emphasized
the need for using good manage
ment to bring about a relaxed
holiday season for the entire
family. Rather than leave events
to chance, she pointed out how
a homemaker can guide others
of the family in best use of
skills, time, money, energy and
know-how. In this program, en
titled "Twelve Days of Christ
mas," members learned five
steps toward making a wise de
cision regarding pressing prob
lems. A business meeting was con
ducted by vice chairman Louise
Keene. Those present were Mrs.
E. M. Baker, Mrs. L. A. McCabe,
Mrs. Bryce Keene, Mrs. Wilbur
Steagall, Mrs. Emma Breshears
and Mrs. Pettyjohn.
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Knitters Set Goals
The Knlfty Knitters opened
their meeting with the flag
salute and the 4-H pledge. We
set the goals for our club. The
rest of .the meeting was a work
meeting.
Jill Padberg, reporter
Couples Hear Talk
By Everest Climber
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Abrams were
in Portland Saturday and Sun
day on business and also to at
tend a meeting at the Sheraton
Hotel of the Mazama Climbing
club, of which Mr. Abrams is
a member.
Guest speaker was Luther Jer
stad, one of the members of the
American expedition who climo
ed to the summit of Mt. Everest.
His descriptive talk held much
interest for those who attended.
Also attending the meeting were
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jepsen of Ion
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They found seven shocked, tired men, took them
aboard, gave them medical care, and towed their
stricken vessel to the Philippines, saving their
means of livelihood.
It's only one of many times our tanker men have
made friends for our Company by giving aid at sea.
On land, Standard men and women seek to make
equally good friends for our Company-by the char
acter of our public services, the
integrity of our products, and our
behavior as a citizen.
ALL TYPES of Moore Rediforma
available through the Gazette
Times office salesbooks, pur
chase order books, requisitions,
receipt books, and others.
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Coming Events
BAND PARENTS MEETING
Monday, Nov.
Junior High
room.
1. 7:00 P.m.
School band
WSCS SILVER TEA
Methodist Church parlors
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2 to 4 p.m.
Public invited.
DEGREE OF HONOR
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Family Thanksgiving dinner
Saturday, Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Heppner Christian church
Turkey and rolls furnished
BASKETBALL GAME
Harlem Clowns vs. Morrow
All-Stars
Monday, November 18
Sponsored by High School
Lettermen's club.
Tickets now on sale. Adults
$1.50, Students $1, Children
50c. .
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SERVICE BY
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Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner
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