HCPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. February 89. 1968
THE HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Hoppntr, Oregon 97836
Phone 678-9228
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WEATHER OBSERVER Don Gil
liam, dropping by with the
week's report, shook his heud
pessimistically over the balmy
week that he had just recorded.
"I'm afraid we'll get all our
fruit trees bloomln'," said he,
"and then we'll have a bloomln'
freeze."
Bud Id hads bed a nldz week
eben for thods of uds who've had
cods id our nods.
Federal Employees More
Than 5 States' Population
With Income tax deadline coming up in Just a little
more than a month, here are a few facts that will bring little
solace to hard-pressed John Q. Taxpayer:
Civilian personnel on the federal payroll for fiscal 19G9
will exceed the total combined populations of Alaska, Dela
ware, Nevada, Vermont and Wyoming plus about half the
total for Hawaii, according to the Industrial Press Service.
The federal employees will exceed the total population
of each of 27 states in the nation. According to the Budget
message, there will be 6,502,695 persons on the government
payroll during the next fiscal year, and they will receive a
total of $42,550,000,000.
The major share of the payroll, $25 billion, will go to
estimated 2.9 million civilian employees (approximately
170,000 more than last November). The 3,500,000 In uniform
will receive an estimated $17,500,000,000.
One of our readers, concerned about the Increase in the
number of federal employees, brought In this item from the
Farm Journal:
"If you're wondering why taxes and government costs
are mounting, one place to look Is at the number of fed
eral Job holders. In the 10 years between 1950 and 1960
the number Increased 172,056 but In the seven years since
1960, the number has Jumped 563,810, or three times as
fast. Total federal pay has Just about doubled in the
last 10 years. In the USDA, there's now one employee for
every 25 farms; expenditures average $2390 per farm."
Another comment from the Industrial Press Service:
"Few, if any, govenment employees are losing their
jobs as a result of the spending cuts ordered by Congress
and the Administration. In fact, when questioned about
retrenchments, an Administration spokesman said, 'We're
abiding by the guidelines, principally by attrition.'
"It seems to us that the federal government could
attain a higher level of efficiency with fewer people, and
at the same time free additional capital for job creation
in private enterprise."
The Federal government could take a lesson from the
State of Oregon. Faced with a deficit this year, cuts were
made on state payrolls to help the situation, and probably
more could be made without impairing needed services.
It is almost incredible that the federal government con
tinuously expands its payrolls in the face of the staggering
debt against the nation.
And, as the Industrial Press Service points out, too many
employees create additional inefficiency. Many of us know
it better by the term "government red tape." Some of these
employees actually become obstructionists to the common
good as they delve in technicalities, dote on inflexible regu
lations and literally Impede constructive programs
How much better it would be to pare these government
jobs to a functional level. Salaries that are saved could then
be used on projects of importance to local economies across
the nation. These could go to areas where recession is being
experienced and where the average citizen is "sweating
blood" to pay taxes -to support salaries of many who don't
come close to returning the public face value for the amount
of their compensation.
The problem is always the same between the lowly citi
zen and the federal government. The latter Is too big for
the taxpayer to get at. He can protest but he has little con
trol. But there Is some recourse in a year like 1968. This is
an election year. The voter can put the proposition to candi
dates at every opportunity.
He can vote for the candidate who will seek to cut the
fat from the federal payrolls.
Write a Man in Vietnam
Readers may recall the letter from Cpl. Larry Muessig
that was printed in this paper recently. He thanked us for
sending him the paper in Vietnam.
We wrote back to tell him that we appreciated his
thoughtfulness and included some comments about "things
back home."
This week another letter came from the ex-Heppner
youth. We take the liberty of sharing It with our readers
to point out what receiving a letter means to our men in
Vietnam:
"Received your most welcome letter today. Hope you
don't mind, but I read it to my men, to show them that
there are some fine and decent people behind us. Most
of all that there are many Americans who 'do care.'
"It is very important for us here in Vietnam to know
that 'all this' Is worthwhile and to some good end. ine
fighting in the last few weeks has been pretty fierce;
one of my men received fragmentation wounds from a
rocket. But, thank God, it was a minor wound. I think
I'd die inside if another of my men was hurt bad.
"What is nice Is that you can get 12 men of differ
ent beliefs, color and traditions, yet all loyal and true
to each other and the squad. All brought together by the
same conflict, pretty good men. Of course, I'm pretty prej
udiced. "We live in sandbag bunkers, as each night the ene
my hits us with artillery. Very nerve wracking to hear
the rockets go overhead, then explode.
"I'd like to tell you the greatest feeling I've felt in
side since being in Vietnam. Before coming here I really
never enjoyed life fully . . . but over here, facing almost
certain death at times, I've realized all the things I've
taken for granted. You can't fully live until you almost
die, and if God wills I live to return from here, I plan to
live life fully and find the happiness that is all around
us.
"There is so very much joy in every living day. Even
through the toils and labors of life, you have to reach
out and find yourself and your purpose in life. Our time
on earth is so short, there is no time to feel sorry, or
cry, or let one single minute get by."
It is a humbling thing to hear such an expression of ap
preciation from oue of "our boys" when the gratitude should
WELL, SIR, the Mustangs did it
again! Remember that they
started In league basketball play
with two setbacks, then shifted
lno gear, and in the last six
games have demolished the op
position to finish in a tie for
first place in the western divis
ion of the Greater Oregon league.
When they started really play
ing together, they didn't Just
win over their opposition, they
crushed their opponents, even
though reserves were used very
n De rally .
In their last six games the
Mustangs have scored 423 points,
an average of 70h points per
game, and their opponents have
tallied 264, or 44 points per
game. Thus, the average win
ning margin was 26 Vi points in
those sontests!
Closest game was the final
one, against Sherman there, with
a 16-point spread at 68-52, and
reserves played the final quarter
of that one. Widest margin was
the 76-32 over Sherman here a
few weeks ago, a difference of
44 points.
When the Mustangs blasted
Madras, 66 to 29, here, the Mad
ras Pioneer reported that Hepp
ner High had defeated the Buffs
hv "the unrpflsnnahlp smro nf
66-29." We couldn't figure wheth
er this meant that their team
had played ridiculously poorly
or that it was "unreasonable
for Heppner to rack up such a
score. Coach Bob Clough has
never been a coach to "pour it
on," and the sad fact lor the op
position is that the reserves have
been coming along nearly as
well as the starters. Thus, there
Is little way to stop them unless
you tie one hand behind their
backs or put hobbles on their
leet.
namely: Weaver, quarterback
Hanson, defensive linebacker
and Barton, halfback.
"We accept your apologies, ex
tend our congratulations to
Randy, take this opportunity to
say hello to all our irienos, and
look forward to seeing you all
this fall at the game when we
will be rooting for the East
squad. Sincerely yours, the
Blakes."
THIS DOESN'T MEAN that the
Mustangs have an easy time
ahead in the district tournament
By virtue of their total record,
they win enter the district as
underdogs, behind Grant Union
and Vale. These two have the
"horses" and they will be tough
to beat. The Mustangs have lost
twice to the Prospectors, but
that was when they had not yet
round tnemseives. '
They found that quality of the
"fighting heart" in mid-season,
and it has made all the differ
ence.
We believe that this team has
the talent and the spirit to turn
the trick if they're "on" and like
all the rest of their supporters
we're 100 lor them.
We'll confess at this seasons
end that at one point we thought
they never would shape up, but
they surely have in spades!
OH, DEAR, DEAR! Now I've
gone and done it! Really put
my foot in it and offended old
friends over at Monmouth and
Independence. As a result I re
ceived a stern chastisement in
the mail today, but I can ex
plain everthing.
Here's the letter:
"Dear Wes:
"Up until now we have always
nad great laith in you as a news
paper editor, believing that you
always printed the truth rath
er than fiction, but your eo
ruary 22 issue of the Gazette
Times has created' some doubt
in our minds.
"In your article about Randy
Stillman s selection as an alter
nate to the East squad for the
forthcoming Shrine All S t a r
game you referred to Vale as the
State A-2 champions. This is to
inform you that Central High
School (Ed. Note: We hold our
right hand appropriately over
our heart in silent and earnest
tribute as we write this hallow
ed name) of the Monmouth
Independence area won the State
A-2 championship, beating Vale
easily in a quarter-final playoff
game at Vale. (Ed. Note: True,
true, he speaks the truth).
"In spite of your insult, we
will still help you win this im
portant game by bringing to the
East squad the finest coach in
the state, Mr. Bill Hargadine
(Ed. Note: and the hand goes
back over the heart and all hats
in the office are doffed) and
three of the finest high school
football players in the state,
WELL. WE assume that concur
ring In the Blakes" letter are
the Gordon Pratts, the Pete
Glennles and all the other Hepp
nerites currently living In the
Polk county outpost of Morrow
county.
By way of explanation, let us
say, dear old true menus ana
blood brothers of the wheat and
cattle country, we surely did
know that Central High School,
the Panthers of Monmouth
Independence, did truly and
verily win the state high school
football championship.
How, dear old t-f-and-b-b of
the w-and-c country, do you sup
pose we amused ourselves while
marooned in that traffic Jam be
tween Albany and the Corvallls
junction ervroute to the usu
USC game? We listened on the
car radio to Central walloping
the Vale Vikings. (And that gave
us plenty of time to hear It to
the end:;
Now, after some years in the
weekly newspaper business and
dabbling in sports, we Just get
accustomed to writing vale V1K
ings as state football champions
for some reason, well known to
most sports fans. We did it in
this case, and included it in an
other story about the Shrine
game. Afterwards, when the
sub-conscious became conscious,
we woke up to what we had
done, corrected it in one story
but forgot the item in the
column. Hence the defamatory,
derogatory insult.
BUT NOW that you mention it,
and with all great tributes
and accolades to your fine un
excelled players, and your sup
erb coach, doesn't it seem a bit
strange that so many Shrine
players ccme from the west to
play for the East when so many
in the east don't get to play for
the East?
It should stir the Morrow coun
ty fibers in your very souls to
realize that the only player to
even get mention for the team
is Randy as an alternate,
Incidentally, the last issue or
the Enterprise Chieftain carried
the pictures of eight Shrine picks
lor the East three boys Irom
Wallow on the - team, another
tour boys from Walliwa as al
ternates, and one from Enterprise
on the team. Seven from one
school!
Now, we just don't feel that
there is that much difference be
tween areas or players from
different areas. The Greater Ore
gon league is just about "skunk
ed" this year on the Shrine
team.
It may be just like criticizing
motherhood to say so, but that's
the way we feel about it, and
If the game is going to keep up I
its interest there are going to
nave to he good players
every area rtpresented.
?jy:fW i -
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"GEORGE WASHINGTON" visited the ichooL downtown
and the hospital last Thursday, r eDruary .
birthday. "He" iurprised primary student with an unannounc
ed visit Thursday afternoon, looking very spry and posing lor
the above picture. "George" also meandered around the down
town district during the day and went up to Pioneer Memorial
hospital to greet the patients. Lynn Pearson and Alice Luttrell
accompanied "George" on the rounds. Primary pupils said that
George reminded them very mucn or laa rarra, won
ally entertained the Carnation club Wednesday evening in the
C. Washington get-up. sne aiso nrougni cneer o "'
the shut-ins around tne community.
Annual Easter
Seal Campaign
Starts Friday
The 1968 Easter Seal Cam
paign will begin March 1 and
continue until April 14, taster
Sunday, it was announced this
week by Mrs. Arthur unastrom
Morrow county chairman.
During those weeks, a wide
spread appeal for funds will be
made by the Easter seal society
of Oregon to finance treatment
and rehabilitation for crippled
children and adults in Oregon,
Last year, more than lb7b
handicapped persons received
help from the Easter Seal So
ciety, Mrs. Lindstrom reports.
But needs of the handicapped
and costs of providing expert
professional care are rising, and
more money than ever before
will be needed to serve the han
dicapped during 1968.
Funds will support the pro
grams of Childrens Hospital
School in Eugene, Equipment
Loan service, Mobile Therapy
Clinics, Camp Easter Seal in
Lakeside and the Continuity
Care project.
"I am confident the coopera
tion of all residents of Morrow
county in contributing their vol
unteer time and dollars will
make it possible to continue
bringing vital service to the
many crippled children and
adults who need it," Mrs. Linds
trom said. This year's goal for
the county has been set at $650.
Canisters will be placed in bus
inesses around the county on
Friday lor contributions which
will be collected at the end of
the campaign after Easter. Beta
Omega boronty members will
handle the sale of the Easter
lilies the week-end before Eas
ter.
Ray Boyce Opens
Insurance Office
Rav Bovce of lone will open
a full time Insurance office
Monday, March 4, In the T and
C Storage building uormeriy ine
lone Building Supply building),
he said Tuesday.
Boyce will be agent for three
comoanles Hartford Insurance
Group. Pioneer Insurance Group,
and Surety Insurance Co. and
will handle all types of insur
ance. including life, health and
accident, fire and casualty sure
ty bonds and automobile Insur
ance.
Health reasons have made it
necessary for him to retire from
his former employment at lone.
Boyce is showing considerable
improvement in recovering Irom
recent heart trouble.
Telephone has lust been in
stalled in the office, and the
number will be 422-7437. Since
Bovce missed the deadline for
getting in the new directory. It
will not be included and he asks
those interested to make a note
of the number. It will also be
the number for T and C Stor
age.
Pioneer
BY THE PRESIDENT
Or THE UNITED STATES
Or AMERICA
A Proclamation
On every battlefield, a flug of
mercy files, lis white field bears
a Red Cross the universal gym.
bol of human compassion.
Under that flag, there are no
enemies, no rucial or religious
animosities. There are only bro.
titers.
The flag of the Red Cross files
In thousands of American cities
and communities. Thirty million
Amercans are Red Cross mem
bers. Their support Is an affir
mation of the fundamental hu
manity of the American people.
In the tragedy and loneliness
of war, the Red Cross Is a fa
miliar friend and companion to
our men and women In unl
form. It Ih with them In Viet
nam. In 27 other nations where
Americans serve, and In our
buses at home.
Not only war, but trials of
storm and earthquake, flood and
fire, summon the Red Cross to
service. Wherever disaster
strikes, the Red Cross Is there
with food, shelter, and relief
from suffering as It was Inst
year In the ravaged valleys and
lowlands of Alaska and Texas.
And every day of the year, the
Red Cross serves all America
with its programs to provide
blood, and to teach first aid,
water safety, and citizenship to
tomorrow's citizens
This year the demands of the
Red Cross and Its financial
needs will be exceptionally
heavv. It must continue to serve
our fighting men, to keep ready
to assist the victims of disas
ter, and to maintain its life-
saving work In our communi
ties.
To meet these needs, this
March the American Red Cross
will conduct a special SOS (Sup
port Our Servicemen) 'Campaign.
Its success concerns all of us
for the mission of the Ameri
can Red Cross is the mission of
all America.
NOW. THEREFORE, I, LYN
DON B. JOHNSON, Preldent of
the United States of America
and Honorary Chairman of the
American National Red Cross, do
hereby designate March 1968 as
Red Cross Month. I strongly urge
all Americans to heed the spe
cial SOS (Support Our Service
men) campaign by volunteering
their time and to contribute
what they can.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand this
fifth day of February in the
year of our Lord nineteen hund
red and sixty-eight, and of the
Independence of the United
States of America the one hund
red and ninety-second.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Krolls Visit Here
From Florida Base
Explorer Charter
Presented to Post
Todd Purcell of Richland,
Wash., Scout Explorer leader of
the Richland L. D. S. Stake, met
with Explorer Post No. 600 and
presented to them the Post char
ter last Tuesday evening at the
Heppner Legion hall. An explor
ing film was also shown.
On Saturday morning the Ex
plorer Post journeyed to Condon
and toured the Condon Air Force
base. After a guided tour of the
base, they were served dinner at
the mess hall. Making the trip
were Matt Warren, Steve Her
man, Kelly Green, Leonard
George. Ron and Nell Christoph-
erson, and their explorer leader,
Ernest Christopherson.
Anv high school age boy wno
is interested in joining the lo
cal Post is asked to contact Gary
Thompson, institutional repre
sentative for the Explorer Post.
Visiting at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. D. O. Nelson are their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
from and Mrs. Robert Kroll of Pen-
sacola, Fla., who are here on a
20-day leave.
Navy Seaman Kroll is with
the Navy personnel department
in Pensacola, where the couple
has lived since March of 1967.
Mrs. Kroll will be remembered
to her friends here as the for
mer Phyllis Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson traveled
to Portland February 20 to meet
tne visiting couple at the air
port, where they were joined by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Kroll of Corvallis.
Make Invitations
The Dancing Daisies and the
Bluebell Blue Birds made invita
tions for our Mother's Tea at our
last meeting. Refreshments were
served bv Rogene Balfe, Ruth
Ann Keithley, and Patty Lott.
We closed our meeting by sing
ing a song.
Becky Stuiman, reporter
Mr and Mrs. C. E. McQuarrie
traveled to Bend on Thursday,
February 22, to visit with their
son Dan, who is attending Bend
Community college. The couple
traveled to Bachelor Butte ski
resort, located about 17 miles
from Bend, before returning
home on Saturday.
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
TO THE EDITOR
Another Friend?
I have always contended that
one of the objectives of a trip
into the Road South country is
to strengthen old friendships
and make new ones.
On our recent foray into that
area, I had an experience that
may or may not have accomp
lished that nuroose. The inci
dent occurred in the town of
Mitchell. We arrived there at
2:00 p.m., hot and hungry.
we entered the first establish
ment that offered food. The us
ual men had an added line
"Breakfast served at anv time."
With full faith in that line, I or
dered two boned eggs toast and
coffee. The waitress seemed to
sniff (maybe she had a cold) at
my order. In self defense. I
meekly read the "line." She said
"Yes, but I'm going to have my
nusband take the damn thing
off." I left the place wondering
lr my DreaKiast order nad start
ed a family discord, and if
had made a new friend.
The last seems doubtful. Being
a timid soul, I have no inten
tion of going back there to find
out.
As a week-end tourist. I placed
my order in a happy frame of
mino. l leit reeling that the im
age of Eastern Oregon had heen
sngntiy marred. I'll seek new
friendship elsewhere.
To the Editor
Dear Shermans:
I would like for you to mail
the Gazette-Times to me at my
new address. I am going to live
and work here, and who knows,
I may retire here it is such a
beautiful place.
Tell all those farmers I'll try
to send part of this rain that way
although I did hear that you
have had a nice rain lately.
My new address is: 3456 West
Devil's Lake Road, Terrace
Garden Apts., Aptm. 9, Lincoln
City.
Sincerely
Ora Evans
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD i
be extended from this side to them, instead of from them to
us.
Never has the discrepancy been so great In an American
war as it is in the war in Vietnam. Those "back home"
with the exception of those whose loved ones are involved
have been put out so slightly that little in their daily rou
tines would remind them that a war is in progress. But those
who are fighting are involved in probably the nastiest and
meanest conflict in our history.
If, out of the wretchedess of this war, men like Larry
Muessig find a greater meaning to their lives, this should
bring some gratitude.
The vast numbers of us who are unmarred by the war,
indeed scarcely inconvenienced by it, should be appreciative
and thoughtful enough to write to those who are serving
over there
We urge everyone to write to our boys in Vietnam. The
time you take to do so will bring encouragement to those
who must often feel forsaken. If you don't know any boys
in Vietnam, we can supply you with addresses of local boys
who would be tickled to get a letter from home. The least
we at home can do is to let them know we care.
The Rhyming Philosopher
WHEN SYDNEY SMART WAS BORN HE WASN'T HEALTHY
BUT LUCKILY FOR HIM HIS FOLKS WERE WEALTHY
THE SHOWERED HIM WITH GIFTS WHEN HE WAS
LIKE BUYING FOR HIM SOMEONE ELSE'S LUNG.
2E.,.MEDJCS DOTED ON THIS TREND OF SYDNEY'S
TO BUY A SPLEEN OR EXTRA PAIR OF KIDNEYS
HE GREW TO MANHOOD BROTHER SMART
WAS SOON INVESTED WITH ANOTHER'S HEART.
BY ACCIDENT ONE DAY HE RAN A SLIVER
?2!? E1? SPJiLBUT G0T A BRAND NEW LIVER.
AND ALL THESE PARTS HE GOT FROM OTHER GUY5?
INCLUDING SOME DEPARTED FELLOW'S EYES '
AMONG HIS OTHER RENOVATING VENTURES
OUR BOY ACQUIRED SOME SCINTILLATING DENTURF5;
BUT SYDNEY, NOW QUITE HEALTHY IN THE MAIN
DETERMINED HE WOULD NEED A BETTER BRAIN.
SOME SCIENTIST FELL OFF A FAST TOBOGGAN
THE DOCTORS SEWED HIS BRAIN IN SYDNEY NOGCIN
BUT. WAKING FROM HIS AN ESTHETIC NAP NOGGIN
HE WASNT HIM HE WAS SOME OTHER CHAP-
HARRY W. FLETCHER
Coming Events
DISTRICT BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
EOC Gym, La Grande
Heppner vs. Vale, Friday,
March 1, 9:15 p.m.
Second game, "Sat., March 2
OES SOCIAL CLUB
Saturday. March 2. 1:45 D.m
Masonic Hall, Heppner
Members urged to attend
GEM & MINERAL CLUB
Saturday. March 2. 7:30 D.m,
Former Wagon Wheel dining
room
Guests invited to attend
GOLDEN AGE CLUB
Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
episcopal Parish Hall
Potluck dinner, entertainment
PANEL PROGRAM
Wednesday. March 6. 8 D.m.
Topic "Use and Effects of
Narcotic Drugs"
Elementary Multipurpose
Room i
Public invited
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
"Arsenic and Old Lace," 3
act Dlav
Friday, Saturday, March 22
23. 8 D.m.
High School Multipurpose
Room
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625