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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.
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WES1XT A. SHERMAN
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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
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HELEN C SHERMAN
Ajsodat FublUhM
Monday through Friday; 9 ajn.
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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
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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.
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Insurance Agency
t. a Box 24? riL $7 962
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