2 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. September 14. 1967
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GAIL BURKENBINE
Society
Circulation
Time to 'Close Up' Rural America?
With" problems of America's cities becoming No. 1 of all
our domestic' troubles, it Is incongruous that an ever-increasing
number of our people are being drawn to these popula
tion centers, only to b entrapped there. At the same time,
the . small towns, where there are so many advantages in
living, threaten to become "ghost towns."
Mayor W. C Rosewall brought In an article from Rural
Electric Newsletter that puts the point over very well, and
we pass it on to you:
"Next time you're in town, take a look up and down
main street. Chances are there's another empty store. It's
happening every day in hundreds of small towns across
America.
"It's been happening that way for years. Ever since
we began discovering how fewer and fewer people could
grow more and more food. That started an exodus that
has resulted In 70 percent of our people living on one
percent of our land. And it's getting worse. Each year
another 500,000 to 600,000 people leave rural areas to set
tle in the city.
"You don't have to look beyond the front page of
your newspaper to realize that this wholesale movement
of people from rural areas to urban areas isn't solving
much. But some people still seem to think incredibly
that this migration is the only answer. Take a look at
a few quotes that have popped up recently:
" ' . . . What the small town may have contributed in
the past is one side of the coin; the other side is urban
ism and the greatest opportunity in the history of man
for him to reach his full potential. Where the small town
kept him prisoner, urbanism gives him freedom of choice
choice of education, choice of profession, choice of mar
riage. If the small town is passing, we can't bemoan it
" 'Current trends seem to indicate that the appropri
ate role for most of the very small towns is to pass slow
ly out of existence.'
"'(Some of our poverty problems can be solved) if
we deliberately set about to create several thousand ghost
towns in the state.'
"These words aren't coming from crackpots. They're
coming from respected leaders economists and sociolo
gists. They represent an idea that has gained acceptance
to a point that it actually was expressed in a preliminary
report of an advisory commission to a federal agency.
It might be time, said this preliminary report, to let rural
America 'decline and die.' Other government experts
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
IT PROBABLY Isn't news when
two persons get into an argu
ment when each thinks he
should have won the top prize
at a fair, but it is a little un
usual when two follows argue
because luither thinks he's en
titled to the award.
Henry Baker was announced
as sweepstakes winner on his
Gaines wheat at the countv fair.
But he protests that he isn't en
titled to the honor because Lou
is Carlson grew the wheat. Lou
is entered it in Henry's name
because he grew it on Baker's
land that he farms.
As sweepstakes winner, the
wheat went on to the state fair
and won a second prize. Baker
received a check in the mail for
the premium. He came into the
office, showing the check and
appealing for some publicity to
counter other publicity which
he thinks he doesn't deserve. He
hasn't been able to got Louis to
accept the honors and premiums.
Well, guess you two good men
will have to fight it out. All
we ask is that you keep grow-
mg line wheat on good land
that brings honor and glory to
the county.
IN REPORTING the news, a jour
nalist often finds that things
aren't Just the way they appear
to be, and a person gets to be
a little careful in reporting what
he sees and hears.
When we saw Fred Gimbol,
ex-Henpnerite. at Lincoln City
recently, he gave us a little test
that he had taken at a Pacific
Power and Light meeting. It il
lustrates the point.
It's prettv interesting, and so
we're passing it along to you.
We'll give the test this week
and print the answers next
week. All you have to do is fol
low directions carefully:
THE TEST
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the fol
lowing little story. A-ssume that
everything in it is true and ac
curate. Read it carefully because
it has ambiguous parts detign
ed to lead you cntrffy. You can
refer back to It any time you
wish.
Then read the statements
about the story and cirk-e each
to indicate whether you think It
is: (1) definitely true (T); (2)
definitely lalM (F); or (3) that
have toyed with the recommendation that the government
subsidize the movement of rural people to the cities
where supposedly it would be easier to meet their
needs.
"Fortunately, the 'decline and die' Idea Is no longer
expressed in that particular report Enough people took
exception to it at the right time. These people recog
nized that the solution to the trouble in the cities lies
in the opposite direction finding a way to revitalize
rural America and keep the people there.
"What we need to do now is to stop talking about
letting rural America 'decline and die." Instead, we need
to start talking about building around Its advantages.
We need to quit asking U we should stop the wholesale
dumping of rural people into the cities and start try ing to
to find out how we can stop it.
"It must be pretty hard to explain to a displaced
farmer in Watts or Detroit that he now has the greatest
opportunity in the history of man . . .' How much easier
to help him find that opportunity in the land of his roots.
"It's not time to close up rural America. It's time
to unlock its potential."
To this we add our heartiest editorial "Amen!" But we
verily believe that people who cherish their rural living are
going to have to work to preserve it. They are going to have
to support one another, and each citizen must do his part in
civic and community activities to help sustain the way of
life that rural residents so enjoy.
Stephens Transferred
To Silver Lake Job
Moose Stephens, wild life bi
ologist for the Forest Service
here for several years, was re
cently transferred to the Silver
Lake district, a small commu
nity between Bend and Klam
ath Falls, in the Fremont Nat
ional Forest.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephens and
their six children left August
27 for their new home where
Stephens will work as a re
source assistant.
DO YOU HAVE A
on or
s
Daughter
Going to College?
robber was a man.
man did not demand
you cannot te certain l : ) on
basis of the iwormauon pre
sented In the story. If any part
if a statement Is umeitaln,
make it (?.
Answer each nuestlon In turn.
1 not go back to change ar.y
answer. 1X not reread any
.statements about the story Hi
ter vou have answered them.
THE STORTi A business man
had lust turned off the" lights
In the store when a man ap
peared and demanded money.
The owner opened a cash reg
Ister. The contents of the casli
register were scooped up, and
the man sped away. A momtef
of the polloe force was notified
promptly.
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
STORY:
1. A man appeared after tin
owner had turned off his store
lights.
T r
2. The
T F
3. The
money.
T F ?
4. The man who opened the
cash register was the owner.
T F ?
5. The store-owner scooped up
the contents of the cash regis
ter and ran away.
TFT
6. Someone opened a cash
register.
T F ?
7. After the man who de
manded money scooped up the
contents of the cash register, he
ran away.
T F ?
8. While the cash register
contained money, the story does
not say how much.
T F ?
9. The robber demanded mon
ey of the owner.
T F ?
10. The story concerns a ser
ies of events In which only
three persons are referred to:
the owner of the store, a man
who demanded money, and a
member of the police force.
T F ?
11. The following events were
Included In the story: someone
demanded money, a cash reg
ister was opened, its contents
were scooped up, and a man
dashed out of the store.
T F ?
AND TO ATS the test. Fred
said that the fellow a psy
chologistwho conducted the
school figured 6 or 7 correct an
swers out of the 11 was pretty
good. Mark your answers and
we'll supply the kev next week.
KIN DA FELT sorry for the pu
pils at Heppner Elementary In
the two flooded rooms Monday.
They milled around outside for
it while with no place to go.
Thev didn't know whether to
laugh or cry, like the fellow
who watched his mother In law
drive his new Cadillac over the
cliff.
Comes word late Tuesday
from Principal Al Martin: Mrs.
Inez Krulna request for a row
boat to have on standby In her
room is denied. Sounds as If
tilings are going through the
wringer up there right now.
SOMK CHOICE bits of philoso
phv gleamnl from Ktn.uu Cor
poration's 'Klnu.i Log:"
The best way to muko ends
meet is to get off your own.
A husband shouldn't consider
himself henpecked until he has
to wash and Iron his own np
runs.
He win can do no more than
he thinks he can won't:
A good disposition will help
your position.
Civic League to Meet
. , ,t.
The isopiomncr meeimg m uie
llepiiner Clvle league will he
Monday evening. September iS,
at 8 (H) p.m. In the kindergarten
room of the elementary liulldliu;.
All parents of this yearn kinder
garten students are urged to at-t.,,i
COMMUNITY If
A BILLBOARD k
Pioneer
Ponderings
Br W. 8. CAVERHHX
Another Way of
Gettinq Land Title
In the eatly days of land
grabbing, one could get 160 ac
res of land by making a "Tim
ber Culture" out of It. He was
required to plant trees on ara
ble acres. There Is still evidence
ot useless attempts to comply
with the law. In some of the
fcxuhlll country a patch of box
elders struggles to survive tthat
was the only tree that would
grow). But they brought title to
the land.
Then there was "lieu land."
This could be purchased In lieu
of various "grant lands" grant
ed for building military roads
and railroads. In addition, land
could be "isolated" In tracts of
less than 160 acres. It was the
general practice to arrange
deeded acres to Isolate as many
acres and buy them In at $1.25
per acre. The foregoing methods
were the ways many land em
pires were built. They are no
longer possible.
Coming Events
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTHAIA
Friday. Sept 1.1, Condon at
Condon, 2 00 p in.
Friday, Sept. 22. Hums at
Hums, 8:00 pm.
Javvce Game, Monday, Sept.
1M. Pilot Risk at Heppner,
5:30 p.m.
SupiMirt the Mustangs!
FtXU) SALE
Saturday. Sept- l. "'' 1,X"
to Gardner's Men's Wear
Bv Carnation Club, Degree of
Honor
Sale to start at 10:00 a.m.
RAINBOW INSTAI-LATION
Sunday, Sept. 17, 2:)0 p.m.
Heppner Masonic Hall
Hermlston DeMolay Chapter
participating
Lynda Orwlek new worthy
advisor
FALL FLOW Ell SHOW
Sunday, Sept. 24
By lone Garden Club
lone School Cafctorlum
Public Welcome
TEACHERS RECEITION
Friday. Sept. 22, 8:00 p.m.
Elementary Multl purpose
room
Sponsored by Elementary
PTA
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Stock Equipment
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Cattle Back Rubbers and Oilers
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