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HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, rabrnarr X. 1W7 GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. Or9oc 97836 moebow couirrrs newspaper The Heppner Gaiette established Times established November 18, 'ASSOCIATION WESLET A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p m, until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: $450 Year. Every Thursday and Entered at as Second Class Matter. History Hinges on Response If there ever were an opportune time to publish a history of Morrow county, It Is now. More Interest is evidenced In the project than ever before, and Giles French of Moro Is willing and able to compile the history at a very reason able figure. French's capability Is attested by the several books that he has written and by his many years as an editor. He now has the time and the Inclination to do the Job for Mor row county, asking for his expenses In doing research and a modest sum from the sale of the book. Even with his generous offer, though, the project will take considerable money. It is estimated that publication cost for 1000 books will approximate $5000, exclusive of French's work. There is only one way apparent that the job can be done through the liberal response of those who recognize the val ue of such a publication. If there are enough persons In the county and enough former residents who believe that such a work is Important they will have to step forward with donations to make It possible. If this response is not forthcoming, the committee of interested persons working on the project will consider it as evidence of general disinterest and the publication of the history will have to be abandoned at least for the time. As has been said before, it becomes more difficult to write an accurate history as time passes because those dir ectly connected with the early days of the county are pass ing on. Those who cherish Morrow county and have per sonal attachments for it, may wish to see an accurate record in print so that it may be perpetuated for posterity. A Johnny-comelately to this part of the state such as the editor of this paper is probably the least of those who should urge such a publication. His roots were not sunk in Morrow county soiL But as a publisher In the county, he is in a position to see the keen feelings of longtime residents and of those who have moved away. If 200 persons would step forward with donations of $25 or more which they never could really hope to recover ex cept to have the satisfaction of having the book published and getting a copy for themselves the Job can get under way. Those who desire to share are Invited to use the coupon elsewhere In this paper. Mother Nature and Conservation Geologists say that the earth Is In a constant process of evolution. A certain land mass may be in youth, another In maturity and another in old age. Essential to this evolution is erosion. In youth, there are Jagged mountain peaks and deep val leys. In maturity, the hills are rounded and the valleys are broader. In old age, the rivers become wide and sweeping with flat plains surrounding. The erosion goes on as Mother Earth follows this pattern. Wind and rain constantly erode rocks and soil, as the youth ful earth points towards maturity and old age. Heavy rains wash gulleys and the water is chocolate brown with good soil as the erosion continues. Mother Na ture will not be denied. Through eons of time the good earth will go through this cycle. But man has come to realize the importance of good soil to productivity. He knows it Is precious. It has a great eco nomic value to the farmer and to all those he serves by producing crops. So Mother Nature presents a challenge, and it is an un deniable one. Her erosion is inevitable. It can't be stopped, but man has learned methods to check it and conserve the soil that is in his stewardship. In Morrow county, through the work of the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation district, ranchers are doing an ex cellent job, as evidenced by their strip cropping, stubble mulching, diversion ditches and other important practices. They are working to retain and to build the productivity of the county in the face of nature's relentless challenge. In the past several years, the district has used the Gazette-Times to present its annual report, rather than to du plicate the report and mail it to parlcipating ranchers. It Is contained in this issue on pages two and three of section 2. The report gives a good Idea of the work being done! by the district. It will be emphasized at the annual conserva tion meeting Tuesday night in the Lexington Crange halL That the work in the Heppner district is recognized else where Is evidenced by the fact that a Portland television station recently made a documentary motion picture about conservation in Morrow county. The film will be shown at the Tuesday night meeting. But for every one who realizes the importance of soil and water conservation there are many who evidence little con cern about it Conservation is important to everyone. As pop ulation grows, the need for food will increase. Scientists are even now looking to the sea as a source of food supply on.' the theory that the land eventually cannot produce enough. And everyone realizes the demand for water in view of the recent move of the Southwest to seek the "surplus" from the Columbia River. While old Mother Nature pursues her course of erosion, man needs to do all he can to save soil and water. This is the challenge. The Heppner Conservation district would be happy to have you attend the Tuesday night meeting to see and hear of work being done and learn of the job that lies ahead. Gets Advancement News ol recent advancement in servi :o rating for Sherrill McDonald, serving in Vietnam, was received Friday by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mc Donald, Ktppner. On January 10, Pfc McDonald was notified of his advancement to Specialist 4. lTe arrived in Vietnam on De cember 22 and has been serv ing on potrol and as aid to the engineers in Co. C, 3rd Btn., 6fth Infantry, in the Mekong Delta area. March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner 1897. Consolidated February 15, NATIONAL NEWSPAPEt HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, Winter Attends Marines' Session Herman Winter, a captain in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, went to Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sunday by airplane to participate in a planning ses sion for the Marine Corps sum mer camp. Winter is trainine officer for an artillery battery with headquarters in Yakima. Wash. Heppner by Wednesday. Too Big a Bito "LBJ Urges Higher Social Security" said the morning head line. This evoked a comment from one reader. "The presi dent Is biting off more than he can chew." But more correctly, the president is biting off more than we (the people) can chew. Why, we Just had an increase! But he is asking Congress to increase the amount of an nual Income on which Social Security taxes are collected next year from the present $t!600 to J7S0O, then to $tHXi0 in 1971 and $10,800 in 1974. The present $6600 is up from the S4JV0 of 1963 and prior. He also proposes that the present 4.4 per cent rate be In creased to 5 per cent in 1969, instead of 4.9 per cent already In the law. and to 555 per cent In 1973, Instead of the 5 f per cent in the present law. No matter how humanitarian a small businessman may be by nature, this Is enough to stun him again. Many take a triple Jolt on a jump like this. First he has to match the funds contributed to Social Security by his employees. Sec ond, he pays over a longer period of time as the covered payroll is increased (going from the $4800 of 1965 to the proposed $10,800 In 1974!). Third, for those business people who are covered by Social Security as self-employed, they also pay the higher rates on themselves. If they aren't so covered, they can look forward to drawing nothing upon re tirement. This is a condition that is becoming staggering and op pressive. It is bad enough on the wage earner, some of whom now depending on the number of dependents they can claim give up nearly one-third of their paychecks for taxes and deductions in the guise of "security." It Is worse on the small employer. If continued, these messianic policies of President Johnson and the Great Society, already demoralizing the people, spell extinction for small business. Social Security, which was designed to benefit citizens In retirement as well as those bereaved or disabled, is becom ing a gargantuan parasite that is voraciously consuming the productive capacity of workers and destroying their Incentive and initiative. Those in the higher echelons, like President Johnson him self, certainly cannot see what conditions they are imposing on the people for no such high percentage of their Income goes to "security." Put him in the shoes of a small husband-wife business for a year or two, however, and he would learn that another segment of the population Is being forced Into dire distress. The principle of the working people laying something aside for retirement death in the family or disability, is a fine one. But the Social Security program, which has spiraled far out of proportion from original Intentions, is no bargain for the working person. The January Reader's Digest quotes the Tax Foundation as saying that a 21 -year-old man who starts working today at "maximum covered earnings' ($6600 per year or more) and retires at age 65, unmarried, can expect the value of his Social Security pension benefits to total about $12,792 less than the value of his tax payments plus compound Interest. Over 44 years of working, he will have paid Social Secur ity taxes totaling $32,496, including interest compounded at 3 percent. The value of his expected benefits will amount to only $19,704, based on the estimated 13 years he will live after he reaches age 65. This Is Insurance?" asks the Reader's Digest. When Social Security was first proposed, a plan might have been devised to make it mandatory for a person to put aside a portion of his earnings to a special account In his name in private banks. This would have been held In trust until something occurred to qualify him or members of his family for social security. The Interest would accrue to his account not to the government to squander. The money, placed In private channels and available for loaning through the banking system, would have contributed to the country's prosperity and would have stimulated growth. Think what these billions would do to the economy Irffree enterprise channels! Provision might have been made for the elderly who qual ified for social security who had no opportunity to accum ulate an account The plan, in its mechanics, would be as easy to lmplc ment as it Is for employers to collect and deposit federal Income taxes on payrolls now. Original intention of Social Security was to provide bene fits that would assure happier lives for all citizens. As it is developing today, however, with the Great Society "biting off more than we can chew" It is making slaves of the peo ple and giving them a poor bargain at the same time. TO THE EDITOR... To the Editor: Of the many fine features each week in the Gazette Times, I seem to be drawn to this particular column more than some of the others; main ly, I suppose, because there is often some "ancient history" which to an old-timer like me, for instance, has strong appeal. Ora Yeager is a most inter esting contributor to this col umn and his vivid memory al ways recalls so many interest ing incidents of the "old days" and I .dearly love to read about therrr; In his most recent let ter to the editor he refers again to the Hart family in relation to Mr. Hart as station agent at Heppner. Mr. Hart had neith er "died or retired at the time of the flood"; he had been transferred to a station on the (Oregon Short Line) part of the U P. System as was the O.R.AN. This station was, and still is Meacham. In reference to Vi Hart's sur vival In the Titanic disaster may I mention that she was more fortunate than her young est sister, Ruth, who lost her life in the early 1920's when the S.S. Alaska went down af ter striking the rocky reefs above the Golden Gate while en route from Astoria to San Francisco. I attended the "in vestigation" of this disaster, held in the offie of Commis sioner Dolan in the Customs House in San Francisco and this Is where I learned of the sad and tragic death of Ruth. Another former Heppner girl, Evelyn Shipley, sister of Mrs. Sylvia Wells of Heppner, had embarked on the Alaska with her girlhood chum Ruth (the latter had been making her home in Pendleton or La Grande for the several years after her family had moved from Heppner, as I recall for a vacation in San Francisco and other California points of inter est.) This I learned from Evelyn as she related it tearfully to me in Mr. Dolan's office. She had been called there to give testimony as to what had or may have happened in that fateful morning hour when dis aster struck the ship, its crew and its passengers. It devel oped that the lifeboat in which Ruth Hart, among others, was to be lowered to safety cap sized before it reached the wa ter; due in some degree to mis handling of the ship's davits, or possibly failure of the dav its to operate efficiently, plus a very rough sea and the roll ing Alaska, and spelled doom for many who might otherwise have safely abandoned ship. I had attended the proceed ings at the Customs House in the regular routine of duties as a ship's reporter for the paper where I was then employed and was well acquainted with Mr. Dolan and his office assist ants. Little did I realize on this particular morning that I was to be reminded of what a small world it Is. There was Evelyn, still some what in shock from grief and a terrify ing experience, and Ruth was dead; two lovely girls from out of my early Heppner childhood days. Art Crawford 4852 Kingston Way San Jose, Calif. Biology Students Take Field Trips The students of Kirk Horn's Biology I and II classes at Hepp ner High school went field trip pirifr recently. They left the high school at 8:00 and went to Rock Creek to do some bird watching. The students all took sack lunches and ate at the bottom of Rock Creek Canyon. John Rawlins, one of the students on the trip, said they observed 20 species of birds which was very good because of the time of the year and the weather. John also said that the prize discovery of the day was some pictures Horn took of a Long Ear owl. Students going on this trip were John Rawlins, Frances Ab rams, Don Cossitt Patti Holt, Teresa Harshman, Earl Ayres and Tim Loyd. Greenup in Vietnam Pfc Jerry L. Greenup left last week from Fort Lewis for mili tary service in Vietnam, accord ing to word received here from relatives. He Is stationed near Saigon with the 87th Transpor tation Cj. His wife, Cindy, and baby daughter, Joanne reside In Seattle. Chaff nd Wes WHEN JIM NOKENE returned from service In World War 11 after being twice wounded in the European theater, he brought few things home with him. About the only things in cluded that he remembers were his wrist watch and a knife- The knife had a wooden han dle, and the blade folded In side. It came from a sailor in an Atlantic convoy. The sailor gave it to a buddy of Norenes, and the buddy passed it on to Jim who served In the 101st Airborne Division. Most of those who had pos session of the knife at various times saw heavy combat action and were hit, but they always pulled thiough. So the knife earned the repu tation of being a good luck omen. Recently Dr. Norene learned that Greg Pierce Is now serving in Vietnam in his old outfit the 101st Airborne. He dug the knife out of a drawer at home and gave It to Gone Plr-rce to pass on to son Greg with the good wishes of another from the 101st and the assurance that It will blng htm home safely from duty there. BOB PEN LAND'S last edition of the Tillamook IWadllght Herald (January 29) curried a story on the treasure diggers of Neahkahnle mountain. The yarn tells how a Salem painter has decided that he has solved the secret of the long sought treasure and asked the state's permission to dig in the beach sands for it. The story points out that going through the red tape of getting permission to dig Is tougher than finding the treas ure itself. Because the supposed treasure i located on the beach (according to the Salem man's deductions), permission of the State Land Board was required. This came through In good time. But because of the fact that any such treasure might have arch eological or historical Import ance, the man Is faced with a state law passed In 1935 that re quires permission from the pres ident of the University of Ore gon. And before President Ar thur S. Flemmlng would give such permission, the Headlight Herald learned, he asked for an opinion of the attorney-general as to his authority and responsi bility for granting such a per mit Apparehtly this ruling has come through, but the U of O president's office hasn't revealed what It was. As It now stands, the whole matter Is In the hands of the University of Oregon An- tnropoioiry and Natural History departments. They are to come up witn the answer on how many strings are attached to the permit, and when and If it will be granted. "All thU proves just one thing," says the piece In Pen land's paper. "The wheels of government grind slowly , . . even when It comes to digging in the sand." This story has more than passing Interest to us since in days o! yore we have spent some time roaming Neahkahnle Mountain. But we hastily add that It wasn't In search of treas- Hearing Slated On Interstate 82 A formal public hearing will be held in the Vert Auditorium of Helen McCune Junior High School, Pendleton, beginning promptly at 2 p.m. (PST) Thurs day, February 23, to take testi mony on proposed plans pertain ing to the alternate routes of Interstate 82, connecting Inter state 80 N In Oregon with In terstate 90 In Washington, as determined by a study and re port of a consulting engineering firm. The study and report covers four alternate routes In Oregon which are approximately as shown on the attached map. Maps showing the proposed alternate lines will be on dis play in the Supreme Court Room of the Umatilla County Court house In Pendleton on Monday and Tuesday, February 20 and 21. State Highway Department engineering and right-of-way personnel will be present on both days from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., for informal informational hearings. They will be prepared to discuss the alternate routes with those who may be affect ed. Mrs. Duvall Buys Tract of 480 Acres Mrs. Amanda Duvall has pur chased the balance of a 720-acre piece of land known as the Kin cald estate. She has farmed this land and has been owner of one-third of It for several years. It Is lo cated 7'4 miles north of Hepp ner In the Blackhorse district and Joins her other holdings. This is wheat land with a minimum of scab land. Purchase price from the Klncald heirs of their two-thirds interest, con sisting of 480 acres, was $60,000 cash. Chatter Sherman 23 ure. We climbed to the top on one occasion and brought down the topmost rock to give to mother for her rock garden. This war in the days before the coastal highway was con structed m tbe seaward side of the mountain Neah kali nle towers over the resort comnuui Ity of Manzanlla and lies north of Nehalem. It really Isn't much of a mountain, as mountains go, but from Its heights It offers one of the moM sectaeular views of our wonderful Oregon coast. Out looks down on the panorama of the vast blue ocean an.t to the south, tils eye takes him over Nehalem buy and down the coastline to Man hnttan Beueh. Kockaway, Twin licH'ks ami the entrance to Ti I la niook Bay. Of the thousands who zip over the fine highway skirting Ntah kah tile, perhaps few know the stories of Its reputed treas ure, although at least one book has been written about It. Most motorist pause only for a quick look at tlu panorama unfolded before them, or to snap a pic ture, then hurry on. A few persons have devoted many years of their lives hunt Ing for the treasure. At least two persona have died seeking I! We recall an accident that claimed cither one or both of a father ami son team when sand caved In on their digging on the beach. One fellow .TO years ago ur more could generally be found there on any decent day wont ing from his old panel rig. Var ious markings on rocks were supposed to have significance In leading to the treasure. Tills fellow said that he had located some of them, then lost the trail. We recall that mother once took her group of Camp Fire Girls to Neah kah-nle when they wev on an outing to Rock away. One of the girl. Esther Davidson of Forest Grove, slip ped and fell as they were climb ing the mountain. She rolled quite a distance but fortunately was not seriously hurt. She Is now Mrs. Fredenburg, mother of Ed Fredenburg, center of the O.NU basketball team. Fact or legend, after once be ing exposed to the story of the treasure of Neah kah nle Moun tain, one cannot help but won der, when he visits there, wheth er he might be standing over a chest of doubloons, or piece of eight But old Neahkahnle just stands there silently, taking the buffets of strong winds and shedding the si ( cms of the sea. She'll nevei tell. The Salem Painter Isn't the first who thought he had solved the mountains secret. We hope he gets hU chance to dig. Appointments Made At Church Meeting Members of All Saints' Epis copal parish, Heppner, held their annual meeting In the church parish house Sunday, January 2t. following the ten o'clock service. Following reports from purisii organizations, a budget vote, convocation report and other church business appointments were made of Jack Loyd us senior warden and Ned Ciurk as Junior warden. Three new mem bers elected to the vestry were Gene Kletmann, lone; Mllo l'rln die and Elwaync Bergstrom, Heppner. Special thanks were given by Rev. Dirk Rlnehart on behalf of the parish to Barton Clark, re tiring ser.ior warden, and to Robert Jones, treasurer. Doctor Attends Meet Dr. A. D. McMurdo left Tucs day for Portland to attend a medical meet In it In Pnrtlnrwl nt the Sheraton Hotel. The meet ing is sponsored by Lederle Laboratories. The doctor ex pected to be gone until Satur day. Tell the advertiser you saw It in the Gazette-Times. More Fun, Always... At the TWO Sparkling New In SALEM 112 Rooms JWU baaadtU rWB031M3H5l BOTH UM HAVI KISTAUKAMTM Bob Kroll Takes Basic at San Diego Hob Kroll. son In law of Mr and Mrs. l. t) Nelson. Is now taking batle training with the navv at San Diego, Calif., and h exN"cli to conclude this phase of the tralnlnu as of March 31. He left Morrow coun tv on IveemlM-r 20 after he and his wife. Phyllis, had been with the Nelsons, her parents, helping on the ranch since last June. Mm. Kroll went to t'orvallls when her husband left 'or ser vice and la staying wtlh hi Iiarcnta. Mr. ami Mm. Jack kroll, while she Is working In Corvallts. Mr and Mm Joe Rartlett and daughter. Kathy. of Welling ton, Texas, are now at the Nel son ranch where Bnrtlett I em ployed on the ranch. The dau ghter Is In the sixth grade In Heppner. Parents of Mm. Bartlett are Mr. and Mm. Lyle Roberts, who are employed on the ranch of Max Ban-lay. The Bartlett are not stranger to Morrow coun ty, having lived here for a few yearn a number of years ago. Two Doctors Guests At Annual Banquet Dr. Wallace Wolff and Dr. A D. McMurdo were among guests at the annual banquet for the St. Anthony hospital staff In Pendleton last Ilium day night. The banquet la giv en for the staff by the sisters at the hospital. Children from St Joseph's Academy furnished musical en tertainment. There were no speakers, and emphaala waa on visiting. The Heppner doctor reported a very enjoyable evening. COMMUNITY J BILLBOARD K Coming Events BASKETBALL Heppner vs. Enterprise at Enterprise, Friday, Feb. 3 Heppner vs. Burns at Burns, Friday. Feb. 10. PANCAKE LUNCHEON Shrove Tuesday. Feb. 7 All Saints' Episcopal Parish Hall Serving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone welcome! PUBLIC CARD PARTY Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Lexington lOOP Hall spon sored by Holly Rebeknh Lodge Bridge, pinochle, prtiea, re freshments Public cordially Invited. ANNUAL MEETINGS Soil, Water Conservation Dis trict Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 7. Lexington Grange Hall. 7:30 p.m. I-exlnifton Oil Co nn Mtlna Tuesday. Feb. 14. 10:30 a.m. Lexington grange Hall. Free noon dinner. ANYONE FOR BASKETBALL? OSU BASKETBALL, 3:00 p.m, Sunday, Feb. 19. OSU va. UCLA. KATU Channel 2. OSU BASKETBALL. 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 12. OSU va. OREGON, KATU Channel 3. Meet the man from NORTH WESTERN during breaks In the games. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Htppner P. O. 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