HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thuredoy. Januarf 21. 1971
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Congratulations . . . Kinzua!
1967
6
16
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From the Kinzua Lor we find a recap of the score sheet
ns to lost time accidents for the last years since 1967:
1970 1969 1968
Heppner Plant 2 3 6
Kinzua Plant 9 8 16
EO Logging 12 7
Following a concentrated safety effort, the record has
Improved substantially in the last few years. Safety Is em
phasized at every turn literally and figuratively. Safety meet
ings arc held each month at both mills.
As an added bonus S 4 H Green Stamps are given for
perfect attendance at the Safety meetings.
Safety articles are published every month in their Kin
zua Log. Every effort is made to update safety procedures.
Figures don't He and the results are impressive.
Congratulations to Kinzua and wishes for continued im
provement In the Safety field.
Told You So!
Oregonlans cried, wrote letters to editors, editorials were
written and the Oregon Highway Commission vigorously pro
tested when the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads said several
yenrs ago that the paint on the highway center lines had
to go from yellow to white.
Oregonians knew that yellow shows up better on black
wet pavement. Oregonlans driving in the snow country knew
that the yellow shows through on snow patched highways.
Now the switch is back. The Bureau has decided that
Oregon was right end the center stripe on all two-way high
ways will revert to yellow.
Actually a stripe of . any color on the Bombing range
road would be bettor than none. Word Is that it is In line
for improvements which will include, hopefully, a yellow line!
Gifts That Remain New Year
The toy truck may soon be broken. And the doll forgot
ten. Even roses will fade.
But certain gifts remain. Given regularly, they brighten
the home and add a gracious touch to family living. Here
are several, ready for you to unwrap and spread their Joy
around.
1. TIME. A precious thing, your very own. To take time
for each other, to give time, is simply to give yourself. There
Is no substitute.
2. SMILES. So inexpensive, yet how they warm the
heart! They melt the tiny Icicles of doubt and fear and
aloneness. The ready smile wraps love around the spirit and
seals It snugly. Give smiles this week. Next week too.
3. APPRECIATION. A quick thank you, a kind word
both give assurance of being noticed and wanted. Don't
lot tills gift stay locked within your innormind. Bring it out.
Tear away the wrappings.
4. UNDERSTANDING. A gentle, tender gift. Not
all of us have it to give In great measure. But wonder of
wonders, to give the little you have uncovers a hidden spring!
You can't really buy these gifts anywhere. They are simp
ly a reflection of the spirit of Christ, His life In you.
Concord Associates St. Patrick's Sunday Bulletin
Letter to Editor: slblo to set baits where only
fluntifiil tntimi'l I'ti-Kirt Jl ml coyotes will get them, therefore
poisoned by an army of Federal birds and many animals which
jiuvu never uueiiucu y
property or public resource val
uea are being killed unneces
sarlly by this deadly poison.
To the American public's em
battled state on the subject of
air and water pollution, airports
in wildlife refuges, human pop
ulatlon explosion, dwindling
lands from California to Maine,
pesticides and herbicides, there
must be added and very quick
ly strong action against the im
placable war being waged
against our predators in the
Western States. These anlmuls
are not endlessly expendable
and the professional poisoners
may find themselves unemploy
ed sooner than they think for
the simple reason that there
will be very, very few coyotes,
bobcats, badgers, foxes and
mountain lions for them to kill.
Toward the end of his long trip through the United States
an Englishman met a Texan on a train. The Texan began a
lecture on the wonders of the Lone Star State.
"Perhaps you didn't realize it while you were traveling
through my state," he said, "but all of Great Britain would
fit into one corner of Texas."
"I dare say it could," replied the Englishman drily.
"Wouldn't do wonders for the place!"
i.ru! State Agencies. itxkmans
associations and private hunt
ers, the wily little coyole still
exists and in most areas has
held his own. Tills little prair
ie wolf has been the most per
secuted animal on earth.
The coyote l.s probably the
most hated predator among the
sheepmen and other ranchers,
but he also has wormed him
self Into the alfeetions of the
American Public. Never was
there a predator In history-
blamed for so much damage
and yet has so many friends.
Mom of the things he Is blam
ed for, he never did, fact of the
matter Is he has done a lot
more good than he has ever
done harm.
It Is hard to defend a coyote
but these small tan and gray
predators play a big part In the
balance of nature and we in
terfere with this balance at our
peril. All in all predators are
the most beautiful animals of
the Wild Kingdom and arc ob
Jects of fascination to most
Americans, to prove this, just
watch the attendance at a pub
llo zoo. For every single person
who wants a coyote destroyed
there are perhaps two thousand
others who would thrill to hear
coyote chorus on a moonlight
night, control programs gener
lly fall to cope with this slid
Ing scale of values.
Before the white man came,
great numbers of wolves and
coyotes roamed the West. The
big old lobo wolves followed
the buffalo herds, picking off
the old, sick and weak. They
kept the breed up. Since the
less vigorous animals did not
live to reproduce. Coyotes got
their living mostly on rabbits
mice and rodents. In dead of
winter they would occasionally
kill d-er to satisfy hunger, but
like the wolves they took the
weak and sick.
Today, Sportsmen often com
plain about predators, and no
doubt coyotes do sometimes kill
fawns, but even so, their value
in keeping up the breeding of
these animals should not be dis
counted. After all, coyotes have
to eat also.
Control has become so effect
ive that it is hard to find a
coyote around now, by that I
mean out in the open. I have
Harry E. Dcarlnger
Wheatland, Wyoming
Retired Rancher
week that ho
word of the results of the Elks
Leadership Contest for Oregon
Northeast.
Girls were Dona Anderson,
La Grande, 1st place and Susan
Klrkpatrick, Baker, 2nd place.
Boys were Jon Crossland,
Hood River, 1st place and Glen
Rutherford, La Grande, 2nd
place.
Judcros were John Jambura,
Eastern Oregon College Social
Studies department, Lee John
son, Eastern Oregon Professor of
History and Wesley Brownton
Circuit Court Judge.
Missionary From India to Speak Here
nstrict Elks
Winners Told
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had receiveu , " :,', r
Rev. Prcseolt L. Beals has!
been a missionary for the Church
Milo On
Log Committee
The 33rd annual Oregon Log
ging Conferencce will be held
In Eugene Feb. 25-27. President
James Bagley has announced
appointments to the Resolutions
Committee to study industry
problems. Milo Prindle of East
ern Oregon Logging Co. is one
of the new appointees, only one
from this area.
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Salem Scene
He and Mrs.
Political 'Firsts' Habit
For House Speaker
Inability of the Senate to a
chieve early organization fall
ed to keep Oregon legislators
from beginning the business of
the 56th Legislative Assembly
Even as Senators remained
stalemated in their attempts to
elect a leader, the House of Rep
resentatives launched itself into
the lawmaking process. At the
helm stands Speaker Robert F.
Smith only the third Oregon
soIon to succeed himself in the
position during the Legislature's
12-year history.
Legislative "firsts" are more
f a habit wiih the tall. 39-year-
old businessman and cattle
rancher from Burns, however
And House determination to
conduct business as usual re
flects the no-nonsense attitude
ith which the Speaker ap
proaches his Job.
Representing Harney and Mal
heur Counties continuously for
decade. Smith entered politics
34 years In India. There he serv- - i
cd In evangelistic and educa- J
tlonal work, part of the time ns
field superintendent. Later ne
spent some months evangeliz
ing in Barbados in the Carib
bean area. Following this he
and Mrs. Beals served In Trini
dad, also in the Caribbean ar
ea, and for awhile In Guayana
In South America, serving as
superintendent In both of these
fields. After Mrs. Beals' death
he spent four years as super
intendent in British Honduras In
Central America. After retiring
because of age limits, he served
as assistant minister In his
home church, Walla Walla First,
for three years. For the last four
years he has been in run time
evangelism.
Mr. Beals is the author of two
books, "India's Open Door" and
"India Reborn". He was the first
a-sident missionary professor at
the Nazaiene Theological Sem
inary in Kansas City, Mo. He
was honored as the alumnus of
the years in 1963 by his Alma
Mater, Northwest Nazarene Col
lege In Nampa, Idaho. He knew
the late Mr. Ghandl. He also
knows other leaders, Including
the Honorable George Price the
present premier of British Hon
duras. Three years ago he made a
three months' evangelistic tour
to British Honduras, one of his
former fields and also to Ja
maica. And now he has com
pleted an eleven months' round-the-world
evangelistic tour dur
ing which he visited thirteen
countries holding services in
each. England, Germany, Switz-
' . . .
some doubts about the wisdom ing fronj- his fil.st.raCe before
determination of fellow Repub
J Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
DO YOU NEED A WIG?
If you do, you should have
no trouble getting one at an
unreasonable price. Wig-making
is big business, and any family
that doesn't have at least one
should be on relief, Some TV
characters appear to be wearing
a stack of them. The "hippies"
scorn wig merchants and grow
theirs. Their only problem is to
keep the "seam -squirrels and
other wildlife out of them."
Anyone who depends upon wigs
for adornment need not go to
a beauty parlor, send the wig,
if he has a "spare". I and others
like me might be more present
able If we wore a toupee, stuck
to the old skull with a few
spots of glue.
George Washington was a
"big wig." He is still wearing
one on our dollar bills.
Triple Link Elects
Sans Souci Rebekah Lodge
No. 33 held Its regular meeting
Friday evening, the first meet
ing for the newly installed of
ficers. Noble Grand Mary Mc
Murtry named her committees
for the year. ;
Lynn Haguewood was elected
as Trusteo for a three year
term. Serving one and two year
terms are Bernice Nash and
Opal Cook. Mrs. Ola Ruggles,
unable to attend the formal in
stallation ceremonies last week
was installed as color bearer.
Junior Past Noble Grand Es.
ther Bergstrom thanked the
lodge for her own personal re
galia, and for the lovely piece
of glassware from her 1970 of
ficers. Cards of cheer were sent to
Helen Williamson who is recov
ering from recent surgery in a
hospital in Hermiston, and to
Jeanne Dobbs who has been ill
at her home.
After lodge was closed a Trip
le Link meeting was held in the
dining room. Main order of bus-
iness being the election of of
of this. Rodents, field mice and
rabbits also eat and destroy
grass, insects might multiply as
an indirect result. The chain of
events from interference with
nature is sometimes hard to
follow.
The Indians lived here for
thousands of years without
changing the country. Instead
of trying to remake the land to
suit their tastes, their habits
and ways were formed to fit in
to the balance of nature.
I do not intend this as an
indictment of stockmen and
portsmen, only to give us all
a little something to think ov-
changing our way of think-
ng is a hard thing, but maybe
if we thought over our actions
with the good of the earth it
self foremost, it might be best
for ourselves in the long run.
Don't ever let anyone tell you
that "1080" is not a chain kill
er. If birds or other animals
eat on a carcass of an animal
that has died from "1080", they
too will be poisoned and die.
Another angle is this, if the
parent coyotes don't reach their
dens after consuming "1080"
the pups starve to death; if
they manage to return to their
young, the pups die of poison,
thus killing two generations of
coyotes with each "1080" bait
consumed. This tasteless, odor
less poison causes the most
painful, suffering, slow death
known to mankind. It's impos-
Brother-Sister On
OSU Honor Roll
Carol Rawlins Brewster made
the honor roll fall term at Ore
gon State as did her brother
John Rawlins who had m 4.0.
They are daughter and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rawlins of
Heppner.
ficers for the new year. Elect
ed chairman was Esther Bergs
from with Ola Ruggles as vice
chairman and Jo Huston, Sec'y.
Trees. Delicious refreshments of
sandwiches, cookies and coffee
was served by the hostesses
Mary McMurtry and Mildred
Padberg. The next regular meet
ing will be Feb. 5.
Holiday Yisitors with Judg
and Mrs. Paul Jones were their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Jones, Holly and Guy of
Hood River. They all Joined the
big family dinner held at the
Floyd Jones'.
Ministers Educational
Drug Series Planned
The South Morrow County
Ministerial Assn. has scheduled
Sunday afternoon worship serv
ices at the Nursing Home. To
help in the song services, a
project to secure a piano was
started. The offering from the
all-church Thanksgiving service
was donated to this fund.
It was announced at the Jan.
6 Ministerial meeting that the
IOOF had offered a piano for
licans prevailed. Once the die
was cast, he traveled 8,000 miles
to meet and convince voters in
his initial contest. He was re
elected by incieasing majorities
during five succeeding elections
and has won nomination ol
both parties since 1966.
The son of a physician, Smith
early distinguished himself in
athletics by being named to a
national YMCA All-American
basketball team with Wilt "The
Stilt" Chamberlain. He earned
his degree in business adminis
tration and economics at Wil
lamette University and return
ed to Burns to build a ranch
business he runs primarily by
telephone today. Intensive com
munity activity as a Jaycee led
to state and national honors,
county GOP leadership and, ul
timately, his role as a Legislat
or at age 29 then youngest ev
er to serve in the House.
At the State Capitol, Smith re
newed acquaintances with a
fellow Jaycee, F. F. "Monte"
Montgomery, and in sessions of
1965-67 served both as House
Speaker Pro Tern and Majority
Whip, another legislative first.
As Speaker in 1969 (the first
from Harney County) Smith's
leadership qualities attained
new highs. At the conclusion of
a session many believed would
never get off the ground, state-
SGT.
wide news media were nearly
unanimous in praise of legislat
ive accomplishment in general
and the House Speaker in par
ticlar. In his opening remarks to the
House in 1969, Robert Smith
called for unity to achieve goals
in governmental reorganization,
environmental enhancement and
property tax relief. Legislative
goals were largely met and he
followed up with innovative in
terim Task Force studies to im
plement nad complete the job.
Smith's opening remarks this
year echoed his previous chal
lenge and likely will achieve
smilar results. Highest on the
Speaker's priority list for the '71
session is the toughest task fac
ing the Legislature: finding a
way for the State to live within
its means without sacrificing
necessities.
Reiterating his belief Oregon
voters "legislate" their own tax
es at the polls, Smith steadfast
ly maintains the 1971 sessions
won't refer any major tav reform
to the people,
Education also is near the
top of Smith's priority list and
the future of higher education
is of special concern. Falling in
the same category is the un
finished job of governmental re
oiganization, problems relating
to Oregon s inevitable urbani
zation and those involving en
vironment and liveability.
At the same time he is de
termined the House should do
all in its power to make Ore
gon's business climate attractive
to present industrial residents
and newcomers alike, providing
both can operate without undue
damage to the environment.
In this respect he is particularly-adamant,
calling for faith
in the institutions of free en
terprise and citing the necessity
of economic development to
provide new jobs required an
nually to employ Oregonians
living in the state today.
The House under Smith's lead
ership has demonstrated its abil
ity to work well with the Sen
ate and the office of the Gov
ernor. Within its ranks, a sense; Mrs. Amanda Duvall received
of genuine respect pervades a call last week from Anita Ull-
when Minority Leader Harl Haas . man, Washington, D. C. She
REV. PRESCOTT L, BEALS
erland, the Holy Land, India,
New Zealand, Australia, New
Guinea, the Philippines, Taiwan,
Japan, Korea, and finally Ha
waii, U.S.A. He has 16 mm mo
vie color films taken in these
various countries. For some
months he will be giving his
entire time telling about his
tour and showing his pictures.
Rev. Beals will be at the
Heppner Church of the Nazarene
on Jan. 30 and 31. On that Sat
urday evening at 7 p.m. he will
show his 16 mm color films and
on Sunday morning at the 11
o'clock worship service he will
tell more about his recent world
tour.
Following the morning service
there will be a potluck dinner
in Fellowship Hall. The public
is cordially invited to attend
these services.
M ;9t i Si k
Bessy,
V f : m-m. EZm. M i!i
and Mrs. Russell Freeo
Bonnie Carr
Marries at
McChord Field
Bonnie Carr of Portland, dau
ghter of Joe Carr of Heppner
was married to Sgt. Russell
Freeo in the chapel at McChord
AFB on Jan. 16. They were mar
ried by the base chaplain. The
reception followed at the Offi
cers Club. Upon his discharge
on Jan. 29, he expects to enroll
in college at Philadelphia where
they will be making their home.
Going from Heppner were Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Carr, Mr. and Mrs,
James Carr, Ricky and Gary.
No. 2 Grandchild
Arrives
Receives Masonic
25-Year Pin
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wald of
Portland spent a few days last
week visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Amanda Duvall. While he
was here he went to Echo to
attend a meeting of the Mason
ic Lodge. He was presented with,
his 25 year pin.
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COMMUNITY
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the rest home. The ministers
discussed the need for a port
able pulpit at the nursing home
and considered transferring the
Thanksgiving offering towards
this projecct.
Plans were presented to hold
a series of educational meetings
this spring on the problems of
Drug Abuse. They plan guest
speakers, films and materials.
The Junior Rodeo dates, and
the need for a tract rack in the
hospital were noted.
Ministers and their families
will have a potluck dinner on
Feb. 3 at the Lutheran Church
following the monthly minister
ial meeting.
Riverside Menus
Cafeteria menus for Riverside
Junior-Senior High School for
the week of Jan. 25-29 are as
follows:
Monday Pizza, cottage
cheese and fruit, beet pickles
and pudding.
Tuesday Spaghetti, tossed
salad, hot biscuits and ice
cream.
Wednesday Fried chicken.
whipped potatoes and gravy,
corn bread, buttered green beans
and fruit.
Thursday Chili with crack
crs, pear srtd-ehecse salad, veg
etable sticks and cookies.
Friday Fish sticks with tar
tar sauce, buttered peas, butter
ed potatoes and sweet rolls.
Milk is served with all meals.
vows partisan conflicts will in
volve only major issues.
This attitude was bolstered
when after Smith announced
heavily GOP-weighted commit
tee assignments, Haas remark
ed: "He is treating us as well
as I would any Republican."
Oregon political tradition
doesn't rank Speaker of the
House in the same stepping-
stone category with offices of
similar responsibility. But chan
ces are better than even that
Robert Smith's leadership
anachronistically com b i n i n g
warmth and aloofness, . could
lead the cattleman from Burns
to more political "firsts" before
he sheds his boots.
"Shucks," declared an observ
ant constituent, "He's even
friendly with sheepherders."
was recovering from recent ma
jor surgery. She told of the ar
rival of her second grandchild,
a son to Mr. and Mrs. William
uazda. He has been named Da
vid William and joins a sister,
Margaret Elizabeth who her
iamny call "Mag".
School Lunch Menus
Presented
Through Courtesy of
Heppner Branch
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK OF OREGON
The Camp 5 Lake is frozen
over but due to springs in the
lake the ice has thin spots in
it and is unsafe to support peo
ple so people are urged to use
caution when fishing through
the ice.
HERMISTON
LIVESTOCK AUCTION. INC.
Sale every Saturday
12:30 p.m. sharp
Carson Vehrs Emmet t Rogers
567-6644 567-5139
Bill Bowden Sale Yard
567-5082 567-3149
Heppner Elementary and
High Schools
SCHOOL HOT LUNCH
MEND
Monday, January 25 Spaghet
ti, vegetable salad, French bread,
fruit crisp, butter, milk.
Tuesday, January 26 Chili
cabbage salad, frosted cake!
apricots, corn bread, hnttor'
in.
iiuney, miiK.
weanesaay. January 57
r-izza, green beans, lettuce
wedge, pudding, milk.
Thusday, January 28 Tur
key and noodle casserole, but
tered peas, carrot and celery
stix, apple crisp, rolls, butter
milk. '
Friday, January 29 Vege
table beef soup, peanut butter
sandwiches, fruit salad. ehol
stix, frosted graham crackers. I
JAN 23
Heppner Rodeo club Chili
Feed, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m
at High School cafetorium
Admission $1.00.
JAN. 23
Morrow County Gem and
Mineral Society meeting
7:30 p. m. in the McMurtry
building. Any interested
person invited.
JAN. 26
Public Budget meeting for
71-72 Morrow County School
District budget at 7:30 p.m.
at district office in Lexing
ton. Public encouraged to
attend.
JAN. 27
Beta Omega card party. Bridge
ana Pinochle 8:00 at SL
Williams Church, lone.
Prizes and refreshments.
Admission S1.0O per person.
Everyone invited to attend.
JAN. 28
Traveling Bake Sale in lone
beginning at 1:30 p.m. Spon
sored by lone American
Legion and Auxiliary.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. a Box 247 PH. 676-962!
If no answer call Ray Boyce.
676-5384