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nttrntn CArmt nxti, nmnArr. h GAZETTE BeppcMf. Oro ITt MORROW COUNTY'S KtWSf AfER ,,., Th. Heppner Gasett. established Mrcn 30. IiwA rh. Heppner Time. wftbTuhed November 18, 187. Consolidated. February 1912. 7o niwsmmi ryitiiHin AlIOUAiion WES1XT A. SHERMAN Editor and rubiua! Offlc Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm, until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: MM Year. Em? Thursday and Entered at th as becona uui rasucr. A Life that Touched Many "In peace there's nothing so becomes a man "As modest stillness and humility." William Shakespeare (Henry V Among men of real accomplishment are a few whose lives re so quiet and unassuming that their fellow do not fully recoenlze their total merit until they are Rone. Some will know their worth In one field and appreciate It: and some will know It In another. But not until the full record U established do al under stand the many facets of such a person. For he finds hU reward in achievement and not In the speaking of u. Such a man was Al Lamb. ... In every sense he was a leader, yet his was the quietest 0 Some knewTlm best for hU work In the grain industry. He came to Morrow county In 1952 to manage the Morrow County Grain Growers at a time when the organization was in distress. Without a background In grain, he soon became a respected authority. He led the Grain Growers into sound management and prosperity, and his Influence In the Indus try became felt throughout the Northwest and Into the na tional level. .. Some knew him for his work In the community. Alter serving on the city council, he became Mayor of Heppner and was in his sixth year in that capacity at the time of his death. His leadership was marked by the spirit of cooper tion that has existed In city government here. He was at the forefront in working for community betterment and In rep resenting the city. But at council meetings his was a quiet voice that called upon others to have their say. Some knew him best for his Interest In politics. Al Lamb was one of those men who felt that everyone should devote some time to participation in governmental affairs and he developed a particular yen for politics. He was dedicated to the Democratic party, and as chairman of the county commit tee, he endeared himself to office seekers In the party by his loyalty and support for them. This Interest brought him close to those politically prom inent at the state and national levels. As a result he had opportunities for positions of importance in government, but he declined them to stay in Morrow county. Some knew him best for his fraternal and youth work. He had been a district governor of the Lions club and an in ternational counsellor in that organization, and he was an executive board member of the Blue Mountain council. Boy Scouts of America. There were those who knew him for his work on farmer cooperatives, both on the state and national levels, and for his participation in farmer organizations. There were those who knew him for the love of outdoors. He loved the woods and mountains in Morrow county and enjoyed hunting every fall, often with his good friend, Con gressman Al U 11m an. There were some who knew him simply as a friend. Here was a man without bitterness and without malice. If in the heat of a political campaign, someone unleashed a verbal attack in his direction, he responded only with a quiet passiveness. He chose to speak well of his fellows and gained some of the respect he achieved as a political leader by em phasizing the positive points for his party without deriding the opposition. No matter in what facet one knew Al Lamb, the person is the better for having known him. There are many who will cherish his memory. A Letter from Home Elsewhere on this page Is a letter from John Pfeiffer, Jr., now serving with the Coast Guard, and we're frank to say that arrival of the letter was one of the most delightful in ' cidents of the week. Oh, we appreciate the nice things he has to say about the Gazette-Times, but it isn't the fact that he is so complimen tary that tickles us but more the fact that he looks upon the paper as a letter from home. In the past, we have often had boys in service tell us that even their buddies who never heard of the town enjoy reading the paper. It would be good to think that this is some special qual ity that the Gazette-Times possesses, but we know this is not so. Most any hometown paper if it does its job well, brings a little bit of that community back to those who are away, and particularly if they are gone for the first time. The buddies, who also may issue from small towns, find enough similarity in the paper to bring them a touch of home, too. These are the kids who not long ago might have made a rather bashful appearance in a school play, or tooted a horn in the band, or hit a "home run" in a Little League baseball game when the outfielder dropped the ball. Suddenly they're grown and gone. They're making names for themselves in new fields; they blossom forth with talents that the home folks never thought they possessed; they're seeing places that their parents have only read about From a perspective, they more readily appreciate the in fluences that have had a part in their development. And on our part, we appreciate those, like John who are thoughtful enough to write and keep us posted. We like to know what our hometown boys are doing, and as they do this, they help make it a better hometown paper for others. Permits Needed At 211 Camp Sites Two hundred eleven sites with 6,155 family camping units have been designated in the Nation al Forests of Oregon and Wash ington for coverage under the Land and Water Conservation Act, a news release from the U. S. Forest Service announces. Use of the sites during the summer will require payment of a daily fee or the purchase of a $7 annual permit The permit is a gold-colored, wallet-sized card. It replaces the bumper sucker used last year. The $7 card will go on sale March 25 at offices of the For est Service and other Federal agencies administering s 1 te s covered by the program. The -TIMES NATIONAL NtWSPAMI rhlIHMIH.'J!.'Jll.l HELEN C SHERMAN Ajsodat FublUhM Monday through Friday; 9 ajn. ...... SlnRl. Copy 10 f.f"" lost Offlc at Heppner. Oregon, card may be used at 7,000 Fed eral sites throughout the na tion. They will be on sale at the office of the Heppner Ranger district on the second floor of the Gilliam and Bisbee building here, although as of Wednes day the cards had not been re ceived at the office. Not all National Forest recre ation sites are covered by the Land and Water Conservation Fund program established by Congress, and activities such as hunting or fishing are not af fected by the program. The permit is needed for camping and outings at Bull Prairie. TO THE EDITOR... To the Editor: Re CrcMon Foster's "Farm Bureau Furrow" column of March 17. my I ucget that publishing uch Journalism, which Is best ehararterUed by the phrase condemnation bv In nuendo, as a "public scrvUV Is rather a disservice to your readers. This particular article takes the cake. Lacklna facts, the au thor has written a Hiring of un bound conclusion, half myths, and Innuendo, and then has the gall to pass this off as In formed criticism. Had he any perception or wisdom, he would realize that any thinking per son cnulit onlv retard such ac tion as an Insult. To peak to the issue, the au thor completely misrepresent the Intent of the program "med icare alert". Indeed, those el derly who demanded medicare have already signed up. but per haps Mr. Foster U unaware, as he sit in hi padded chair and his plush omcc. mat mere are numerous elderly who are iso lator for various reasons, and aren't aware of medicare. Geo graphical isolation. In rural areas such as 1 presently work In maintains an effective Wall between many elderly and not onlv medicare, but many social services that they are eiigioie tnr and could Drofitablv use. Lack of mobility among the el derly Is no small factor. A large factor Is lack of education, and nfton tlllt.-rarv. How do VOU reach senior citizens with news paper announcements of medi care, when they either can't read or wouldn't understand it anyway, and often can't afford the newspaper to start with. I have been associated wun a similar to medicare alert, and I state unhesitating ly that reluctance to medicare i not because senior citizens don't want it. or don't need it. but because It will cost them money. As the medicare pro gram Is presently structured, It nmviiUic tun tvru of insurance. Hospital Insurance Is automatic ally available to nearly every one over 64 at no cost to them. Onlv those who don't receive so cial security or railroad retire ment benefits need appiy xor iu In other words, medicare alert Isn't concerned with this Insur ance. Medical insurance, however, must be applied for by all per Chaff and Wes QUOTE from Giles L. French In the Sherman couniy journal ; "Not much use in watching TV," said grandpa. "Don't smoke cig arettes, don't have hair, don't stink." CHUCK FLEMMING of Rurallte was here Wednesday to teacn tho iVilnmhia Basin Electric crews some safety pointers. The man warA OGCAm MpH at the sub station foi demonstrations on how to rescue from poles line men wno naa suiierea snuis. Chuck noticed that one of the men was chewing "snoose." "We have just abolished mouth-to-mouth resuscitat I o n," he said. IT WAS at the immunization clinic recently at Heppner grade school: "Dr. Tibbies, tell me a joke," asked a little boy waiting in apprehension for his injection. Dr. Tibbies, in silence, Inserted the needle and said, "Get the point?" ONE THING an Oregonian ap preciates particularly after traveling to other parts of the world, said. Mrs. Ralph (Lou) Crum after returning with her husband from their tour of Dam ascus, Jerusalem, Italy, Greece, Egypt and way points. Is the water In good old Oregon. The water situation Is bad everywhere," she said, pointing out that it isn't limited to the countries abroad. It is almost as bad in New York. Only trickles come out of the faucets In ho tel rooms in the big city. They had quite a contrast on their modes of travel everything from camels to big jet airplanes. Riding the camels in the area of the Pyramids and Sphinx war "quite an experience," but they didn't do it "solo." A came) driver led the animals. The ride:, on the big jets were really nice, she reported. fStory of their trip is elsewhere in thif paper). BOB DeSPAIN, the "franly" Franz driver reports: Mrs. Jim (Diana) Marshall of Arlington has proved that she can "deliver the dough" (baketf that is) when the situation de mands it. Her husband, who takes the Franz bread route (240 mile.' round trip) through Condon, Fos sil, Kinzua and on to Monument was laid up with blood poison ing In his foot last weeK anc was unable to make the route Somewhat familiar with the route, and with an assist by her father-in-law, Bill Marsh a 1 1 Diana took over the big chore. "It - isn't easy to handle and supply the b?g variety of needs for all those customers," remark ed DeSpain. And he ought to know. There was a time or two when his rig broke down that we wouldn't have been surpris sons who want It. Thl lnur arte will cover doctor's bills (4 of coU and many other medical service. However thl Insurance also costs W per month twlth the federal gov ernment matching that!. Thl In uhcre the hitch 1. Many el derly don't feel they can afford i out of Ihelr fixed income. The obleet of medicare alrt then U to Inform thorn who aren't aware of medicare, or tts benefit and If there I less than a stamnede to slcn for It. It I overwhelmingly due to financial limitation rather than alfiu Foster's contrast of medicare to voluntary farm programs I 1cm than scholarly. He u un- ahle to establish an analogy re tween the two. There I no goal of compelling senior citizens to sign up for medical insurance. The object of this program I to fill a void: to serve a neca It I onlv unfortunate that to achieve the program, compro mises had to be made which result In some of the elderly who most need the Insurance being unable to afford It. For the rest of Foster's near ly unintelligible column, the easiest way to counteract such unthinking Innuendo Is to challenge his premise. The shallowness of Foster's thought process Is evident In hi whol ly unfounded charge thnt our European neighbors have fully, or even partially, accepted the Idea that the State Is the com plete master of their destinies. Thl slmplv Is not true. And a for his grand allus ion to independence and a free spirit, I'm clad we're not all a Independent as the old lady a colleague of mine found the oth er day In a rural home. She had not had a bath or had her hair -washed In over two years, and was unable to care for her self. The only food In the house was a bag of onions, and some raw potatoes which she had been eating for days. While this letter Is not meant to be a defense of the Great So ciety, I might note that If criti cism Is In order, let us have some constructive criticism, and not the uninformed and vicious tripe Mr. Foster puts out. Roger P. Doherty AMCAB P. O. Box 267 Munising. Michigan Chatter Sherman ed to see him bring In bread on camel back. "MUST HAVE immediately five wheeled grabenstengal with left-handed zoenshift and power dipollick. Write P. O. Box 38." This was a classified ad that ap peared In a Washington news paper and copy of which was sent to Orville Cutsforth, along with some of the 30 or 40 replies the advertiser received. Among the replies: "In answer to your ad In the Qulncy paper, I am pleased to inform you that I have a five wheeled grabenstengal with power dipollick. It is fitted with both right and left-handed zoen shift. It is a beautiful model with a 37.345 h.p. motor- But you can also push or pull it at will. I am most reluctant to part with it but would consider trad ing It for 5' pounds of dougn nut hoi's. I have a slant-eyed dodo bird who loves hot air fried in deep fat so I have found It thrives on doughnut holes. Knowing that you are interested in a grabenstengal I am quite confident that you will have an adequate supply of these dough nut holes laying around." "Sir: In reference to your ad vertisement desiring a graben stengal, I may be able to be of help to you. My grabenstengal has had four years of light use and should be good for many more. Th- dipollick was con verted to power Just last year. This grabenstengal is a four wheeled model, but it does have the additional convenience of a three-inch wikarept. As I'm sure you already know the wikarept makes the grabenstengal's zoen shift more efficient if the power dipollick is properly adjusted." "Dear Sir: In reply to your ad in the Post-Register I would in form you that I have a five wheeled grabenstengal. Mine has left-handed zoenshift and power dipollick. I am sure this is the only one around as it came to this country on the May flower. I hove had some trouble with the zoenshift as the has beener which connects the zoen shift to the power dipollick will not biffershneldt I would sell this machine or maybe I could trade for a set of left handed stove pipe wrenches." MUST BK that spring is coming on too quickly around some parts. Anyway, we don't think anyone can find a grabensten gal in Morrow county, at least not with a late model zoenshift. Maybe John Pfeiffer might have had some at one time mixed in with his dubissaries over by the whachamacallits in the Western Auto store, but he probably re placed them with the new springfingcls. IF ANYONE should reply to this, please mark plainly on the envelope, "Do not fold, mutilate or spindle." We wouldn't want to frufficate the sensitive conn tronutator on the zoenshift. Dear Wes: Perhaps some of the local ell Uen havj told you about Henry Vogler, th man who made Ihe big sale In Harney County. In case you have not been inform ed, I am writing what little I know and to point out that your files will be valuable If you are Intereited In making a story. Vogler rame from Ihe Wash tucna area In eastern Washing ton where he attained sucves a a dry land farmer. He was among th list of farmer who early adopted the trashy sum meriallow system of cultivation He visited the Hutter Creek area and became Interested In the hill land running from the Hutter Creek fork on the south side of Big Butter Creek east foi several miles. I believe there are some -HK) acres In the tract. Announcement that he Intend ed to break up the land and sow it to wheat naturally raUed doubt In the mind of the creek rancher, but they concluded It wa Vogler'a funeral and calmly awaited result. I don't wish to be considered accurate on the first year's crop, but It seem to me some of the land produced as much as 16 bushel to the acre. Vogler later acquired more land, some of It at least on the Morrow county side of the creek. He also bought cattle and wish ing to expand In that line be gan looking around for a pread." Thl he found In the Burn areu and he lost no time In disposing of hi wheat land and limited stoek enterprise In order to take over the Harney county Mirad It would apic.ir tnat no nat aone quiie wen in southeast Oregon. I have been Interested In the development In the Willow Creek Project. It i to be hoeC there wi'l be at least a ! signup for water use. The acre age Is too small for an Irriga tion nriW-t hut thosi who have stayed with the valley land throughout the year are en titled to a little assistance from "t'ni-l" which after all U a matter of spending some of their own money for their own bene fit. Aside from the direct local benefit, there are many other activities to be considered, ae- iviti.Mt that will attract icoll from the outside, some to locate nn.t minv who seek recreation. I.ivinu in an area where thi economy I based on recreation. It Is easy lor me io see me rn-rn-fits from outside money coming In to stimulate business. So I say: Don't fight it. or merely tol erate It think on it and be It tthon the water is hacked up behind the Willow Creek Dam! O. G. Crawford Lincoln City. Oregon Wes: I am receiving the Gazette Times now and enjoy every page of it. It's quite an honor to receive this truly great pa per, and I thank you very much. In September I will be leav ing for Antarctica and through out our tour we plan to visit Chile. New Zealand. Australia, Tahiti, and Hawaii. Our sched uled date for arriving back In Seattle Is near the end of April or early May. Following three months In drydock, another cruise, this time bound for the Arctic, Is scheduled. Unless I am extended for two months I will not be required to make this cruise. So far the Coast Guard has been quite an experience and I am booking forward to the cruise, which will be quite an experience for a boy as young as I. I feel I am fortunate to be stationed aboard the U.S.C.G.C. Staten Island and to be a member of the wlll-bc-famous crew. The Staten Island Is a 267 foot Icebreaker, powered by six dlesel electric engines, and maintains a top speed of six teen knots. An icebreakers pri mary Job Is to resupply expe ditions and remote villages, and the secondary Job being that of towing ships through ice. Thanks again for the Gazette and I will think of all my friends whenever I read your fine paper. John Pfeiffer F.A. U.S.C.G.C. Staten Island Pier 91 N.S.D. Postmaster Seattle, Washington To the Editor Dear Sirs: The State of Oregon Indus trial Accident Commission in forms us through the papers, they have TEN million plus dol lars to return to Insurers. They claim this to be a saving to the tax payers of Oregon and at tempt to make us believe they are the most competent agency to handle the Industrial Insur ance business for the state. But are they? Inform yourself and then Judge them. Being one of possible thous ands of the victims of this imag inary savings, I know differ ently. I know the pain and dis tress that thousands like myself has gone through. I know of the waste in time and money that go to the doctor that ex amines for the state and tes tifies In court for the state. Ask the Oregon State Welfare how many of your tax dollars go to victims of this ignoble policy. Ask the victims and their fam ilies what they think of such a policy. Ask the eight doctors that examined me, about their educated guesses. Ask the Amer ican Medical Association how many Incompetent, and I claim some to be Irresponsible, doc tors are allowed to make us their victims. Ask yourself: Is this right? Is there any Justice or defense for this needless suf fering? What can and should be done? Have you a Just and true complaint against an in- oomrtent doctor or lh Stat Industrial ..Accident Commiss ion? Do vou have the cutag to fliiht for vour right and the rights of others? I know some of vou fellow victims and I ask others to Join tia In a war that niut be won for the lieneflt for all. An Accident Insurance Pro gram that protect th working man and his family, protects the taspaver from subsidising the Industrial Accident Commis sion, and th private Insurance companies are the only term for Ivace. Ray C. Crantford K. 2. tlos Wl Clackamas. Oregon To the Fdltor: Dear Readers: Mv hlflhest cnplunot lo We for printing the article lt week entitled. "Mv Right Hand and Mv Left Hand." bv Jack well. Couldn't have had a belter editorial lo lrove my point about the vicious clnie of tax money being spent on In tensive study of effect of cig arette smoking bv the Dept. of Health and Surgeons' general office. In order to produce more to bacco, the Federal Government spent J5.2SO.0Ui In fiscal year llHtt to Improve tobacco farm ing technique and method of marketing. In addition, the U. S tobacco subsidies to grower amounted to $.173,311 In and $ll.:.17.0t'.l In $3,305.30 wa ent In 19to In researching tobacco health haz ards; and no way of telling how mum. nca wire mutilated bv extending a eraft to the bronch ial tube through trie cngsi wu i ih ontiil.t of the don's body. With every brcafh the dog wa forced to take smoKe inio us lunn. Dog dying of collapsed i Uui an.t nneumo- nla nave no hint of the klnj of damage Inhaling cigarette smoke does to a chronic human smoker. ... The uvlscctor nimseii nn that thi-r Is no relation ship between man and the low- er animal, yet he is o naru pressed for an excuse to engage In research "that he sets up artificial problem that termi nates In worthies answer aim liar to th nnm answered last week." that people who smoke cigarettes nnimuaiiv are coiism-r-red more likely to become vie tim of mii cancer, heart dls- ij- bronchitis, emphy sema, halitosis and sundry oth er plagues. The old human IkkIv has a habit of tucking cancer In a lot of unmentionable places that cigarette smoke never had a chance to reach. So why lay It onto smoking and cause mil Our New $m$ SEiirtfs U Say THEY'RE BRIGHT. THEYHE COMFORTABLE THEY'RE THE LATEST. You'll Like 'Em! V .r-l BEAUTIFUL NEW Lancer Short Sleeve Shirts Never Need Ironing! $Tf CC Solid Colors VJKJ Lancer Button Down Collars (As pictured above) n piaids $6.00-7.95 Lancer Continentals In Stripes $6.95 HANES' HENLEY NECK Terry Velour Shirts Short Sleeve $4.00 Gardner's Men's Wear THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE" Heppner 676-9218 lions of man's bent friends lo die In worthies eipoilmenU lust lo come ut with such stu pid and worthies answers. What other of mans vices will he Inflict on animals? When the lcpt. of AktIc. spend 1210AM on a filmed commercial called "The Wiild cf pleasure- lo depict tlie Jvs of cigarette smoking. I feel this Is only adding Insult to Injury a far a la money oc. Why not write vour represen tatives that you protest the tor tures our animals go through M get such useless unintelligent answer. In friendship for l.ods crea tures Mrs. Lot Winchester, Heppner ) COMMUNITY if ) BILLBOARD Coming Events FASTFR FOOD SALE Bv Triple Link Club. Hepp ner Friday. April 8. 10:00 a m Next door to Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Ins. pt'BLIC DANCE Fildav. March 25 Fair Pavilion. 10:13 pm. Music by The Henchmen, $1.00 per person. BISHOP SEWING CLASS Bv BMCC Extension IvpL Third In 10-week Series Wed., March 30. 7:30 p.m. Heppner High Home Ec. room. BAND FESTIVAL Friday. Saturday, March 25. 20 Heppner High School Klv Rani! I'artlctDBtiniZ IMbllc Concert. Saturday, 8;00 p.m. TRAVELING FOOD SALE Saturday, April U Beta Omega Sorority Benefit for Crippled Children Campaign. SIUNSOKEO AS A PUBLIC 8LRV1CE bY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency t. a Box 24? riL $7 962 Htppo '4. t Til I -J W2 TtrfLa 7, ) I ffj W M J
