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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
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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.
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SERVICE BY
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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
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