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Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
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Is There Any Room?
By REV. MELVIN DIXON
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Whether we are ready lor it or not, Christmas is here
once more; and from the Yuletide Narratives, there emerge
parables, sometimes obvious, and at other times, more subtle,
which God desires for us to learn.
In each historical fact of the Nativity story is a parabolic
teaching of value worthy of our serious consideration. I have
chosen one which perhaps is the most familiar, yet almost
trite, and forces itself upon our attention, because it is still
so true that, Individually, we are hardly ready for Christmas,
even as mankind is still not ready for the Christ, though
born to us two milleniums ago.
On that memorable night, most people were not ready.
The world lost the honor of providing a place where its Re
deemer might be born, because it was very busy with "im
portant things" such as collecting taxes, filling inns with
people, answering the summons of government's edict, and
making provision for those who traveled.
The incarnation is still rather summarily dismissed from
the modern mind, as the contemporary scene reflects more
and more the earthy side of this Holy observance. Top prior
ity demands that we, especially the People of God, recaptur?
the true sense of this sacred season. Our preoccupied "busy
ness" has in itself been the thief of our peace and goodwill,
which has left no room in our hearts for Christ.
Universal mankind estranged from God, with a thousand
plans for peace which do not come except through Christ;
too impotent to emancipate ourselves and often too proud to
accept help from someone else fmuch less from God), we
go on in our pitiable delusions of mirage-like happiness ac
companied by the nagging uncertainty of life's true mean
ing. But Christ has come to change all this through His
cradled infancy and magnificent power.
The babe in a manger that night was almost crowded
out of Bethlehem, for the lack of available accommodation.
But this holy child has strange powers. His own crowding
out power is tremendous! This explains why Christ is so
crowded out of so many contemporary lives, for when allowed
free entrance into the human soul, He crowds out anything
that would tend to crowd Him out: selfishness, thronging
cares, numbing pleasures, sinful habits, ill will and prej
udices. These too often fill our rooms and Christ is the only
reasonable alternative.
From the hopelessness and helplessness of the modem
predicament, God's supreme gift of love has come and it is
among men who have resolved this estrangement by humbly
letting God In as King of their lives.
The Magi searched for a child and they found a King!
The Shepherds were informed and they found a Savior! They
had room in their hearts for the superior quest and the "Great
est Story Ever told!"
The late Bishop Ralph Spaulding Cushman reflects in
verse so well a Christmas Prayer:
Still driven by a thousand cares
The pilgrims come and go;
The hurried caravans press on;
The inns are crowded so!
Here are the rich and busy ones,
With things that must be sold.
No room for simple things within
This hostelry of gold.
Yet hunger dwells within these walls,
These shining walls and bright,
And blindness groping here and there
Without a ray of light
Oh, lest we starve,, and lest we die.
In our stupidity,
Come, Holy Child, within and share
Our hospitality.
Let not our hearts be busy inns,
That have no room for Thee,
But cradles for the living Christ
And His nativity!
Irrigon Club Awards
4-H Contest Winners
The last meeting of the Irri
gon Community 4-H club was
called to order by President
Steve Acock. Awards were giv
en for the poster contest. The
winners were Don Leighton, who
received a 4-H emblem sweat
shirt; Danette Leighton, who
was given a necklace with the
4-H emblem, and Leon Wilson,
who received an I D bracelet
with the 4-H emblem. All who
took part received a notebook.
The skating party will be De
cember 28, from 7:00 to 9:30. All
Irrigon and Boardman members
are invited, and there will be a
charge of 50c per person.
An award was given to Marge
Shade for being a leader of our
club. After the meeting refresh
ments were served and we op
ened presents.
Cheryl Hinkley, reporter
MSgt Calvin Cox, son of Ben
Cox, arrived Sunday, December
13, lor a week s visit here with
his father, who is currently a
patient in Pioneer Memorial hos
pital, and with his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Borman, and other friends
and relatives. He returned Sat
urday, December 21, from the
Pendleton airport to his home
in Peru, Ind., where he is sta
tioned at Griffom Air Force
Base.
Mrs. Martha Van Schoiack
left Monday for a month's visit
with relatives in Portland and
Monmouth. She will sDend sev
eral days at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Karlson.
and tamily in Portland, and
will also visit her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Andy (Beth) Van
Schoiack, and family in Mon
mouth. Mrs. Van Schoiack is
enrolled at Oregon College of
Education, preparing for ele
mentary teaching.
IT APPEARS that
Cluugh n i ht tikrtba!l
Mustang are tfMi.s! to d to
the pTi-p Huliddt Bj'ki'tball
Tiiiirmimrnt what Oregon State
did to the Far We-t i Uic for
i ar take a rrvf'.ii."e on win-
tiint.
Whin the Mu-.ur.gs captur-d
h.' t jurn.irr.er.t at Wahtonka
saturd.iv night, this made the
fourth straight Hulidav champ-I
onh.p f'ir the I linighrr.-n. They
k trie ireiiih v
hi-n raftered
Bob j PROBABLY the mm I didn't re
alte it. but when ll'lpner f-i-d
the rhamDi'nh:i award
Saturday niaht, thrv got tro
phy for cr . cour.trv instead
.f basketball. S"rr.e-v.- dropped
the real trophy ea-i r in the
f;tv and broke it The tubstl
tute troi'hv w as )iist I appear
nrv sake to tide things over
i mil the genuine a:t;ce could
be replaced
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Proud of Volunteers
Droember 18, 1968
Dear Wri:
The thought I wish to expres
in this lwt-r passes through my
mln-1 everv dav and I am re
mi in kevpir.g it to myself
rather than huutmg it to the
kkk's.
How manv people realize and
I aiprsriate what the Heppner
u'hrn ihfv ti,i f. a. h Clniik'h I uiunteer Firemen do to pro-
K at l (imlcin, ' wmtt trifv were goit i' to no a;.u,'"' i""!""?
it la.t vear at ! wr.v. he renlie.l. U hv shuck. Those of us who know what
h. nnan County. I ihwed by'whv d.dn't vou Ml me, and Ijthe Heppner Volunteer Fireman
u.v win nt ( hi noui th l .-.is year. woum nave brought one oj wie
Thi.s. in four t'u:r.ame!its, the i la.t three tournament trophies
Heppm-r teams hac a record of j lew n from cur troth v case."
eight wins against no lux-s.
does for us should raise our
Internal Revenue
Tells Regulations
Of New Gun Law
The nubliration of final ree
ulations under the new Federal
Gun Law was announced today
bv the Internal Revenue Sx-rv.
ice, according to A. G. Erlikson,
District Director of Internal Rev
enue for Oregon They apear
in the Federal Register of De
cember n. iiis.
The new gun luw does not
prevent sportsmen from buying
firearms and ammunition in
the states In which they reside.
However, the ale and deliveiy
must conform with state anil
applicable local laws. In addit
voices loudly enough to squelch j lon- " retail purchase will Us
WE'VE KNOWN Dr. II S Huber.
the dentist, for more than sev
en vears, but didn't realize un-
ranch is aduallv known as
Tooth Acres."
If I had a wheat ranch here,
with the way the p.-ie and crop
has been, I think I d call it
"Belly Acres."
This war's victory had some
ndded significance, t', in that
they ,111'Mlil- d the Ea,'i -.
were latx led to be among th.
tjrea;er Oregon powers this year,
particularly boar ting it ti 7 com
petitor In towering Butih
Sfhmldt. The Mustangs held
him to 16 points.
The Mustangs dropped Wah
tonka in the first game and
won the championship Saturday j IT ALWAYS seems most er.Jov
nitrht tv downing C ondon for j able to get good news at
'he third time this season. The Christmas time. Thus, it is w ith
Blue Devils probablv are get- hope that we er.-et the word
tine a bit tired or pitt.r.g them- that Mike Benge has been spot
selves against Heppner. i led. in apparent g i health, in
a VC nrison camn Hls relatives
rtr.ror..M.Hr. oi ine .nuv , here have been on a hieh Ditch
or anxiety ever since ne was
out the few who are very verbal
about how to fight a fire while
carefully avoiding any offer to
participate or help.
I appreciate this opportunity
til this very week that his I to publicly thank the Heppner
vclunteer Fire fighters for look
ing after me and mine and my
town. Mv daily contact with the
Fire Chief and the knowledge
of the unnumbered hours the
entire department devotes to
the Citv of Heppner makes me
so proud of those great guy
I could burst my buttons!
Sincerely.
Elaine S. George
tangs has been a fine
prise so far. It isn't that any
Heppner supporter doesn't al
ways expect a title contender
to come forth, since this has
been recent history, but prob
ablv only a few cf the most
staunch hoosters would have
wagered that the Heppner club
would walk away with its first
six straigh'. including the likes
of Grant Union and Wahtonka.
What seems to be one of the
real clues to the Mustangs' rec
ord to date is their
defense.
reported missing about II
months ago. One of the great
est gifts would be to hear that
he was being released, although
there is no indication at this
time that such good news is
impending.
WE'D SUGGEST that Orville
Cutsforth and Mike Burcham
of Lexington consider forming a
"Rabbit's Foot" club. Orville
haH a narrr.tu ciiml uhan he
work on j was hit in lhe heafJ in the woocjs
Highest total scored against , homc in njs -aImwt unronsdous
state remains a mystery.
Burcham was even more for-
, tunate. surviving with only
! light iniuries a crash with the
15-car freight train at Lexing
ton Saturday. The impact
them to date is the 49 points
by lone here in the home open-
er. Not a team has topped 50 1
against ti.em and the average
of opponents is 39 per game.
.Meanwhile, the Mustangs ave-j
Oh. there are lots of rockv Rocked his vehicle away from
roads ahead, but It appears that
the Heppner gang is going to
be making a fight for the top
again. At this point, the team
seems to be developing solidly
and coming on very well. Not
only are they demons on de
fense but they are scoring even
ly around the lineup.
the track
As Sheriff Bauman put it,
'That train could iust have roll
ed right over him."
Congratulations and Merry
Christmas to both of them!
Pioneer
Ponderings
Bv W. S. CAVERHILL
Christmas Shopping 1898
And to you.
of us at the G-T.
too, from all
School Bells
By RON DANIELS
Superintendent.
Morrow County Schools
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
AFFECTING THE FINANCING
OF SCHOOLS IN OREGON
Governor Tom McCall has
presented his biennial budget
for legislative consideration and
has also recommended a
sales tax to be used as proper
ty tax relief.
It seems that both proposals
merit a strong study by all of
us interested in the operation
of schools.
Governor McCall's biennial
budget increases general fund
expenditures from $570 million
to $718 million. This is a 237c
increase over a two year per
iod. There is no increase for
the Basic School Support Fund
in the budget. Any increase in
Basic School Support Funds is
tied directly to the sales tax
and tax reform program. It
would therefore appear that any
aid to the schools will have to
be the result of finding a new
source of taxes and that no ad
ditional funds will be availa
ble as a result of available tax
money. The legislature could
see fit to revise this recommen
dation but it is too early to
tell at this time.
The governor's tax plan pro
vides for a 3 sales tax, a 16
increase in corporate income
taxes, disallowance of federal
income tax payments as a de
duction in the payment of state
income taxes, reduces the state
income tax rate, guarantees that
property taxes shall not be in
creased after a person reaches
age 65, and give special prop
erty tax relief to person's whose
income are less than $3,500 a
year.
This tax program would pro
vide approximately $200 million
for the Basic School Fund. It
is felt that this would provide
50 of the operational costs of
schools. It should be pointed
out that this does not mean
that all districts would receive
50 of their costs as the funds
are tied to an equalization fac
tor. This means that districts
with a high TCV per pupil
would receive less than 50
and those with a low TCV per
pupil would receive more than
50. Morrow county would re
ceive considerably less than
50.
The governor is also propos
ing a constitutional amendment
to establish new tax bases for
school districts. The proposal as
it now stands would create a
tax base for every school dis
trict based on total current ex
penditures as approved in the
1968 69 budgets. This new tax
base could be increased by 4
each year with 2 coming from
the local property tax and 2
coming from Basic School Sup
port Funds.
Since our budget this year is
for $1,266,220 it would permit
us an increase of $50,648 tor
the 1969-70 budget without a
vote being required.
The established base could be
exceeded by a successful vote
but the number of elections is
restricted to two votes during
election years and only one vote
during off years.
Educators around the state
seem to feel that the 4 in
crease is not enough and that
the one election during off years
is too restrictive. I personally
feel that while it may be a
little too restrictive, it is cer
tainly more desirable than the
present system. The present
schedule calls for the legislat
ure to be ready to present a
bill on property tax relief and
the tax base amendment to the
people for a vote by the end
of March or first part of April.
While the governor did not
recommend any changes in the
Basic School Support formula, it
is felt that if a new tax source
is passed the legislature will
also pass legislation changing
the present distribution formula.
Bowling Enthusiasts
Enter Co-op. Tourney
The Pacific Co-operative's
tenth annual bowling tourna
ment, held Saturday and Sun
day, December 14-15, at Moses
Lake, Wn., attracted many lo
cal bowling enthusiasts who
traveled there on Sunday to par
ticipate in tournament activi
ties. Placing second in the ladies
team entries were Mrs. Delbert
Piper, Mrs. Roy Quackenbush,
Mrs. Gene Cole, Mrs. Robert Lov
gren and Mrs. Al Lovgren, who
compiled a team total of 2620.
A men's team composed of Al
Bunch, Archie Munkers, Vernon
Munkers, Art Watkins and John
ny Ledbetter. also entered tour
nament competition, but did not
place.
Others attending were Mrs.
Vernon Munkers, Mrs. Ledbetter,
Mrs. Watkins, Gene Cole and
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Engleman.
If the beauty and variety of
Christmas gifts displayed in our
modern stores make it dillicult
for you to make selections, why
not roll back about 70 years and
visit the merchants in the towns
along the Road South and see
what they had to offer? II you
have gandma in mind, what
about a long handled button
nook to keep from stooping to
button her shoes, or a heavy
woolen shawl? or a new churn?
If it's grandpa, why not a half
dozen clay pipes, or a cuspidor.'
Ma might want a new corset
with whale bone stays, or a
beaded fascinator, or a heavier
hat pin. or dotted veil.
Dad could use a pair of "con
gress" shoes, ornamental boot
jack, German Sox, or felt boots.
Sister would be charmed by a
hair rat, and jeweled side and
back combs.
Brother needs a pair of brass
toed boots, or a "smock" or
"warn us."
A girl friend would appreciate
a ring, but be careful what you
select.
A boy friend, a 4 section buck
skin purse would be suggestive.
For others, the men, a plug
of tobacco, good to chew or
trade. For others, the women,
wooden or cotton bolt goods, and
ribbons. Suitable for anyone,
you might consider a pearl han
dled gold-pointed pen, silver or
ivory napkin rings, a 3 minute
sand glass for timing soft boil
ed eggs, and a set of double
ended egg cups. (You dump 'em
in one end and eat 'em out of
the shell in the other). You
might even think of a set of I
candle molds, and a candle
snuffer. I am sure our older
readers can add many items
to the above list.
uallv have to be made in per
son and the buver will have to
show sufficient Identification,
such as a driver's license lo es
tablish his name, address and
age.
Interstate1 Sales Tightened
The malor restriction on sales
in the new law forbids residents
of one state from buying fire
arms, but not ammunition, 'n
another state. One important
exception to this rule permits
a resident of one state to buy
a rifle or shotgun, but not a
handgun, in an adjacent slate
if certain procedures are com
plied with. The purchase can
only be made if the buyer's
state of residence enacts legis
lation that permits it to take
place and the sale is legal in
both states.
A sworn statement In a pre
stTibed form must also be for
warded to the Chief Law En
forcement Officer in the pur
chaser's place of residence and
be acknowledged by him.
Licensed collectors, who are
limited by the Gun Control Act
to transactions in curios and rel
ics, will find in the regulations
the tests for determining wheth
er a gun falls into this cate
gory. The regulations also point
out that clubs furnishing am
munition to be used on their
premises in skeet, trap and tar
get shooting activities may do
so without a dealers license.
The ammunition may also be
furnished to participants under
Is, though the new law prohib
its sales of guns and ammu
nition to anyone below that age
such transfer not being consid
ered a sale.
Records Required
Included in the regulations
are details on the preparation
of the records to be completed
by a dealer for each firearm
transaction. To further aid deal
ers in complying with the new
aw, illustrations of required
firearms and ammunition acqui
sition and disposition records
are shown.
The regulations implement
those sections of the recently
enacted gun Control Act of 196S,
which went into effect Decem
ber 16, to provide firearms and
ammunition control assistance
to Federal, State and local law
enforcement agencies in their
fight against crime. They also
cover part of the earlier enact
ed Omnibus Crime Control And
Safe Streets Act of 1968 dealing
with the unlawful possession cr
receipt of firearms bv persons
uch as criminals and fugitives
from justice.
Servicemen Home
On Holiday Leaves
Two local servicemen are
home to spend the chrtstm.it
holidays with their parents
while on 21 day leave of ab
sence from military duty.
Gunners Mate Mike Burcham,
son of Mr. and Mrs. .talph Bur
cham of Lexington, Is home fol
lowing an eight-month tour of
duty in Vietnam and Kore-i
aboard the USS Rogers. He w ill
return to Vk'tnam early In Jan
uary. Teletype operator, RK-hard
Wallace, son of Mrs. Colleen
Padberg, also of Lexington, ar
rived home last week following
13 months of duty in Okinawa.
Following his leave he will re
port to Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
for further assignment.
News Media Gets
'Blame for Good
Success of Fair
Ralph Samples, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Samples, is here
for a Christmas visit at his par
ents' home. He expects to re
main through the holidays, af
ter which he will return to his
home in Hvattsville, Md.. where
he works for the Civil Service
Commission in Washington,
D. C.
homson is Treated
For Eye Condition
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Thomson
returned recently after spending
two weeks in Portland, where
Thomson received medical at
tention for an eye condition.
Thomson reports that there is
little hope for retaining the vis
ion in his left eye and that he
must undergo surgery early in
January for removal of a cat
aract from his right eye. He will
travel to Pendleton for a check
up January 3, after which he
expects to enter Community
hospital for the surgery.
By ROBERT L. STEVENS
Manager Oregon Stat Fair
Is news news?
That's what the Oregon State
Fair Commission thinks In pin
ning the blame on Oregon news
media for much of the success
of the 1968 Oregon State Fair.
It might not be news to the
news media that any show or
special event of Interest to the
people cannot well succeed
without the attention and the
assistance of the far-flung news
media. But the Fair Commis
sion believes that It Is news to
the public that hundreds of
newspapers, magazines, special
publications, radio and televis
ion stations, printed and aired
thousands of stories concerning
Oregon's biggest family show.
Publications form the national
ly circulated Family Circle mag
azine to the Santiam Girl Scout
Scourier carried news of the
State Fair on everything from
politicians to pumpkins. Even
the nationally televised Wednes
day night movies mentioned the
State Fair as did Ed Sullivan
and Johnny Carson. Radio sta
tions throughout the state re
minded Oregonians of their web
feet and urged them to attend
the fair in spite of the deluge
of rain which inundated the
first four days of the big show.
So, news or not, the State Fair
Commission wishes to officially
thank all of the reporters, edi
tors, columnists, and correspon
dents who let Oregon know
what was happening at the 1968
State Fair. To-wit, the State
Fair Commission publicly pro
claims the following:
Commission and management
of the Oregon State Fair, upon
reflection of the great effort ex
pended on behalf of the 196S
Oregon State Fair by all mem
bers of the Oregon news media,
press, radio, television, special
publications and magazines,
wishes to express their sincere
appreciation for an effort which
in great measure contributed to
the most successful event in the
103-year history of the Oregon
State Fair. (Final attendance,
384,020 all time record previ
ous high 351,898 in 1956).
The Commission makes spe
cial note of the double effort
extended by the news media in
their extensive coverage prior to
the fair and then again during
the fair. The fair has now sur
vived both fire and flood. This
would not have been possible
without the sincere assistance of
the news media.
) COMMUNITY I
J BILLBOARD k
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg
were hosts for a birthday din
ner at their home on Sunday,
honoring her son Eldon Tucker.
Others present were Mrs. Tuck
er and their family, Mrs. Rose
Mane Stroeber and Claude
Buschke.
Coming Events
HEPPNER BASKETBALL
Sat., Dec. 28, DeSales at
Walla Walla
Friday, Jan. 3, Grant Union
here
Sat., Jan. 4, Burns, there
Gets Hospital Release
Gerald Peterson of lone is ex
pected to be released from
Emanuel hospital in Portland
within a few days, according to
information from his father, Os
car Peterson, who was visiting
mm on Monday. He has been
in the hospital for several weeks
lor major back surgery and
treatment, and is now able to
be on his feet for limited exer
cising, but is still not able to
be in a sitting position. It was
thought that he might be home
for Christmas, but with a leng
thy convalescence ahead.
The Rhyming Philosopher
YULETIDE
RING OUT BRAVE CHRISTMAS BELLS, NOR BE DISMAYED
THOUGH EVERY FORCE OF HELL IS LOOSE, INTENT
ON SHEER OPPRESSION. NOR ARE WE AFRAID
THAT CHRISTIAN FAITH SHALL WAVER OR CONSENT
TO E'EN A MOMENTS GIVING WAY TO FEAR.
SO NOW WE RALLY 'ROUND OUR SACRED FOUNT
OF BLESSED PROVIDENCE, PRONOUNCING CLEAR
THAT LAW AND ORDER SHALL BE PARAMOUNT.
FOR CHRISTMAS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR,
REUNION TO PEACEFULLY REJOICE
AND PRAY GOODWILL FOR ALL MEN EVERYWHERE,
SO ALL OPPRESSED SHALL JOIN IN FREEDOM'S VOICE.
RING OUT THOSE CHRISTMAS BELLS, RING LOUD
AND TRUE,
PROCLAIM OUR AGE-OLD FAITH, AND HOPE RENEW!
HARRY W. FLETCHER
WRANGLER TRYOUTS
Princess Tryouts, Indoor Pa
vilion, 1-aigrounds
Sunday, Dec. 29, 1:30 p.m.
Girls 17-21, Wrangler mem
bers
GOLDEN AGE CLUB
Regular meeting will not be
held in January
I Next meeting will be Tues
day evening, Feb. 4, 7:00
p.m.
Episcopal parish hall
ELEMENTARY PTA
Business meeting and pro
gram
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 8:00 p.m.
Special panel discussion of
interest to all parents and
teachers
Plan now to attend
ELKS HOLIDAY PARTY
NEW YEAR'S EVE, Crab
Feed, 6:30 n.m.. Dec. 31
Dance, 9:00 p.m., music bv
uoraon s mo
SCHOOL VACATION
Morrow County Schools
Christmas Vacation
From December 20-January
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
FRIENDS!
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. a Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner