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2 HEPPPNEB CAZETTE-TIMES. ThuradaT. rbmarT . IOTP GAZETTE-TIMES Heppnr, Orgon t7836 phona 678 3228 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Hopper GMrti. established March .,! The Heppner run-. et.Ubliknea rovcmoer 10, m. mmww MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD. Editors & PublUhen ARNOLD RAYMOND. REG,G.,E,PASCn.,..r Plant Foreman Linotype Operator ALK E VANCE DALE COOPER . Newn Pressman Subscription Rates: $5 00 Year. SInI Copy 10 Cejjt Mailed Single I nil 13 ( fVlH III Advance.; Minimum uiim.K - rw-rv TniT 'lay ana tniereu ui mc ..,.,. a Second Uasa Matter. Office Hours: 8 cm. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 am mtll noon Saturday. Tomorrow's Farmers Agriculture, while still basic to survival, has become far removed from the knowledge of most of us. The nation de pends upon today's agri-businessmen, who have made a science of farming. Like any science, farming requires an early Mart In life for those who wish to become successful agriculturists. Between February 21 and 28, the country will be observ Ing FFA Week. During this week the Future Farmers of Amer ica, a national organization with 450,000 students studying vocational agriculture In 9,000 public schools, will conduct special events expressly designed to emphasize agriculture and the role It will play in our future. FFA Week is tradition ally celebrated beginning the Saturday before George Wash ington's Birthday and ending the following Saturday. George Washington made significant contributions to American ag riculture, In addition to his military and patriotic contribu tions. The FFA recognizes him in their ceremonies, and es pecially during FFA Week. One farmer now feeds scores of people. Thus, the respon sibility of those who turn to agriculture as a business is heavy, and the young people of the FFA and other farm organizations who have elected to devote their lives to the production of food and fiber need every bit of support we can give them. Let's Take a Look at the Record The Madras Pioneer published this answer to the dissent ers and the protestors who charge that preceding generations have made a mess of this country and the world. The fol lowing is from an address made by Prof. Berger Evans to the 1969 class of Northwestern University. "Don't look now but when you can, steal a furtive glance behind you and you will see representatives of some of the most remarkable people ever to Inhabit the earth namely your parents and grandparents, the two generations Immediately preceding your own. "For these are the people who within five or six decades have Increased life expectancy by approximate ly 50 percent, who have eradicated plagues, who while cutting the working day by a third have doubled the per capita output. These are the people who, building thousands of high schools and colleges, at a cost of bil lions, have made higher education once a privilege of the fortunate few now available to many millions. 'These are the people who, without bloodshed, effect ed, in the 1930's, a social revolution which in its humane consequences makes the famous French revolution seem a mere outburst of savagery and the Russian revolution a political retrogression. 'These are the people who established the United Na tions, who defeated Hitler, contained Stalin and. made Khrushev back down. These are the people who, after spending billions in prosecuting a war, gave billions more, not only to their friends but even to their former enemies, so that the world would not plunge into a devastating de pression. "These are the people who soared outward into inter planetary space and downward into the atom, releasing for man's use for good or ill the primal energy of the cosmos. "And, while doing all this, produced a great literature and exciting architecture who, indeed, stimulated extra ordinary experimentation and creativity in all the arts. "It now occurs to me that I've overlooked one of their greutcr distinctions--' "They definitely hold the all-time, nonstop, major league heavyweight-division record for tax and tuition-paying." A Wasted Effort Several months ago, a large West Coast brewery launched a cleanup project of near monumental proportions. It organ ized litter removal squads and set them to work picking up all the trash along one of the scenic highways stretching from Portland. Oregon, to the Pacific Coast, some 70 or 80 miles away. Arrangements were made for fleets of trucks to haul off the garbage as It was gathered from the road and adja cent right-of-way. Tons and tons of unsightly trash were re moved, and one of the state's scenic highways was restored to its original beauty. But what happened? Drive along this highway today, and you will find the same old dreary isle of trash and garbage cartons of pop and beer cans, paper plates, half-eaten sandwiches and all the refuse of a sloven ly people. When we talk about improving the environment, one can not help wondering Just what we mean. To what avail is clean air or water to people who have no sense of personal responsibility toward holding up their end of the Job of keep ing our earth a fit place on which to live. Cleaning up a high way was a good publicity stunt for a beer company. But, it appears to have been a wasted effort in a country whose peo ple seem to want to delegate all responsibility for preserv ing the environment to government, industry and the other fellow, Livestock Tax Values Answered The Eastern Oregon livestock tax assessors meeting with representatives of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association in Klamath Falls recently reached an agreement and have ap proved the following 1970 livestock tax appraisal figure. OCA President Fred Phillips appointed Jim Snider of Lakeview and Louis Randall of Bonanza as Co-Chatrmen of the OCA Live stock Tax Appraisal Committee. A number of other OCA rep resentatives also attended the meeting. Following are the approved assessors true cash values on livestock for 1970; BEEF CATTLE Calves under 6 months, $44; Calves 6 months to one year: Steers. $109 Heifers, $S6; Steers one year and over, $149; Heifers one to two years. $123; Cows 2 years and over. $151; Bulls one year and over, $282. Other approved livestock values for 1970 include: Work Horses $100; Saddle Horses $200; Registered Saddle Horse $320 and Ponies $10. Dairy cattle tax evaluation is as follows: Calves under 6 months heavy. $48. light $20; Calves 6 months to one year heavy. $92, light $50; Steers one year and over heavy, $U9. Hcht $100; Heifers one to two years heavy, $1S0. light $100; Cows two years and over-heavy $220. light $130; Bulls one year and over $282. Other comparative livestock values showing lambs 517. Ewes $18- Swine under three months. $16. over three months . Mink $13; Rabbits $1; and Bees (in quantity) $12. 35, MinK i-J. (DQN OSTENSOE, OCA). TO THE EDITOR... Feb. 3, 1970! Prfir Ga"tte Friends: We had the p'easure of re newinc Hcmmintanccs recently "f Alex McDonald, who was a teacher at lone in 1937-38. tr- lino rfm'.mbT8 that Alex also iiljved professional baseball In the Western League at Golden dule, Wash., then. The occasion of our meeting with the McDonalds was their son Michael's wedding in De cember to Lynda Ol en of Mc Minnville. Michael is a grad uate of Llnficld College here and Lynda was a high seho 1 Mend of our daughter, Elinor. Mrs. McDonald crew up in Grass Valley and taught there. They now live in Medford where Alex is a Junior hlgn school principal and coach. Small world. Erling and Katherine Thompson To the Editor: Some time ago I had a friend send me a copy of this little norm and I eot such enjoyment cut of it that I thought others would, too. As far as I know he author Is unknown. Ilvmn to The Welfare State The Government is my Shepherd, There for I need not work. It alloweth me to lie down on a eood job. It leadeth me beside still factories, It destroyeth my initiative, I leadeth me in the path of parasite for politics sake, e.i tho I walk thru the valley, of laziness and deficit spend ing, will fear no evil for the Gov ernment is with me, prepareth an economic Utopia for me, by appropriating the earnings of my own Grand children ; filleth my head with false security. My efficiency runneth over, Surely the Government should care for me for all the days of my life, nd I shall dwell in a fool's paradise forever. Sincerely, A constant and sincere reader Heppner, Oregon Feb. 9, 1970 lar Editor: Will you please publish this poem so that all may be able to read it as I want to snare n with others? NO OTHFR WAY Could we but see the pattern of our days, We should discern how devious were the wavs By whicn we came to this, the present time, This nlace In life: and we should see the climb Our soul has made up through the yyars. We should forget the hurts, the wanderings, the fears. The wastelands of our life, and know That we could come no other way, or grow Into our good without these steps our feet Found hard to take, our faith found hard to meet. The road of life winds on, and we l!ke travelers go From turn to turn until we come to know The truth that life is endless and that we Forever are inhabitants of all eternity. Thank you, Nellie G. Anderson Pioneer 11 Ponderings By W. S. CAVERHILL Something W Need What our society needs Is a "tension condensor." some sort of electric gadget to be carried or worn that would draw off our tensions and neutralize them. It would keep women from "wringing their hands" and tearing their hair. It would stoD men driven to drink. It would keep people from biting their nails and stomping tne floor. School kids would quit chewing their pencils. Babies would stop suckine their thumbs, and maybe the Hippies wouldn't need to take a "trio." We need something like that. Heppner, Oregon 2-10-70 To tho Editor Dear Sir: I was going to get some re construction done on my dent ures but since Mr. Nixon has cut down on construction, I will have to wait. Foreign aid and the Willow Creek dam come first. Andy Hayes Rhea Creek Grange Meets Friday Rhea Creek Grange will meet on Feb. 13 for their regular meeting, starting with a pot- luck surjDer at 6:30. Discussion will be held on the proposed new State Constitution wnicn will be up for vote at the May Primarv. led bv Archie Becnaou, Legislative Chairman. Any questions call Muriei Palmer, 676-9728. CHUCK WAGON If you missed out on the hot cakes and trimmings the past iew days served by the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary at lone ind by the All Saints' Episco pal Church here, vhen make a date with yourself for next year. These folks flip dandy flapjacks, and other goodies to make mem orable meals served in a pleas ing atmosphere. March of Dimes Drive Successful The campaign against birth defects advanced strongly In Morrow County following the Mother's March. A total of 5595.73 was collected In the county by the marching moth ers. The bowling tournament netted $121.00 and mailers brought $256.00. Other donations collected by the schools brings the total amount to date to $998.62. The count is not yet complete. The 1969 Mother's March brought in $713.57 and the to tal collected in the county for the March of Dimes last year exceeded the $900 goal. The bulls and the bears aren't nearly as responsible for stock market disasters as the bum steers. (Swiped.) Artists Meet Thursdays Eleven are enrolled in tht current art class being taught by Bill Hughes from Blue Mount ain. The class meets Thursday evenings at the Lexington School Bldg. Class members are Betty Bunch, Betty Brown, Fred Nelson, Jr., Kristin Nelson, Ar- dith Hunt, Carl Troedson, Mrs. Gar Swanson, Mrs. Lloyd Mc- Nary, Mel Boyer, Camille Samp les and Marguerite Glavey. Banking Class Nears Completion Principles of Banking Opera tions class nears completion. The class of 15 weekly sessions has been taught by Pat .Won ser of First National. The course Is from the American Institute of Banking. Taking the course are Judy Osmin, June Crowell. Joyce Hollomon, Jackie Allstott. Beth Bergstrom, Rose Bergs trom, Pat Gentry, Marlys Pheg ley and MarJ Eckman. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stubble field and sons of Walla Walla spent the weekend at Hardman with Mrs. Stubblefield's grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Me-Daniel. School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy of Heppner Branch 1 FIRST I NATIONAL J BANK Or 0REG0H Dinner Honors Twins Mrs. Emma Drake entertain ed at a birthday dinner for her wins, Mrs. Paul Warren of Heppner and Claude Drake, of Vernita, Wn. on Sunday. Other guests were Paul Warren, Matt and Joan, Mrs. Claude Drake. Charlott3 and Dennis and Mrs. Grace Drake, Alfred, Joan and Rick. The youngsters enjoyed horseback riding at the Drake ranch in the afternoon. Heppner Elementary and High Schools Monday. Feb. 16 Corn does. French Fries, ereen beans, pick les, fruit Jell-O, graham crack ers, milk. Tuesday, Feb. 17 Cube steaks, mashed potatoes and gravy, pickled beets, vegetable sticks, rolls, fruit cobbler milk. Wednesday, Feb. 18 Chili, corn bread, spinach, cabbage salad, cake, fruit, milk. Thursday, Feb. 19 Beef stew, tomatoes, French bread, pud ding, cookies, milk. Friday, Feb. 20 Peanut but ter sandwiches, potato soup, vegetable salad applesauce cake, milk. After a day at Arbuckle Mtn., , a young feller tells us that to a beginner on skis, a molehill IS a mountain! History's Biggest Selling Job U. S. productivity and the efficiency of American busi ness and industry are legendary. Not only have other coun tries endeavored to copy U. S. products and production meth ods, but in recent years, U. S. businessmen have Introduced advanced business techniques in other lands. In short, the American system of private enterprise has worked a major revolution in world trade bv developing foreign markets and establishing plants overseas. More than half of the top 500 U. S. companies have established outlets and plants abroad. In addition, thousands of smaller U. S. businesses have open ed foreign branches. As time goes on, private enterprise may accomplish what politicians, statesmen, and socialist governments have dis mally failed to achieve In centuries of mismanagement. It may strengthen international ties to the point where the word "foreign" will have little meaning, and international cooper ation among the world's statesmen will become a matter of economic necessity. If this should happen, credit for history's biggest selling job bringing peace to the world should go to the American businessman. Shopping in Moscow A correspondent for the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post Service has reported on what it is like to go grocery shopping in Moscow, where retail distribution is a state mon opoly. The correspondent writes: "In most Russian grocery stores, a customer must stand in three lines to buy food. He orders in the first line, pays in another line and returns to a third line to pick up his food." He must go through the same procedure at different counters for dairy products, meat and vegetables. Shopping for groceries is, "One of the most wearying ex periences of everyday life In the Soviet Union . . ." It takes an hour or more to buy food for a single meal. To make mat ters worse, Soviet citizens must shop several times a week because of lack of home refrigeration and because products available on store shelves one day may not be available the next. This is but a sample of the distribution methods in other lands. There is no place for career critics in such sys tems. Where the state is the nation's sole merchant, it brooks no interference with its way of doing business. As we managed to live thru Monday night this week, so far no mechanical disasters have struck this little newspaper like last week. We auit cussine and started praying. Seems to work better! Ten cents was big money when we were young. How dimes have changed. (Okay, apologize.) In today's economy, it takes more brains to figure out the tax on the income than it does to earn it. yTO if Open Six Days A Week Salon PERMANENT Reg. $20.00 Just $12.50 GEORGE WASHINGTON Special During February Only I0NE AND HEPPNER SHOPS Ph. 422-7234 Ph. 676 9603 Call for Operator of Your Choice DOLORES PAT CLETA LOIS A lot of traffic problems could bn solved with as much horse sense in the car as horsepower unaer tne nooa. Please encourage your friends ti enter our picture of the week contest. Winner gets five bucks. We need black and white pic tures as color will not work. Thank you. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Lois' Beauty Shop CHILI FEED Heppner Civic League for Kindergarten Feb. 20, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. High school preceding Pilot Rock game $5.00 Family Tickets Adults, $1.25; HS, $1.00; G5, $.75; under 4 free. Also serving Macaroni and cheese and homemade desserts. BAKED FOODS SALE L.D.S. Relief Society Feb. 13 in Peterson building HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL 13, Sherman County Heppner Feb. 14, Wahtonka at The Dalles Feb. at BINGO PARTY Beta Omega Chapter, ESA Feb. 18, 8:00, lone Catholic Church. Benefit Children's Hospital School. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box U7 PH. 676-9625 If no answer call Ray Boyce. 676 53S4 Heppaat i A Doggone GOOD DEAL! OIL, GREASE & FILTER SALE! SAVE 10 NOW ON PACIFIC OILS, GREASES AND FILTERS. EXAMPLE: Spin-on Filter for Ford and Chrysler $1.90 Less 10 J9 N- $1.71 CASE LOTS ON FILTERS 15 OFF LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND In Answer to Your Response We Have Extended the Sale to FEBRUARY 19 r jyiorrow County Grain GrowcrSmc FARMER OWNED AND CONTROLLED Lexington, Oregon S3
