HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunder. July W. 1969
THE Sf HEPPNEIX
GAZETTE-TIMES
Keppntr, Oregon 87836
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gaettc established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Tirr.es established November 18. Consolidated February 15.
1912.
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LETTERS" EDITOR
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X 3AJIOCIATION
Auoclttlon . Founded 1685
HELEN E. SHERMAN .. PUBLISHER
KIT ANDERSON MANAGING EDITOR
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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
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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
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