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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1964)
ntrrnin caxctix timcs. Thursday. vctmbt u. 14 THE nrppNEii GAZETTE-TIMES moibow coairm wrwsrAra The Heppner Casette established March 30, l.tSi. Th Heppner Time established November la, 1W7. Consolidated February 191X TTT aiiocuti WATIOMAl lOITOIUl WESLXY A. I KX IMA It Editor and Publish 8EIXN C SKTSMAN Associate Publisher Subscription Rates: W Year. Sintle Copy 10 Cent. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the lt Office at Heppner, Oregon, aa Second Class Matter. The Reception of Christ (Editor Not: The following Christmas message aa written for the Gazette-Times by tht Rev. J. G. Weller and pre aented In keeping with the custom of the paper to have guest artlclea from the clergy foe holiday of religloua alg. nlficance). . Br THE KEY. J. c wmxB Pastor, Heppner Church of The Nazarene There was strange power exerted over the world by a babe born in Bethlehem so many years ago. Nearly twenty centuries have passed but still we are not rid of His Influence. His birthday has become the dividing line of the centuries and He has become the dividing: personality of the world. How was such a on received by the world Into which He was born? The first Indication we have of His reception was that of the Innkeeper "No room." The keeper of the Inn had ex cuses, all valid: his guests were ail legitimate, his rooms were all filled, he could not have known whom he was turning away. Yet his reception somehow was typical of all Bethlehem that night Men so preoccupied with their affairs of business, women so busy about their housework, and everyone so possessed with his own social obligations that they failed to see the star or to hear the Angelic Chorus. The reception of the Wise Men was somewhat different, more impressive. They had Journeyed from afar and brought with them lavish gifts for the King of Kings. Henry van Dyke in his tale, "The Other Wise Man," tells of a fourth wise man who never arrived with his gifts for the Christ Child. Never arrived because on his journey he had used up his gifts ministering to the poor and distressed he met on his way. Still as he lay dying he heard a voice repeating the words. In as much as ye havq done it unto the least of these my brethren ye have done It unto me." So we are reminded that giving la itself has no value ex cept it is motivated by love. Herod, the reigning monarch of Judea at the time of Christ's birth, has been described as crafty, jealous and vengeful. His reception of Christ was an act of rejection; rejection because he saw in Christ a possible rival, rival to his position, a rival to his way of life, a rival to his own selfish heart Still there is another reception of Christ recorded, this one a reception that was both joyful and sincere. As Mary and Joseph brought the young child to the Temple they were met by Simeon who took the young babe in his arms and declared, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word ; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel." Are there not parallels in our own age and in our own communities of each of these receptions of Christ? May we in our own hearts, along with Simeon of old, receive Christ this Christmas season with all slncerty and Joy. "Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing," The American Christmas Gift (From "Farm Bureau Furrow" By Scott Lamb) If all the world's two and a half billion people could be com pressed into a representative community of 1000 people, we would have a community made up as follows: 60 would be Americans 80 would be Communist 370 would be under Communist domination 303 would be white 697 would be non-white .- 300 would be Christians Most of the non-Americans would be poor, hungry, sick and ignorant; aBout nan wouia De awe to read or write. The 60 Americans would grow 16 of all the food. They would keep 1 in surplus for their own use but would give or sell 20 of their food production to other members of the com munity. The well-fed Americans would have 12 times the electric power of the rest of the community, 21 times as much petroleum, Chaff nd Chatter Wes Sherman " I t t iBftljldjrm The world is full of winding roads That wander up and down. And circle mountain, marsh, and woods To end at the same town. The world is full of travelers Who journey fast and fleet, The world is full of wayfarers Who never hope to meet. Some on the low road, some the high, Some on the middle track, But every road men journey by Will one day circle back. For life is like a ring of light Where love leads on afar, And all men journey day and night J To meet beneath a star. Elizabeth Landeweer 1 23 times as much coal. SO times as much steel, and 50 times' as much general equipment Some 450 people in the community would be berating the Americans as decadent and imperialistic and would be engaged In movements calculated to destroy the American system of gaining wealth. Even so, the Americans would be busily engaged In- pro ducing more to share with the hungry and depressed peoples of the community. Without the American know-how and hard work, there would be a disaster in the community and hund reds of people would starve and die from lack of production. Americans do share their wealth, their know-how and Christ ian principles with the world. To millions of people, America performs in the finest tradition of Christmas . . . America Is the Magi. jl II lit I 'IT I I Til MM WITH CHRISTMAS at hand everyone h'yar want to oxer lhar to visit relatives, and everyone thar wants to come over h'yar. As of this writlnj tTuesday nltthO. it looks aa I everyone h'yar Is goinit to stay right h yar. and everyone mar u going to stay thar. For at the moment It looks a if you Just can't get thar from h'yar. SHERIFF BAL'MAN said that conditions in Morrow county on the heels of the storm and flood conditions are the worst he has experienced In 50 years. About the only thine that could top It. for sure, would have been the 1JW3 flood. But it wasn't Heppner that got hit hard In this one. When you look at It. we're in one of the most fortunate positions In the state, but our lone folks surely took a beating with heavy silt all throush their business and public buildings, some homes hard hit. and farms a shambles with bridges out. slit covering lawns and fields, and genera havoc created for a great big mess. Tuesday afternoon you cwulJ have caught a climpM of brUhl blue sky. It actually broke fwl a short time and deceivingly looked like a balmy day. One of the moat pptomlstlc iwnnle In town was Lowell Chal ly. He predicted that spring U on the way. lYeah. but when, i ...u. -M i Ilia trellt-tlon was based on the fact that he swatted a tlir wan In hla office on Tuesday. The Insect aa really cutting ud storm, too Acted aa If he was all ready lor a sung In good spring BECAUSE OF the 1113 flood there is the great tendency around the state at a time like this for people to conclude that Heppner Is gonna get it again. and some of the news stories are prematurely based on that sup position. Fellow publisher Clay Brown hill of the Condon Globe-Times and Fossil Journal called In mid day Tuesday to ask if there was anything he could do to help us get the Gazette-Times out this week. We replied that we were in verv Eooti snape witn not so much as a leak in the roof. Clay had received a report thai Hep pner was In flood and the town had been evacuated. At Condon they were having their own troubles. Water, ac cording to Clay, was running down the main street like a rlv. er. Some of the business build ings suffered some damage, and at the Globe-Times, water seep ed In the back of the plant. Clay had to shut down his plant for a while to mop up the mess. He was Just getting the )ob done wnen ne caned to see if he could render us assistance! Isn't that a good neghbor for you? Riding Club Studies Parliamentary Law A meeting of the Heppner 4-H Saddle-Ittes was called to order in the county agent's office, December 14- Seven members were present. Leader Everett Struckmeler re viewed parliamentary procedure. Oiir r-lnh uaa fnvitprl tn thA 4-H officers training meeting held on strom displayed an interesting Extension Unit Has Study of Scandinavia At the December meeting of Knea creeK extension unit, the project leaders, Mrs. Ann Bere- strom and Mrs. Lynn Haguewood. presented a study, Including siiaes ana music, on tne scan- danavion countries. Mrs. Bere Decemberr 19, at the multi purpose room of the Heppner elementary school at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments were served oy verina and Susan French and eames were played. Our next meeting will te Jan uary 11, in the county agent's omce at 7:30 p.m collection of fancywork. dishes and art from Scandinavia. At noon an abundant smorgasbord of Scandinavian foods was en Joyed. A busines meeting followed by an auction of gifts, with Mrs. Carleen West as auctioneer. Terry Hughes, reporter ltema around your D,ace a uazetre-Times classified ad. 0- on Cr note of cheer, may we wish you all a very happy holiday. The Rer. and Mrs. Earl Sow ard left Sunday night for Austin, Texas, by train to spend Christ mas with their son and family there. A daughter planned to come from Tennessee to Join the gathering. The Sowards expect ed to be home on December 30. DEAN OILMAN Jumped In the car with us and we took a quick swing down lone way Tuesday P.M. after Sheriff Bau man reported that the conflu ence of Rhea and Willow creeks looked like the Columbia River. It was down considerably when we arrived, but no traffic could get through to lone on the other side of the Jordan elevator. Wayne Ball gave it a try. easing Into the water over the highway in his Jeep. As he edged forward the water came up higher and higher, and he decided discretion was the better part of valor and backed out. We figured we'd check out the lower Rhea Creek district and took off over that road to Ruggs. In places a tank would have been more fitting transportation than our Chevrolet. Every little canyon had brought a flood tum bling over tne road, icavmc muck up to 18 inches deep. In a couple of places the rampant waters had left a pile of rock several feet deep and perhaps 100 feet wide across the road. This was all impacted as solid as concrete and feathered out eood enough to be able to drive over, however with some concern that a hole might be gashed in the oil pan. www IF YOU HAD a quirk eye, for a brief time in Heppner early w A 7 If IS Cud and Marvel Hebertatthe HEPPNER GRILL (jHkISTMAS IVarm and sincere greetings, from all of us to all of you, and many tbanlts, too ELEANOR and ED GONTY v AND A J HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL From Jo Ann and Art Dyck mm mm THESE ARE the times when we need to think some god woraa for the who keep thing going in spite of emergency conditions the people who bring In fooi and aunnl ea to service our towns. the poer company men. the tel ephone men, the man aervice. lllir WW uruaiiiiirni, hit road maintenance crews, and all those like them. Yea, and the paper boy. Blca them alL The fire department ha had two calls at very early and frigid hours during the paat week. WV were still working on the class ified page form at 1 a m. last Wednesday when we heard a weird mournful moan that per meated the whole place. Sounded like a huge three ihae motor Ingle phasing. Couldn't figure It out Then we heard It again. It was the fire whistle trvtng to blow but It was too cold to take off. Finally the laboring motor got the Job done and some near normal blasts Issued to sound the fire alarm. Charlie Rugglea was already out. of course, and we clad In slippers and printer's apron over shir and pants atepid out to see wftat was going on. By tne time we reacned rlty hall, jum across the street, the editor was frozen stiff. BUI Farra come running up and others started coming while we stood in the way. Temper ature, It turned out. was Jutt four above. That's mighty cold to be fighting fire. Did you ever stop to think what kind of dedication It takes to get out of a warm bed In weather like that to go fight fire? Handling wet fire hoses and nooles at tempera ture hovering around zero U mighty miserable business. Thank tiearna fof thee volun Itvr in eateia? n utiiom: timet: waa u ri Tu.ley with the etira heavy volume of rail txtaiike of the rtnetgritcy tltuallun Some folk wne having trouble with tlirlr iihtWM-a, but gener ally, this fixiii tf ivmmunki lloil Mas kept Inlaci, and that U another thing to I thankful Hut we wonder how many Illy and foolikh rail wer made? It seems to us that fam titr should try la hold their trivial rails to a minimum and kep the ounglrts Uf the llrn-a at uh a time. The tend u Jam the system and might ln jx'de Important rails. We get the habit of grabbing the phone fur every Utile thing, hut as we rtat-ft In a time like this, we might ak. "I It really nee- ctkaryT" WI'KK A HIT confused about that Lions Chamber baskst. ball game Friday. Some say the Lion sun, 7 to 5, but others rrrt the Chamber won Kok-e rulirtin admits the (Jons won. but says he knows they had to rheat to do It be cause he eavesdropped on all thi lr plana In the dressing room and they still won. And Bob Abrams, it is report cd, shot baskets for lone be-rauM- he figured It was closer than the llrppner basket, even though he wa playing foe the Chamber. Harney Mak-om. another C of C player, swore solemnly that lone had stretrhed the basket ball court out to the length of football Held. Trainer McMurdo had considerable busines. he report and It wain t an monkey busi ness. Charlie OConn-f of the Uoni actually did dislocate a finger In the contest. We understand that the young er Lions trimmed the Heppner Jaycecs, but we haven't been able to run down a full rcort bocaus everyone at lone has been too busy with the stiwrn and flood. That's probably a darned good and Judklous out for us! 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