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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunder. July W. 1969 THE Sf HEPPNEIX GAZETTE-TIMES Keppntr, Oregon 87836 phono 678-9228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gaettc established March 30. 1883. The Heppner Tirr.es established November 18. Consolidated February 15. 1912. MEMBtK LETTERS" EDITOR i " NIWIPAPII X 3AJIOCIATION Auoclttlon . Founded 1685 HELEN E. SHERMAN .. PUBLISHER KIT ANDERSON MANAGING EDITOR ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL Printer Linotype Operator NANCY DOHERTY DALE COOPER News Pressman Ciiculatif n Subscription Rates: 55 00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single Copie 15 Cent in Advance.; Minimum Billing 50 cenU. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm.. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m until noon Saturday. Rep. Ullman's Opinion Poll Second District Congressman Al L'llman has released pre liminary re-ults of a Congressional questionnaire sent to his const. tuents this spring. The results show voters favor a systematic withdrawal of troops from South Vietnam, want legislation for tough tax reform, and are divided over the question of an anti-ballistic missile system. The poll is very useful. Where voters will not write to their representatives in Washington, they will take time to fill out such a questionnaire and return it. A news release from the Congressman's office says the foil results thus far released are only a sample. That may be. If the final results bear out those of the sample, however, it will be interesting to watch Rep. Ullman's actions in Washington. We hope he will base those actions on the wishes of his constituents. ka Now on Eastern 'Pro' Dear Mrs. Sherman: My sincere condolences to the Fherman family and the entire Gazette-Times Maff. In reading Wes' la.-f 'Chaff and Chatter' column, especially the portion devoted to his ob servations about his Turnpike and N. V. Thru way driving ex periences, I could not help but feel that in some small meas ure the aggravations and pres sures that he experienced help ed to contribute to his attack. Regarding how Easterners have a strong tendency to hon or traffic laws and common courtesy "in the bu-ach,' this was the first thing that l en countered when I drove East seven years ago. Since then I have learned to "fight fire with fire" whenever necessary in this business of driver rudeness, and i hose of you in Heppner who have ever been given a bad time by New York cab drivers may have the satisfaction of knowing that 1 give them their just deserts when thev earn it; that is, if they go out of their wav in being decent land some do). I tip them accordingly 15 "7 or above, defending on my bank balance at the moment). How ever, if they give me a hard time, either as a passenger or as a competing driver in traffic, I am quite capable of beating them at their own game, both verbally and otherwise. Also, lust mentioning their name. Hack License Number, and the Hack License Bureau helps to 3. Herewith are the sample results: If the Paris negotiations fail to produce results leading to a negotiated settlement of the Vietnam conflict, which course of action should be taken? (a) Systematic withdrawal of U. S. forces 48 (b Escalate war by attackng or invading North Vietnam 36 (e) Continue our present level of military action 9 d) Undecided 7 Should we establish diplomatic relations with Red China as we have with many other nations in the Communist block? Yes 51 No 40 Undecided 9 There is controversy over whether an anti-ballistic mis sile system would provide a greater margin of safety in the event of nuclear attack or whether it would serve instead to Initiate an expensive and dangerous new round in the arms race. Do you believe we should install such a system? Yes 47 No 40 Undecided 13 4. My bill to reform presidential elections is now under re view in the House. Do you favor abolishing the Electoral College and providing for direct popular election of the President? Yes 89 No 9 Undecided 2 5. Do you favor extension of the surtax along with restric tions on federal spending as a weapon against inflation? Yes 44 No 47 Undecded 9 6. To provide manpower for the nation's military forces, which do you favor? (a) Revise draft to provide selection by lottery (b) Establish an all-volunteer or professional military (c) Continue present draft laws and policies (d) Undecided 7. Do you favor converting the postal system to a non-profit, public corporation with rates and policies to be estab lished by a board of directors? Yes 60 No 27 Undecided 13 8. Do you believe that cigarette advertising should be ban ned on television and radio? Yes 63 No 30 Undecided 77c 9. It has been proposed that students who demonstrate against college administrations be denied scholarships or loans financed with federal funds. Yes 89 No 10 Undecided 1 10. There are proposals to lower the minimum voting age to 18 years. Do you favor? Yes 32 No 65 Undecided 3 11. Reform of our federal income tax laws Is the major goal of the House Ways and Means Committee this year. Our efforts are directed to providing greater tax equality for low and middle income groups and to the elimination of abuses that result in underpayment by some classes of taxpayers. Based upon what you have read and heard, do you believe we are (a) Taking the correct approach to tax reform 40 (b) Going too far in changing our tax laws 3 (c) Not going far enough 48 (d) Undecided 9 12. The U. S. will attempt a moon landing later this year. Do you support this effort? Yes 50 No 41 Undecided 9 26 36 30 8 put some of these boys in thei place. All of this information i readily visible on the right-hand side of the dashboard. Whenever possible. I drive "by the book, tempered with the realities of the situation, wheth er it be a traffic light stuck on red, a car stalled in the mid dle lane on an expressway, double-parked car, and so on. I really knock 'em over dead, back here, when I actually stop at a street crossing and wave the pedestrian across. He (the ped estrian) really can't quite be lieve that a car is actually yielding to him, even though this law is just as much of the State Motor Vehicle Code here as it is elsewhere. One of life's little rewards around here is when the other driver waves 'Thanks" after I slow up and let him merge from the accel eration lane on the right (nev er mind the impatient guy be hind me who honks his horn and curses at the slightest bit of provocation). I agree with Wes about the deficiencies and unfair features which were built into the N. Y. Thruway system. The Holiday House facilities at the western portion of the thruway, plus the Savarin facilities on the Massa chusetts Turnpike connection (or is it the other way around), are quite nice, compared to the lousy Hot Shoppes which have the concession on the Thruway from Albany southward. I have used the N. Y. Thruway quite often on week-ends, as a friend of mine has a small farm near Albany, and we frequently drive up there on week-ends. The dis tance involved Is roughly the same as that from Heppner to Portland, but the time spent getting there is about one to one and one-half hours longer. Both my friend and I are so fed up with the Hot Shoppes in the Thruway service areas that we pack our own picnic lunch, park in the service area park ing lot, and use only the la dies' room in the Hot Shoppe. What really burns both of us up Is when, on a three-day hol iday weekend, the National Guard ties up the Thruway at the height of the Saturday mor ning rush, with its various jeeps and Army trucks tying up one lane and causing bumper-to-bumper driving, creeping along at 25 miles an hour or less. And for the privilege of experiencing all this creeping, we and thous ands of other drivers have paid tolls, ranging in our case, up to two dollars! As for the tolls themselves, originally they were to have reen ritfror.ur.ued vcars ago. nf tiT the Thruway had paid for itself. It has already paid for itself several times over, and still the tolls are In effect. T.iis matter was handled very sens ibly and fairly In the Portland Vancouver bridge situation, but with polities being what they are back here. I doubt that the tolls will ever be discontinued on the Thruway. 1 It would help if rnore federal money could be appropriated in building many of the highways heart back here, but such is not the case. One reason so many of the freeways on the Pacific Coast are FREE is because so much federal aid was involved In their construction. Such is not the case in these parts. Recently, my farm-owning friend and I have found an old er parkway which is free, more scenic, and relatively unclutter ed. The drivers on it seem to be another breed entirely; that Is, they are more considerate. This parkway is called the Ta conic State Parkway, it is on the eastern side of the Hudson River, and it Is much more pleasant. We used it last night at the end of the Fourth of July week-end. and we experienced none of the inconveniences com mon on the Thruway. Facilities were uncluttered and well maintaned, and traffic was un believably light.. And all of this, remember, is for FREE. The Ta- conic gets us from New York to suburban Albany in less time than the Thruway. so never again will we use that concrete and asphalt "clip joint!" Wes comments about Boston particularly amuse me, as I've driven in that city many times myself, and I've found that if 1 get lost, all I have to do is to Keep bearing left at every chance, and invariably I'll come right back to where I started and can stop to get my bear ings. Brooklyn, which I can drive through quite competent ly, is just as chaotic as Boston, from a driver's point of view, what with its non-grid street layouts, diagonal streets, five street intersections, and so on. It amused me tremendoulsly one day when I heard a Brook- lynite teaching colleague des cribe how terrifying an exper ience driving was for hm. He was so terrified, in fact, that he parked his car in a municipal garage and took the buses and cabs. I've just completed a year of acting as Teacher in Charge of small nursery-kindergarten PROPERTY TAX FAX If you have a quest ion con cerning real or personal proiter Iv please Mate all the facts as briefly as possible and mail it to Jovee Ititeh, Morrow county steclal assessor, under the name "PKOi'KKTV TAX FAX". Please ask only one question per sheet Then watch this column for the answer. QUESTION! Two veara ago my husband was 80 yean old and applied for and was Granted a senior citizen's exemption. Durlnq 1963 b was placed in a convalescent bom and must now remain there permanently. I am 65 years of aae, but can I contin ue to us my husband's oat for in determination ol the rxr- centagt applicable? ANSWER: The answer Is no. Since you are the only taxpayer occupy ing me nomesteaa, your nee must be used it you qualify for a senior citizen's exemption. a in a Lutheran church in Har lem. I egan with nine kids and ended u, with 16, all of them black. We used as much of the Head Start approach as possi ble, and we had some of the kids recognizing simple words and writing both their first and last names by the time I left. The kids ranged in age from 2'i to 5. It was a very valuable experience for me. Right now, Ira commuting every day from Queens (where I live) through Brooklyn and across a bridge to Staten Island, where I'm taking six semester hours in six weeks toward my master's degree in elementary ed. Since I use the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, the trip takes me from 30 to 45 min utes. While I drive, I play back my class notes from a small cassette tape recorder. Wagner College is the name of the school which I'm attend ing, and it's about like Lewis and Clark in size and type of school. If I can procure some more financial aid, I plan to at tend there all of next year for three days a week while sub stituting in the city-operated day care centers on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If all goes well, I should have my M. S. in tie mentary Education by August, 1970. I'm flying out to Portland August 1, and I plan to spend a few days in Heppner before savoring other areas of the Pa cific Northwest that I love so well. I'll drop in and renew my subscription then. Meanwhile, I'd appreciate it if someone would let me know where I could borrow a four-wheel drive Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Privett ar rived home from a vacation of fishing- at East Lake, southeast of Bend, recently. They were Joined there by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Privett and son George, of Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Brown and children of Eugene. Privett's have been at East Lake since June 27; the Jack Privett family returned home with them Sunday. They left to re turn to Iowa Wednesday, July 9. House guests of Mrs. Ida Far- ra for several days recently were Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Dix on, who came from Cottage Grove to officiate at the wed ding of Brenda Young and John Weygandt at the Methodist church on Saturday, June 21. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Farra Included the new Metho dist minister. Rev. and Mrs. Ed win Cutting and son, Craig, and her neighbor, Mrs. Emma Hager. The Rhyming Philosopher VANDALISM Come, see my garden on the hill Without an ounce of chlorophyll, No lettuce, cabbages or beans To vegetate in soup tureens. Nor are we doing much with stocks Or columbines or hollyhocks, Instead we're raising gopher dunes And rabbit runs and crow communes. Our plums seem strictly for the birds While snails and slugs in ceaseless herds Join other thugs with war intent To stage their gourmet tournament. The towhee population plots To help us eat our apricots; While hordes of chipmunk bourgeoisie Dwell smugly in the walnut tree. We're glad our garden spot attracts The boring moles and hungry rats; For while thev greedily carouse They're kept from chewing up our house! HARRY W. FLETCHER Jeep to go up Cross Hill. I've always wanted to do this, and this August would be an od- portune time. Sincerely, Sally Cohn 67-24 47th Avenue Woodside, N. Y. 11377 Church Reception Honors Mrs. Turner Mrs. JO. (Vlrglel Turner will be the guest of honor ut an P- lion to be held In the Christian Church basement from 2 5 p.m. Sunday. The public Is Invited to come and extend good wish ei to her. Mm. Turner will move to Eu gene In the middle of August, where her son Is moving. She has played the piano and or gan for the church since he was 10 years old. Mrs. Turner estimated hhe has played for "literally hundreds of funerals" during those 66 years. MEETING CALENDAR Monday, July 21 F re Department. T.JU p.m. Chamber of Commerce, Wagon Wheel Dining Room, 12 Noon Morrow County School Board, District Office, 8:00 p.m. Morrow County Fair Board, Fair Dormitory, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 Duplicate Club, Elks Lodge Degree of Honor, Episcopal Par ish Hall. 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 Willow Lodge, IOOF Hall, f p.m. Jaycees. 8 p.m. Saturday, July 26 Elks Dance, Elks Lodge, 9 p.m.- 1 a.m. Princess Dance, Fair Pavilon, 9:30 1:00 Vlsitinq in lone and Heppner with relatives recently was Mrs. Winnie Jcppcsen of Hood River. Mrs. Jeprx'sen has re cently moved there from her for nier homo In Sacramento. Calif., where she has lived for the past Mvernl years. She was the for mer Winnie Williams of the John Williams family who lived bhoiit 10 miles from lone at the time of the Heppner Flood of 1!(03. Katherlne Blsbee, Waldport, Is visiting Mrs. O. E. Wright, a cousin. Willie here she also visited Mrs. Gilliam and var ious friends. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD NOTICE BURNING IN TRASH BARRELS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS DURING FIRE SEASON IS ILLEGAL It Is Allowable Only In Approved Incinerators Anyone Causing A Fire By Doing So Will Be Liable For A FINE UP TO $50.00 THIS WILL BE ENFORCED FORREST BURKENBINE Fire Chief City of Heppner MORROW COUNTY PICNIC Annual Summer Picnic for former and present resi dents of Morrow County Laurelhurst Park, Portland Sunday, August 3, noon Coffee served. Bring friends NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Center open Friday afternoon July 18, to Senior Citizens and friends of area. Social time together, from 2:00 p.m. Gilliam and Blsbee Building CHURCH RECEPTION Honoring Mrs. J. O. Turner, Sunday, July 20, 2 to 5 p.m Heppner Christian Church Public invited to attend BIG SIDEWALK BAZAAR Downtown Heppner, Friday and Saturday, July 18-19 Lots of bargains, lots of fun for everyone. Come and bring your neighbors! PRINCESS DANCE Honoring Rhonda Bellinger Music by First National Band Pendleton Saturday, July 19, 9:30 p.m.- 1:00 a.m. Fair Pavilion, Heppner SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625 If no answer call Ray Boyce, 676-5384 Heppner SUPPORT THESE GROUPS DURING Heppner's 6th Annual Their Profits Go To Worthwhile Projects METHODIST H WSCS Ppner 9 MOTHER'S (Women's Society ) STUDENTS CLUB Coffee SELLING THEIR ix i. Delicious Qn(J COMPOSITION BOOK Strawberry "THOUGHTS" SNO-CONES Shortcake Lexington FREE Morrow County THREE LINKS PARKING JAYCEES CLUB IN 'JAYCEE JUICE' BAKED FOOD HEPPNER and SALE BOTH DAYS CAMERA RAFFLE PRINCESS DANCE c i d dmt at WATCH SUPPORT FAIR PAVILION FQR THESE for BOOTHS PRINCESS MERCHANTS' RHONDA And Booths of BELLINGER BARGAINS, 0ther Saturday Night TOO o July 19, 9:30 P.M. ,UU Organizations THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY YOUB HOME-OWNED BANK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE ANK OF n lTl astern Oraanrt HEPPNER IONE ARLINGTON MEMBER. 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