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KZftUt GAZETTE-TIMES. Ttun&ay. July 23. 170 THE GAZETTE-TIMES Happoer, Orogon t7t3i PboM C76-t22t moebow couimrs wewspaper TYe Heo&nrr Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Heppner Time ui,Uhd .November 18. 1SS7. Consolidated February 13. Vj:2. VEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASS.". AND OP.EGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE & DOROTHT REARS. Editors 4 Publisbora ARNOLD RAYMOND. REGGIE PASCAL plant Foreman Linotype Operator DEfeBY WARREN MATT WARREN n,w- Apprentice C LETTERS EDITOR f v ... .. Memorial ChmUan Church 11 "' rrt 11 fiTtM in Advance.: Minimum Baling 50 cents. Publish J j. , -v r nr -v and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon, . :-.,. i ;,!. Matter. (. - .h ii . i - am. to 6 Dm. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. ik.'," tturday. 120 N. Oak Cliff Blvd. Dallas. Texas Donald L Campbell. Minister Dear Sir: The encl'jM-d letter from a Texas minister's wife may not be new to you. It has been pub lished In many Ijcal papers, church newsletter and papers, pefcted on Pol.ce Department bulletin board!", and has appear ed in neveral Kecular publica tions. I cannot personally vouch Circulation pressman for the authenticity or tne tei- uUeripnon Rates: $3 00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single ; ter. but I supect from its con- thelis. it doe say much that might be of interest to people of Morrow County. I am a graduate of the Dallas Police Reserve Academy and am assigned work in the Identifica tion Bureau where I contribute a little time each month. From the standpoint of experience In that Department alone It would seem that this letter does ex press some quite valid points to consider. And, of course, my ministerial work supports such view points. Not all people could or would agree with the statements of the minister's u. ifp ' Your paper continues to be a great joy to receive and keeps me abreast of County activities and happenings. It is a very lone Cculd Use a Fire District Sorely with the disastrous fire at Herb Ekstrom's, the vihi!s mut have started turning again for a Rural Fire Dis trict arour d lone. Ii -ii mi so sad to see a fire truck go to the edge of town while a building burns a block away. This is the way of the n. urance Age in which we live. The P.ural Fire District as it provides fire protection in its area, reduces insurance rates and increases the mental well being for having protection for each individual. The cost cf the tax can be made up in the savings on i as urance rates. Heppr.er seems to have measured their fire district for as far out as they can go in 6 minutes. Conditions and terrain of the road determines how many miles they can go. Pilot Rock has the biggest Rural Fire District in the state of Ore gon. Their district goes out past Nye Junction. Milton-Freewater has talked and fought Fire District for yeara. It actually takes an Individual or two or three who be lieves wholeheartedly in such an undertaking who will re search the answers to all the questions and work to sell the idea to everyone within the district lone probably has these Individuals. Good luck, to them! The Jobs Need to Be Done We seem to be getting nowhere with our flood control efforts here at Heppner. So far, the status Is still quo nothing. Sen. Packwood's office on July 17 sent us word that the Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla had informed its office that prospects for Shobe Canyon above Heppner "do not look promising." The Corps promised a study would be completed in a couple of months and they would make a formal recommen dation at that time. One of the alternatives would divert the water around the hill to the proposed Willow Creek Reservoir. They stated that appeared too expensive. Another proposal calls for con crete channels to be constructed and again, the cost appears too great to make the project feasible. Sen. Packwood said the Corps told him that the problem is continuing to be studied in an effort to solve the flooding troubles which caused an estimated $75,000 in damages from floods in 1969. The purse strings holders on the Willow Creek project are pinching too tightly, too, it seems to us. Bureaucratic foot dragging will never solve our problems. In spite of valiant efforts by many individuals here, the County Court, our Con gressmen, we are still faced with nothing but future possi bilities. We believe the situation is too serious to be ignored. Per haps a new and fresh approach Is necessary. And we're not at all sure we know what that might be however, we do have a suggestion. It has been considered impolite to put folks on the spot. However, as we said, we're pretty tired of being ignored and we'd surely enjoy seeing some action! Perhaps a mammoth effort would do the trick. To lead this new effort we would like to nominate Governor Tom McCall, leader of the State of Oregon. We have the feeling through his efforts he could obtain the ear of President Nix on. Our story must be told and retold until the claws of un derstanding of the seriousness of this matter really take hold. Sove Those Coupons All of Oregon is being alerted to save Betty Crocker cou pons for the purchase of artificial kidney machines, (Home Dialysis Unit). This machine is the ONLY lifeline for many persons afflicted with kidney failure. At the present time there are 22 of these machines func tioning within Oregon and it Is anticipated that the Kid ney Association will screen and train one additional patient per month for the next year. The cost of the machine Is $3200, but It's provided FREE of charge to patients according to need. All coupons may .be left at Elma's Apparel in Heppner, Del's Market In Lexlrigton and Bristow's Market in lone. Mrs. Joel Engleman. has been named Morrow County chairman. jfine paper and I commend your work. I do hop the land has teen blessed with cool, moist weath- e. t talked with my father. Roy Campbell, last week and he said crops looked excellent but that some weather help was needed to produce a really good crop. If you can use this item. fine. If not, there shall be no worry. Thank you. Cordially. Don Campbell A MOTHER IMPLORES: "PLEASE BE BRUTAL' Unsigned, anonymous letters normally do not gather too much attention in a newspaper office. But this one earned a rapt reading. It is good, as you depart for vacation holiday, to leave tne column in the hands of a lady who describes herself only as a minister's wife. It is the copy of a letter writ t n to the chief of police of a large Texas city: Dear Sir: "One of the most common phrases heard in our society and our city today is 'police brutality.' Perhaps I don't un derstand the meaning, but I would like to give you one mother's viewpoint on the sub ject "To begin, I should first tell you that I have two teen-age Notes from Linda July 9, 1970 Dearest Mom, Chuck, Dale, and anyone else who takes the time, trouble, and pains to read my letters whether out of a sense of family obligation, cur iosity, or whatever; Hello! Now for the second install ment. I can tell from all the thousands of letters I received Just how much you all enjoyed the first one. First though, since 1 said nothing or very little about myself or my family, to put your mind at ease, I will say this. I have the most won derful family in all of Germa ny, except that they do too much Crossing the street with all your luggage is quite an accomplish ment in Brussels, if you live to tell about it. Putting all of one groups luggage together in the right rooms on the train takes tact, cunning, audacity, and quickness of movement. Un fortunately, for us, the train was late and we had none of the above. So we spent half of the time to Koln or cologne if you prefer, sorting out luggage and people, but we came out all right In the end. By the time we reached Duls burg, we almost had a system worked out. Two people would get on the train, find the rooms and open the windows, while outside on the platform, the at times and I feel like a guest iuggage was lined up and as instead of a long lost sister. But I will tell you more about them later, perhaps in my third in stallment. A couple of things that 1 learned about Europe while In Brussels are (1) drinks, such as water and coffee, and bread do not come with a meal. They are paid for extra. (2) If you use any water to wash your hands In the bathroom, you pay for it also. I had some other things, but I can't remember what they are. After standing outside the ho tel with all of our luggage, hav ing passing cars and people stare at us; everyone from my hotel and the one across the Mreet, about 75 people in all. started for the train depot. quickly iiS possible two people would pass it up to the win dows. Getting It off was Just the reverse. It was quite inter esting and I'm sure If we had all summer to practice we could become quite adept at it, but I'm glad we're travelling by chartered bus around Germany, so we don't have to bother. On the train to Duisburg, I was in a compartment with Mary Jo, Betsy, and Becky and we sang songs until some peo ple got on in Dusseldorff. The country here reminds me of Ill inois and Iowa; flat and green. Of course at Duisburg, we met our families, but I will save that for my next letter. Auf Wledersehn, Linda To Those Who Claim Ours Is A Sick Society PUB'S NOTE: I recently returned from the airport to find a not on my desk stating that a reader had stopped by and left a meeting notice that he would like to put In our paper. I pounced on the material, for anytime anyone takes th trouble to bring a news Item to our offic. In person, we try to girt It priority treat ment In this ease, after my first glance. I let an "Oh Oh" seep out for so oftr oecole brina us articles that have no relation wnarso- rrer with aviation and we are forced to calL explain and then file the material in file No. 13. Such was the category of this material, submitted by a flyer who quite obviously is not beating the drums for support for the H.EJ.P. committee, an organisation whose stated purpose is to Help Eliminate Lawless Protesting, meeting twice a month In Seattle at the LB.E.W. Bldg, 2700 1st Are., at 8 pm. on July 6. 20, Aug. 3 and 17. After reading the article accompanying the meeting notice, under the above beading. I felt compelled to reprint it here, re gardless of whether it was ariation oriented or not for it some what matches my own feelings . . , and methinks yours too. . . . And there are those who claim that ours is a "sick" soci ety. That our country is sick, our government Is sick, that we are Well, maybe they're right I BUbmit that maybe I am sick . . . and maybe you are too. ,-,., I am sick of having policemen ridiculed and called "pigs while cop-killers are hailed as some kind of folk hero. I am sick of being told that religion is the opiate of the peo ple .. . but marijuana should be legalized. I am aick of being told that pornography is tthe right of a free press ... but freedom of the press does not include being able to read a Bible on school grounds. I am sick of commentators and columnists cannonlzing an archists, revolutionists and criminal rapists but condemning law enforcement If it brings such criminals to Justice. I am sick of paying more and more taxes to build schools while I see some faculty members encouraging students to tear them down. .... . . , I am sick of Supreme Court decisions which turn criminals loose on society while other decisions try to take the means of protecting my home and family away. I am sick of being told policemen are mad dogs who should not have guns but that criminals who use guns to rob, maim and murder should be understood and helped back into society. I am sick of being told it is wrong to use napalm to end a war overseas . . . but if it's a bomb or molotov cocktail at home, I must understand the provocations. I am sick of not being able to take my family to a movie un less I want them exposed to nudity, homosexuality and the glori fication of narcotics. r am sick of not-smoking entertainers deluging me with their condemnation of my moral standards on late-night television. I am sick of riots, marches, protests, demonstrations, con frontatioas, and the other mob temper tantrums of people intel lectually incapable of working within tne system. I am sick of hearing the same phrases, the same slick slo gans, the pat patios of people who must chant the same things like zombies because they haven't the capacity for verbalizing thought rea(jing so-called modern literature with its kin ship to what I used to read on the walls of public toilets. I am sick oi tnose wno say i owe mem mis ui mu " of the sins of my forefathers wnen l nave looKea aown mm ends of a gun barrel to defend their rights, their liberties and their families. I am sick of cynical attitudes toward patriotism, i am sick of politicians with no backbones. I am sick of permissiveness. I am sick of the dirty, the foul-mouthed, the unwashed. I am sick of the decline in personal honesty, personal integrity and human sincerity. .... Anrt most of all. I am sick of being told I'm sick. And, Im sick of being told my country is sick when we have the great est nation man has ever brought lortn on tne iace oi me And fully fifty percent of the people on the face of the earth would willingly trade places with the most deprived, the most underprivileged amongst us. ... ,, v i mv be sick. But. if I am only sick, I can get well. And, I can help my society get well. And, I can help my country get well. . . D . ... . . ill . tA ma tinHn, Take note, you in nign places, xou win ui ium a placard. You will not see me take to the streets. You wIU not find me throwing a rock or a bomb. You will not find me rant ing to wild-eyed mobs. But you will find me at work within my community. You will find me expressing my anger and Indignation in letters to your political office. You will find me canceling my suosctiijuuii w j" leal the next time it condones criminal acts or advertises filth. You will find me speaking out in support of these people and those institutions which contribute to the elevation of society and not its destruction. You will find me contributing my time and my personal influence to helping churches, hospitals, charities and those other volunteer backbones of America which have shown the true spirit of this Country's determination to ease pain, elim inate hunger and generate brotherhood. But, most of all, you'll find me at the polling place. There, you'll hear the thunder of the common man. There you'll see us cast our vote ... for an America where people can warn uie streets without fear ... for an America where our children will be educated and not indoctrinated ... for an America oi dtoui- erhood and understanding ... for an America no longer em barrassed to speak its motto "In God We Trust Pat Michaels a r ...ivK heln but wnt sons mi- - iral mother m mai to see them hurt by n-on--I am net a tP-l mother. for I e miW many imo,h" rver hear much I t cum ir.vcl.cd tn. be husband is a minister. We tee , very test and the sordid worst ... I would l k you to be brutal with my sons, is tiai a surprise? . . "If you find them speeding in a car. please be brutaL I have sat at the hospital, holding a grieving mother's hand because It someone's mistake. That was brutal ... I have gone with my husband to tell a wife her hus band has been killed. That was brutal ... I have helped nurse a teautiful teen-age girl crip pled in a wreck. That was bru tal ... I have playea organ music at funeral services L . i-i ian.aerir and adults DJUirs, -o . , kii. someone drove too last. That was brutaL -If you should catch my un with liouor in their rcouinn ni.ise be brutal . . I have sat all night by my hus band's side trying to help piece together two under-age young ifv both broken by drinking. That was brutal . . . I have listened to the horrors experienced by another man uas drunk and heard him recall the many Jails he had served time in. mat was brutal. . . t -I have helped leea nunry children because a drunKen father didn't come home. That K,,ti I have tried to console a mother whose daugh ter was killed after being strut. by a drunken driver. That was brutal. "If you should find my sons with drugs in their possession, please be brutal ... I have tried to help rehabilitate a wom an just out of prison for shoot ing her husband while she was drugged. That was brutal . . . I have seen a handsome young man turned into an ugly old one because of drugs. That was bru tal I have seen a young mother addicted to drugs scream and rave for lack of a 'fix. inai was brutal. "If you find my sons commit ting any ki"d of an immoral act, or carrying pornographic material nlpase be brutal . . . I have listened to the cry of a young girl who was pregnant but not marnea. inai was uiu- oi I have been present when a young boy and and a young girl broKe tne news m thPir narents that they had to marry. That was brutal. "I have triea to comion. a mother whose beautiful daugh ter was criminally raped. That was brutal ... I have seen a promising young man with a brilliant future have to give it nn and too voune to assume the responsibilities of a wife and baby, mat was Druiai. "if von ever see my sons tak ing something that isn't theirs, or willfully destroying property, nioao hp hrutal ... I have walked into a hushed church that was stripped of everything that could be sold. That was brutal ... I have seen a love ly home and yard completely torn up by vandals. That was hrutal ... I have wiDed a lit tle boy's tears and helped himj hunt for his stolen bicycle, inat was brutal. "if von should ever catch my sons doing anything illegal, please be brutal. "I have come to realize that your kind of 'brutality' cannot in any way compare wnn tne brutality that comes from break ing our laws. Mv husband and I have tried to teach our sons that their rights end where someone else's begin. "We believe they have learn ed this lesson, but in case they forget, we look to you and oth ers who influence their lives teachers, coaches, etc. to see that they remember. And if you must be 'brutal' to remind them, please be brutal! "I do not want my two boys to prow into two grown-UD bovs. I want them to become men, able to assume tneir places in the world and make a contribu tion. I sincerelv horje thev will never need your help but if they do, and you must, then be brutaL" (Felix McKnight, "Dallas Times Herald" sBNGEHS: Linda Curtis. Elaine cnui. IS 2 L Assembly of Cod Church tonight Arrangers Gospel Trio Sings Here Tonight . J .1L.. nol Trio Tne ArraiiKvia 1 . , will sing at the Assembly of God Church tonight (July 23) at 7:30 p.m. While they are in Heppner, they will be guests of Pastor and Mrs. Ellis Parker. The Arrangers have been trav eling for many years . . . pre senting the Gospel through anointed singing and the preached Word. Dave Schultz, Elaine Schultz, and Miss Linda Curtis compose the Arrangers Trio. The Arrangers have toured the United States, appearing in con cert radio and television; and Dear Mr. and Mrs. Heard: Enclosed is our check for re newal of the "home-town" pa per for another year. We look forward to reading it each week and keeping up with the local news. Congratulations on a fine pub lication. Skip and Jean Ruhl Rt No. 1 Box 226 Colfax, Wn. 99111 Ooopsl Last week Mr. and Mrs. Walt Josewski of Foreman, N. D., were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash. We seemed to have spelled it Jofewski. During their visit here, Mr. and Mrs. Josewski, and their son and daughter-in-law also) visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lylej Jensen. I Bostwicks Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bostwick, of Heppner, are the proud par ents of a baby boy born Sun day, July 19, at Pendleton Com munity Hospital. The dark brown haired baby boy has been named Matthew Branch and he weighed 7 lb., 11 oz. He joins an 11-month old sister, Jennifer Lynn, at home. His grandparents are Mr. ana Mrs. Ethan Pugley, Pendleton; and Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bost wick, also of Pendleton. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Golden, Apple Valley, Calif.; and Mrs. Julia Lokken. of Milton-Freewater. 'Thank You' From Linda Excerpts from a letter from Linda Cooper, in Moers, uerm any, Linda asked the staff of the Gazette-Times to thank the people of Morrow county for her, and felt the best way was to use portions of her letters. July 17 I have been having fun, and only because the peof le of Mor row county were so generous. I really am the lucky one. We come back to the L". S. on Aug ust 16, my birthday, but I will hopefully go to Philadelphia for a while to visit my uncle. I have been with my family since July 4 and they are simply tremen dous. My two sisters have a gTeat time teasing each other and I enjoy it aLso. . . . I couldn't help but laugh when you asked me who Mary Jo is, but I suppose you would n't know her. I don't know if I have told any one who she is. Mary Jo is the American leader of my group. She is really great, and we enjoy her so much. She is about 26, from Ann Arbor, Mich., and, at the end of this summer she is going to marry another Experiment leader, who is in Italy with a group of col lege girls right now. ... I must not send this lettei without some mention of the weather, everyone talks about the weather. Monday, when I went to Holland, it was beauti ful. The sun shone, the sky was blue and clear. The rest of the week it has poured down rain and it has been terribly cold. Today it hasn't rained, but it has been cold. This trip is so great and without the people of Morrow county . . . well, I think I said that at the begin ning of this letter. Love, Linda Auf Wiedersehn Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Lov- gren attended the National Elks convention recently in San Francisco. They attended the opening ceremonies on July 12. About a thousand delegates were not able to get in as the crowd was so huge. Edda Mae became ill and when they got home she was taken to Pendleton Community hospitaL She expected to have major surgery there yesterday. have several record albums available. The lives of the Arrangers are dedicated through full-time Ministry to the Churches of America. The greatest desire of their hearts Is to see souls sav ed and the Ministry of the Holy Spirit In each service. Revival has been felt In many churches of varied denominations as the Arrangers have ministered. Bonnie and Robert Wed Miss Bonnie Jean Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morgan, and Robert Ball, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ball were united in marriage Saturday evening, July 18, at 8 p.m. at Valby Lutheran church, in the presence of relatives and Immed iate close friends. Miss Teresa Stefan! acted as Maid of honor, and Mr. Edward Sherman as best man, with Miss Una Stef an! lighting the candles. Pastor Rudy Mensch performed the cer emony and Mrs. Paul Tews was organist Following the cere mony a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Stefan! in lone. The tea table was centered with a wedding cake, and flanked with a pink and white floral arrangement and candles. Mrs. Jim (Jerry) Spaavalo cut the wedding cake, and Mrs. Gerry (Judy) David son served the coffee with Miss Marsha Ball presiding at the punch bowL The young "couple are at home at the O'Meara apartments in lone. ANOTHER PEWTER . ..... Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Raymond are the parents of a son born July 17. He weighed 7 lb., 2 oz., and has been named John Mich aeL This brings the Raymond family close to their own ball team. His sisters are Diana, Donna, Susan and Jennifer and his brothers Phil and Jim. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Leland Bosshardt of Ariel, Wn. Mr. and Mrs. Si Sorenson of The Dalles, and Clayton Ray mond of McMinnville. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD MOVING?? Local or Long Distance Freo Estimates Call Gene Orwick 989-8588 or Condon 384-2232 Agents for United Van Lines NAZARENE YOUTH RALLY Sunday, July 26, 7:30 p.m'. Film "Beloved Enemy" RODEO DANCE Honoring Princess Michelle Miller Aug. 1, 9:30 p.m.-l:00 a.m. Music by 'Page 12" Rhea Creek Grange Picnic Aug. 21:00 p.m., potluck Anson Wright Park SHRINE FOOTBALL GAME Aug. 22 Pendleton MORROW COUNTY FAIR and RODEO, 1970 Fair Aug. 24-28 Morrow County Open Horse Show Aug. 28 Rodeo Aug. 29, 30 SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. a Box 247 PH. S7S-862S If no answer call Ray Boyce. 676-5384
