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HEPPNCR GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurador. MoT 9. 1968
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Single Copy 10 Cents. Published
the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon,
., Monday throuch Friday; 9 a.m.
Food Costs Declining
Consumers today are spending 17', percent of their In
come on food, a smaller percentage than ever before. This
compares with 19M when the consumer was spending about
25 percent of the family budget for food, according to the
Aeri Business Council of Oregon.
Today's nil time low is expected to continue to drop to
approximately 15 percent by 1970. m,na
While this Is pood news to the consumer, its making
things tougher on the farmer. In IMS, the farmer received 53c
of each dollar spent for food at the retail level Now, this
figure has dropped to 32c. The poor profit picture has reduced
the number of farms in Oregon from 59,000 to 37,000 in the
Pa!tGovernorSTom McCall recently noted, "The greatest threat
to the continued abundance of family farm agriculture Is
that farm income will continually be so low as to drive most
farmers out of business."
For many foods, the farmer receives so small a part that
if he gave his products away, retail prices would decline very
little. As an example, the retail price of a loaf of bread is
about 25c. The Farmer receives 3 cents for his wheat. lth
free wheat, the bread would still cost 22c a loaf.
Agri-Business Council recently conducted a statewide pub
lic opinion survey in which the majority of Oregonians stated
they did not think the farmer was getting his fair share of
the food dollar.
These people felt, however, that some mysterious middle
man was taking a big chunk of the profit from the farmer.
Using the "loaf of bread" example, there are middlemen. The
transportation industry gets its share from moving the wheat
several times. A percentage of each dollar also goes for stor
age and warehousing. The mills get part of the dollar, as
does the bakery and the super market.
Yet these "middlemen" are not mysterious, nor are their
charges exorbitant. ,..
Who, then, is taking the profit out of farming? Agribusi
ness Council contends it 'is the consumer. The association
says, "The reason the farmer is not getting his fair share is
that he is subsidizing the consumer with low food prices."
Something has to give. Agri-Business Council asserts that
food prices must increase and this increase must be passed
on to the farmer. '
The Rhyming Philosopher
PATIENCE
HOW PATIENTLY BESIDE A BROOK
OR STANDING IN THE SURGING SURF,
THE FISHERMAN WILL BAIT HIS HOOK
AS THOUGH WITHOUT A CARE ON EARTH.
HE'LL WAIT FOR HOURS. THEN TRY AGAIN
AND CAST AT EVRY SPOT IN SIGHT;
REBAIT HIS HOOK AND NOT COMPLAIN
IF FISH AT TIMES ARE SLOW TO BITE.
AT HOME, IN OFFICE, SHOP OR STORE
HE MAY BE CRANKY. NERVES ALL TENSE,
AND NOT THE SAME CHAP ANYMORE,
WHICH FAILS TO MAKE A BIT OF SENSE.
THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE JUST LIKE HIM,
AND YOU AND I ARE NOT IMMUNE.
OUR STARK APPROACH TO WORK IS GRIM,
WITH PATIENCE SADLY OUT OF TUNE.
WE'D CULTIVATE LESS IRRITANTS
AND SLEEP MUCH EASIER AT NIGHT
IF WE'D RELAX AND CHANGE OUR STANCE,
LIKE WAITING FOR THE FISH TO BITE.
HARRY W. FLETCHER
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Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
TO THE EDITOR
Memorable Tour
To Everyone of Morrow County:
As a chaperon of the eighth
graders who visited your county
April 26, 27, and 28, I wish to
thank you for the wonderful
time we had in Morrow County.
We wish to say "Thank You'
to all those people who contrib
uted time and money to make
our visit in Morrow County pos
sible: the sponsors, the host
families, the people whom we
met on the scheduled tour, those
who served the delicious dinner
on Friday, the girls who dem
onstrated horsemanship, our bus
drivers and those who did the
hours of planning and paper
work to make our visit one we
will never forget.
You of Morrow County have
cast your "wheat" bread upon,
the water and I'm sure it will
return to you fourfold.
The students who visited your
rural community will make bet
ter sportsmen and will have
more respect for the farmer be
cause of their stay in your
home. They will make better
voters and legislators because
they know that you have prob
lems too. They will make bet
ter citizens because they were
educated last week-end in Mor
row County. .
Robert H. Reyburn
Boise School
Portland, Oregon
Publicity Liked
Dear Mr. Sherman:
On behalf of the elementary
and high school PTA officers,
Arnie Hedman and the hand
the carnival chairman, Paul
Warren, and all of the commit
tees we would like to thank
vou and your staff for the pub
licity given the carnival in your
paper. We really appreciated it.
Also, we would like to thank
evenone that helped with the
carnival and all of the people
in the community who attend
ed. Sincerely,
Claudine Warren, Sec.
High School PTA
Rev. and Mrs. Dirk Rinehatt
and daughter Ann traveled to
Port Orchard Sunday, April 21,
to enable Rev. Rinehart to at
tend a week's leadership skills
institute. Mrs. Rinehart and
Ann then spent the week visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Hawkins, on Orcas Is
land. On Saturday, the Rine
harts visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Stearns in Moses Lake, while
the group attended a dog show
ing in Yakima, in which the
Rinehart's doc, Abby. was en
tered. On Sunday, the couple
stopped and visited with the
Royer Lunds in Toppenish be
fore resuming their trip home
Monday.
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
AN "INVADER"
That is what the SCS call the
growth of juniper trees that are
crowding out forage in the grass
lands of the John Day water
shed. There is not complete
agreement among the interested
agencies on why the invasion
occurred, but all agree that it
is a menace. Grant County
Agent Bill Farrel is directing a
unique program of eradication
on a trial plot of 100 acres on
the bench lands south of Mt.
Vernon. Two types of removal
are in use. One, a bulldozer to
push and pile; the other two
D8 cats driven about 200 feet
apart pull a ship's anchor chain
(90 lb. per foot) studded with
. .....tinnc nf railroad iron
welded to each link in alternate
directions. Comparative cosi ng
ures are being kept. It is an in
teresting experiment that in
volves burning the removed
trees. Some individual ranchers
are attacking the problem in a
different way. They chain-saw
the trees down and let them lie.
The skeleton of the tree provides
protection of a limited area. By
the time the skeleton decays a
small area of forage has been
restored. For those ranchers
who have a limited and scatter
ed invasion, this seems to be
the better and most economical
solution. What caused the in
vasion? Was it overgrazing?
Was it a climatic change? No
one seems to know for sure.
WE'VE RECEIVED some more
interesting inform a 1 1 o n on
Gooseberry and Eightmile (this
ic tnrninir nut to be Quite a
thing!) but will have to hold it
back this week because of lack
of space and lack of time. We
will try and make it
n,Hn't poali7A sn manv DeoDle
were so interested, but appar
ently that was quite a piace in
the early days.
WE'VE HEARD a great deal
about student demonstrations
recently. Well, we saw one Sat
urday night only this was the
kind that we all like to see. We
witnessed 550 of the Northwest's
finest high school musicians
r.i,'a nna nf tho mnst imnressive
and inspiring demonstrations one
can imagine at Pacific Univer
sity's Music In May in forest
Grove.
This was enough to warm the
cockles of your heart and restore
your faith in the future of Amer
ica. Internationally famous con
ductors, Carmen Dragon, who
has been director of the Stand
ard School Broadcast for 19 years,
has written musical scores for
some 30 movies, and often ap
pears on television, directed the
orchestra (and the kids obvious
ly adored him).
Vaelaw Nelhvbel. who achiev
ed fame as composer and ar
ranger lor tne swiss nauunui
Radio but has been a famous
Amprionn eom noser since 1957.
directed the band. Like Dragon,
he was tremendous!
Chorus was directed by Frank
Hnlman. ronductor of the Port
land Symphonic Choir. He is
well Known aiso ior ins uiu
work.
Tho ctanrtinc-room-onlv crowd
was on its feet with standing
ovations several times during
the course of the evening, and
the ovation at the conclusion
rivaled that at a national polit
ical convention, but perhaps not
so boisterous.
We have never heard John
Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes
Forever" played so impressively
as the some 250-piece Music in
May band played it. Every mus
ician gave it all he had, and as
Mrs. Co-Publisher said, "This
alone was worth the trip."
Eastern Oregon was very well
represented with students from
Burns, John Day, Wahtonka,
Wheeler county, Pendleton, and
Heppner among them from ourr
area. Son Jim Sherman did his
part on the Sousaphone for dear
old Heppner High.
Surely never suspected that
the Alma Mater had such a
great thing going. They are
going to outgrow any facilities
they have in Forest Grove it
would seem to us.
If you think the young gener
ation of today doesn't have what
it takes, we wish you could have
been at Music in May Saturday
night.
WE WANT to write a few words
in tribute to a fine friend and
former associate who died unex
pectedly last Wednesday Jack
Powell of Stayton, who was our
news editor during the three
years we were co-publisher of
the Stayton Mail.
Jack was not well known here,
but he did have some good con
nections with Heppner. He in
University of Oregon days was
a roommate of Dr. Francis Nick
erson. Jack was also a friend of
Ed Dick, of Howard Cleveland,
and of Bob Penland, former edi
tor of The Gazette-Times. Bob
used to run his column, "Jack's
Jottings," from time to time in
the G-T a number of years ago.
We, too, have quoted him rath
er frequently.
This man was an outstanding
feature writer and columnist. He
was a master of satire and a
great humorist. .Jack had sort
of a Will Rogers slant in a more
sophisticated way, in which he
could poke a jab at a fellow
and make his target laugh
when he read it in Jack's Jot
tings. He was like Will Rogers in
another way, too. Everyone liked
him, and he seldom seemed to
get riled, no matter wnai ine
provocation. It was easy come,
easy go with him.
7nilr nnro it-rntA nnrl said that
he would like to spend a sum
mer over here doing ieaiures on
the many subjects that deserve
to be written. We had hoped
that this could be arranged
some time, but it is too late
now. What rich stories and an
ecdotes he would have dug out
from Morrow's past had he been
here!
Well, early last Wednesday
morning, Jack, 52, went to the
high school track to do some
jogging. He didn't return. A
heart attack took his life and
he was found on the track by
Fred Graham, the high school
principal, a close friend of his.
In recent years, Jack devoted
his time to high school teach
ing English and journalism
but continued his award-winning
column in The Mail. We
had always urged him to try
for greater fields such as the
national magazines for we
were convinced he had the tal
ent for it. He did have some
articles published and not too
long ago had an item in "Life
Birth of Grandson
Calls Mrs. Peterson
Mrs. Lucv Peterson returned
Mondav from Portland where
she had visited the past week
with her son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill (Martha)
Long, and became acquainted
with her newest grandson, Al
den Brian Lone II.
Little Alden Brian was born
Thursday morning. April 25,
and weighed 8 lb.. S oz. Besides
his maternal grandmother. Mrs.
Peterson, he is welcomed by his
paternal grandrnv?:ts, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Lonsi of La Grande.
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Beginning Tonight!
(THURSDAY. MAY 9)
PROPHETIC PREACHING CRUSADE
CONDUCTED BY
Kenneth and Lily Wells
(DAILY EXCEPT
SATURDAY)
During the second week of
the Prophetic Preaching Mis
sion now in progress at the
Heppner Church of the Naz
arene, Mrs. Lily Wells, Evan
gelist, will conduct a
Children's Hour
from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Mon
day through Friday, starting
Monday, May 13. There will
be illustrated songs and
choruses, Bible stories. Object
lessons and colonul Flannel
graphs. All chi'.dten are in
vited to attend.
...
Heppner Church of the Nazarene
Hear These Challenging Messages
STEVE PETTYJOHN
Heppner Senior
Achieves Private
Pilot's License
Steve Pcttvlohn, IS, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn, re
cently received his private pil
ot license after completing ap
proximately one and a half
years of trainine.
Steve passed written and
flight exams in Portland in De
cember and at Martin Field in
Walla Walla in March. Approx
imately 40 hours of flying are
involved in preparing for a li
cense, which include 20 hours
dual flight, (both student and
instructor), and 20 hours of so
lo, which includes 10 hours of
solo cross country, five hours of
instrument flying, and two trips
solo cross country of a distance
of 100 miles or more.
Completing his flying require
ments mainly on week-ends, he
is probably the only high school
student pilot in this area.
Steve is a graduating senior
with the class of 1968 at Hepp
ner High school and has plans
to attend Oregon State Univer
sity in the fall, where he will
take ROTC training. He has
been an honor student during
his high school years, maintain
ing a grade point average of
about 3.8. At the same time he
has been a three-year letterman
in football and two-year letter
man in basketball and track,
editor this year of the school
paper and vice-president of the
student body, as well as active
in many class and group activities.
Board Date Changed
The advisory board of the
Heppner Neighborhood Center
will not hold a board meeting
during the month of May, due to
conflicts with school activities.
Next board meeting has been
scheduled for Monday. June 17.
in These United States" in the
Reader's Digest.
All those who knew Jack will
realize the world was brighten
ed a great deal by his being
here. This was the consolation
we felt at his funeral Sunday
afternoon, and we know this
will bring some solace to his
wife, Henrietta, and family.
And so we very reluctantly
say "Thirty" to this very good
friend.
Bridal Shower Party
Honors Miss Scalese
A bridal shower honoring Miss
Marilynn Scalese, bride elect of
U'Rov Gardner. Jr.. wo held
Friday evening. May J. in Uie
Methodist church Roelul rooms
About 45 friends attended the
lovely shower and special guest
for the evening was Marilynn
mother. Mrs. A. J. Scalese of
Portland.
Candies, streamers and flow
ers, carrying out the pink color
theme which Miss Scalese will
use In her wedding, were used
as decorations about the church
rooms. .
Guests were served refresh
ments of small open faced sand
wiches with coffee and tea.
poured bv Mrs. LeRoy Gardner,
mother of the groom-elect, fol
lowing the opening of many
lovely gifts bv the honoree.
Hostesses for the event were
Mrs. Jack Van Winkle, Mrs.
Harold Erwln, Mrs. Mary Mai-
m- lM1l.,i. Von mnUinnrt.
com, mis. imiuui ' -
Mrs. Snoda Blake, Mrs. Paul
Heinrichs, ana jura. mm
Hughes.
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change marriage vows on Sun
day. May b, ai t p.m., .
Patrick's Catholic church in
Heppner.
Party Compliments
Infant and Mother
A cradle shower honoring Mrs.
Jerry Dougherty and her one-month-old
son, Scotty. was held
Thursday, May 2, at the home
of Mrs. Kenneth Turner, with
Mrs. Bruce Griffith and Mrs.
Don Stroeber as assisting host
esses. Following the opening of the
shower gifts, guests spent the
remainder of the evening play
ing pinochle, with Mrs. Lyle
Jensen holding high score and
Mrs. Fritz Cutsforth winning
second high.
Guests attending in addition
to the honoree, included Mrs.
Tad Miller, Mrs. Bill Healy, Mrs.
Ron Currin, Mrs. Jensen, Mrs.
Bob Steagall, Mrs. Pat Cutsforth,
and Mrs. Fritz Cutsforth.
Refreshments of strawberry
shortcake and coffee were en
joyed at the close of the even
ing. Peggy Crisp to Wed
John Ray in June
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith of
Cecil announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage of
their daughter, Miss Margaret
(Peggy) Lou Crisp, to Pfc. John
W. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Willard O'Harra.
Miss Crisp, who is a niece of
Mr. and Mrs. Oris Crisp of Hepp
ner, graduated with the class
of 1964 at Arlington High school.
She is currently employed as a
nurses aide at Pioneer Memorial
hospital. Pfc. Ray is presently
stationed at Ft. Lawton, Wn.,
where he serves as crew chief
on a helicopter. He entered the
Army in April of last year.
The wedding is being plan
ned for June 16, and will be
held at All Saints' Episcopal
church in Heppner.
Ted Toll has been accepted
for a 10-weeks training course
at Colorado State college at
Pueblo, Colo., in auto technol
ogy according to his mother,
Mr Rill Richards of SDrav. He
started April 28 and at the com
pletion of the course will have
only SIX days leu in me army.
He has been stationed at Ft.
Carson.
Warren to Graduate
From 2-Ycor College
c.. run.l.t Wnrren. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren of
Heppner. will RruuuBK? niur.
May 10, from liiks lollege ut
Itexburu. Idaho. Kicks Is a two.
venr college operated by the
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sophomore. Warren will gradu
ate with an assocuue mpre
a lunlor college diploma.
The C87 graduates comprise
the largest graduating cluss in
the history of the college, ac
m Kid rod Stephenson,
dln-clor of admissions.
Baccalaureate services win u--..m
Thnrvfliiv. Mav 9. Warren
will graduate with honors, being
listed as a siuueiu wn a out
point average of 3.33 or above.
Saturday quests at th home
of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Kelthley
and family were Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Sargent and children, Murk
and Rhonda, of Klnzua. Sargent
Is with the personnel depart
ment of Kinzua mill and par
ticipated in fire prevention
demonstrations held Saturday
afternoon at the Klnzua mill in
Heppner.
1 COMMUNITY U
) BILLBOARD k
Coming Events
ANNUAL HOMEMAKERS
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
Wednesday, May 15, 1:00
p.m.
Heppner Fair Pavilion
Dorothy Brown, OSU extens
ion specialist, guest speak
er Public welcome
MOTHERS' TEA
Mondav, May 13, 2 p.m.
By Heppner High Girls
League
High School Cafetorium
All 8th grade and high school
girls and mothers invited
HEPPNER BACCALAUREATE
AND COMMENCEMENT
Baccalaureate, Sunday, May
19, 8 p.m., Multipurpose
room
Commencement, Thursday,
May 23, 8 p.m.
High School Gymnasium
Public welcome
ART SHOWING
Sunday, May 12, lone Amer
ican Legion Hall, 12:30-5:30
p.m.
Paintings of art students in
area of Dr. McDevitt on
display
Public welcome
TEENAGE ROAD-E-O
Local competition, Sunday,
May 18, fairgrounds, 1 p.m.
Sponsored by Morrow County
Jaycees
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