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HEFFNEB C AIETTT TME GAZETTE-TIMES Hipner. Oregon 97838 Phone 676-8228 MORROW COUNTY'S HEWSMPEB "he Heppner Cazette established March 30. 1883. The Heppner Hmea eMablished November 18. 1897. Consolidated February 15. 1912 MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD. Editor & Publisher. ARNOLD RAYMOND, REGGIE rASCAlL. Plunt Foreman Linotype Operator ANN TONE "jSLSS31 Now, Apprentice Circulation Pressman L,rC SUSAN BERGSTROM Apprentice Subscription Rates: $5,00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single Copies 15 Cents In Advance.: Minimum Billing 50 cents. PubllsheJ Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon, as Second Clans Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. until noon Saturday. Stop That Silly Order r i a League said at the Morrow County meeting Monday ntgnt that there Is still time to write to Oregon's Congressmen rel ative to the way you feel about the recent order that truck drivers must be 21 years old. He said it would do more good writing them than it would to write to the Department of Transportation. Letter have flowed into the Department of Transportation Finally they quit counting them and started weighing thorn. Mr. Brogoitti said that 93 percent of the letters are in opposit ion to the new ruling. A big percentage of the harvesting In Montana and Okla homa is done by custom operators and they are screaming. He said they had no inkling that labor unions were in volved in the order. He said "We're sticking out for the driving license age" . During the hearing in Washington DC, he said those on the committee had no idea that most farm trucks are over the 10,000 pound limit. The order that truck drivers on farms must be 21 years of age hurts two ways, the farmer who will find it hard to get enough drivers and it hurts the kids who need the money to go to school. A ,, The order doesn't make sense. Farmers are traditionally a conservative lot and aren't going to put a kid on a truck they don't think he can handle. The record of young people on farm trucks in Oregon is good. Jobs for young people in eastern Oregon are not plentiful. This Is something they can do nnd d "'bly one of those orders that come from the top when the top doesn't know where the grass roots are. Tell Your Congressman! The federal government collects $1,117 in taxes from t the average family with a $10,000 annual income. Under President nS proposed budget for the 1972 fiscal I year, this money would be spent as follows: $371.80 for iMtlal defena e in eluding the Indochina war; social security, $291-50, $41.80 for education and man power training programs $77 for hospitals, medical research, Medicaid, Medicare and , pubi c health serv ices; veterans' benefits, $50.60; pollution control, $20.90; agrl culture and rural development, $27.50; commerce and trans Donation programs, $52.80; community development, urban renewal and housing programs, $22; foreign aid and loans, $19.80; space research! and technology. $15 40; general govern ment expenses, $24.20; revenue sharing (if adopted) and re lated programs, $28.60; Interest on the national debt, $94.60. Out of each 8-hour working day. the typical taxpayer upon which these figures are based, tolls for 2 hours and 43 minutes to pay his federal taxes. Maybe you can think of some better ways to spend your money. Tell your Congress-man! r 7 ''! 77 x . r Columbia Basin Electric Pays Columbia Basin Electric's Office Manager Norm Rickert is shown signing a check in excess of 00.(W for W heeler County as their donation to them in lieu of ad valorem taxes. Your Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc., for the vear 1970 is paying in excess of $30,000.00 dollars in dona C and Revenue Taxes combined to the three counties tha it serves with electrical power. The amount of $25,215.41 rep resents a 3 revenue tax and is prorated to he respective counties according to the miles of line located in each coun- ty" The amount of assessed revenue tax in Morrow County for WTO if ?,012 39 more than the tax and hincd have been in previous years. Part of this increase s due to the raised rate of assessment but a large portion Is due to an increase in power usage, due to new legations in the Cecil and Sandhollow areas. ... u This is described as a good example of how the County benefits from progress of any kind that is made in our area. Columbia Basin Electric's Board Members and manage ment hope that Gilliam and Wheeler countiies will haveenougn growth in the near future to create a like increase in reve nue to their counties. SANDHOLLOW ART SHOPPE CERAMIC and TOLE PAINTING 1 Ceramic Classes Tole Painting Classes $2.00 per hour Classes Tuesday and Thursday Evenings 7:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. CALL MRS. MART LOU CARLSON-S89-8138 -TTMZ3. Thuradar. Mot Wl ik. rtmirnn Wheat Growers 4 4 ' i - rM - .eL are Free LETTERS TO Letter to Editor: A Low that may You We taxpayers underwrite spc .n1 Insnranrn for Nuclear POW er plants, with guarantee to power companies, that they will never be responsible for any damage beyond what the public pays for. Let's take the promoters of Nuclear power at their face val ue. Nuclear powered electric plants, the safest Industry in the history of technology. Radioac tive emission? Nothing to wor ry about. Ads claim that nuclear reac tors are protected by safety standards, that will withstand every emergency including cat astrophies such as earth quakes, tidal waves, tornadoes, and hur ricnnos Safetv features of com mercial nuclear reactors are that they aro regulating. Alright, from the copywriters ior th utilities, to the distinguish ed physicists who promote in herent nuclear saiety irom me heipht of the A EC power struc ture, we will take them all at their word. . Nuclenr reactors are safe, clean, beautiful and good. Won derful in reducing local lax rates, and welcomed in every community. There is one thing lacking. Why are utilities afraid of Hamflce suits if nuclear plants threaten no dampge? Why did electric companies reiuse to start nuclear reactor business until Congress passed a law specifically exempting the com panies from public liability? This unprecedented law is on the books. The Price Anderson Act, passed in 1957 and extend ed tn IBRS. In 1965 hearings be fore Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, uuiuy spokesman testified, in the ab of this Act. they would cancel their contracts for the construction of nuclear reactors. Whv. if the utilities and AEC are telling the public the truth about safety or tne nuciear niants. then thev don't . need Price Anderson Act. Why should they have to be protectea Brainst the financial conse quences of non-existent haz ards? They need the Price An derson Act because the hazards are so great, they dare not Jeop ardize their companies' finan cial positions, and can not get private insurance to cover the risk. Then what they preach a- bout safety is a lie. There may be a polite way of saying the same thing, but such a cynical and self serving deception 01 the Dubllc. on such a grave is sue deserves the bluntest of characterization. Are they lying or telling the truth? It's nut It ud to the utili ties themselves. Let's repeal the Price Anderson Act ana see what happens. Insurance companies refused to assume the risks, they thrive on risks. They pay off on car insurance liabilities of 12 bil lion dollars a year and still make monev. One vice presi dent of an Insurance Co., ques tioned the wisdom of a public policy that promoted an indus try with such frightening po tential damage to life and prop erty. Estimates of catastrophe po tential DreDared bv the AEC's own Brookhaven National Lab came out In a study (1956), AEC document number wasn. 74f. The studv was tvDical nu clear plant situated on a body of water about 30 miles from a major city. The study then gave a potential damage fig ure, 3400 people killed, 4J,uuu injured and (7 billion dollars! property damage, radioactive fallout could contaminate as much as 150,000 sq. miles. Much larger reactors are be ing built now, and the second study updating Wash. 470, has been made by AEC but never revealed to the public in 1970. Speculate that its contents would be unfavorable to the erowth of the nuclear industry. There are about 20 nuclear plants in operation, and about 95 under construction. And with in 30 years, AEC predicts 600 nuclear plants, me plants com bined, would produce as much long lived radio-activity as 500, 000 Hiroshima bombs if just one tenth of one percent escaped in to the environment, that would equal the contaminations from 500 bombs every year. This was pointed out by a Senator. Salesmen for a Droduet I can understand, but why the U. S. Government wants nuclear Giants when there are any num ber of other power sources. This I cannot see. I urge eacn con cerned person to write your Congressman and repeal the Price Anderson Act. Scientists are fearful of world population being destroyed by atomic war. But men are the source of their own destruction. thv are bent on unbalancing EDITOR Europe and USA are building shelters. Isliah 24:1718 Fear and the pit and the snare are upon thee, O' inhabitants of the -i, t i,.. in tn their Pits I'Clilll. ill-J t - ... - (shelters), tie inai of the pit are taKen oy .- snarc (fallout). E. j. AKers lone, Ore. To the Editor: i know I'd never make ine Haight-Ashbury" scene so a piece of Haight-AsnDury cum In. 1 :cf PUP In the form of a dog. A beautiful creature, part Husky, neither friendly nor unfriendly. He was accompan inH hu a Inncish-halred youth with a Fu Manchu mustache, name of Adrian he tells me. ah wintor we have been free frn mthe real HinDie crOUP but come warm weather they will come dogs and all. The aogs are the best part. They are beautiful, well cared for and gentle. Where do these ill kempt (?) ones get them? la ratner not say. Anvhnw when the evenings crow loneer I'll not wander a- round like I do now. At last the evil ones have been up this way. A hold up at the little corner grocery down to eet my milk. A college kid working there, Bill, told me ne was scar ed to death. Your paper Is wonderful. Food for Thought Pompmhpr when "Hippie" meant big in the hips, And a "Trip" involved travel In cars, planes, or ships? whon "Pot" was a vessel for swvniHnor thincrs In. And "Hook ed" was what granomotners rug may have been.' whon "Fix" was a verb that meant mend or repair, And "Be In" meant simply existing somewhere? whM "NiBt" meant well or ganized, tidy and clean, And Grass" was ground cover, nor mally green? whn "Groow" meant furrow ed with channels and hollows, AnH "RirHc" vuptp wlneed crea tures like robins and swallows? When "Fuzz" was a substance, real fluffy, like lint, And "Bread" came from bakeries, not from the mint? When "Roll" meant bun. and a "Rock" was a stone, And "Hang up" was something you did on the phone? When "Chicken" meant poul trv and "Bae" meant a sack. And "Junk" was trash cast-outs and old brick-a-brac? When "Swineer" as someone who swines in a swing. And a "Pad" was a sort of cushiony thing? When 'Tough" described meat ton unvieldins to chew. And "making a scene" was a rude thing to do? And words nnce so sensible sober and serious, Were not makine "Freak Scene" like psycho-delirious? Author unknown Sent by Josephine Mahoney Baker Terwilliger Plaza Portland 97201 To the Editor: While disaster continues to repeat itself, perhaps our local dignitaries should consult Noah and secure blue prints for an Ark. . Now there's certain to be a bushel basket full of good ex cuses why Shobe Canyon hasn't had top priority over Willow Creek since the flood of "69". Let's not overlook the 200,000 investment of our local swim ming pool which had to be con structed prior to the answer of the Shobe Canyon flood threat, not to mention numerous homes or the life of a child. Let's hope the hazard that this repeat dis aster represents is not ignored as if it shouldn't be a top pri ority project in Morrow County. This has to be one of the most ridiculous over-sights since Gen eral Custer. Too bad the engineers and all persons concerned couldn't have been on the location I'd ven ture to say Willow Creek hard ly contributed much more than 40 or less of the total chan nel flow which roared toward the Court Street bridge. I don't recall much more than a trifle of damage above the mouth of Shobe (on Willow Creek), at least in comparison of dollar value. Could there be a better time to concentrate on the real flood threat! Taxpayers, espec ially those who have suffered the extensive damage of Tues day's flash flood are due for some timely consideration. It's absolutely heartbreaking to wit ness the loss and destruction which occurred again to local residents. It was so uncalled for. Let's hope a shoe print doesn't have to show up where it should have to be worn. It's a dam shame! Delbert Piper ChrisWhe Only Answer to the Drug Problem The Community Drug Educa tion Series, held for the last six weeks in the grade school multipurpose room, ended last Wednesday evening. May 19. The last program featured four young ex-drug addicts whose personal testimonies were very Impressive. They came from various economic back grounds, ranging from the af fluent to the por, and they were all products of broken homes. Yet the four all had something in common in that they had all been dissatisfied with life. They said they saw hypocrisy in the home, in the church, and In society In gen eral. They did not like the world they were living In, so they decided to turn off with drugs. They all agree that this did not solve the problem, but only made It worse. One des cribed his experience by say ing, "I've been through a liv lng hell." The four young people all started using drugs as an ex periment, not Intending to get hocked. But as Is often the case, they soon started using stronger and stronger ones un til they were completely ad dicted. Then continuing to search for meaning In life, they reached out to metaphysics. One boy said he got involved In demon worship and added, "They really do exist." Anoth er was following Buddhism and chanted at least two hours ev ery day. "Yet", they said, "we could not find what we were looking for. The same old emptiness in life was still there." They all brought out very vividly that it was Jesus Christ that filled that need and de livered them from drugs. It is a real miracle to be delivered from heroin and other strong drugs, and not even have withdrawal symptoms. People can die from sudden with drawal, but some of the young people suffered no problem from it "Since then, life has really become worthwhile," they said. They know what happiness is, and life has be come very Interesting. The ter rible problems at home have improved greatly. As one young person so well put it, "Christ means everything to me now, and I know he can do the same for your life." Time was also given to the Importance of the home in drug prevention. Almost with out exception, those who be come drug addicts come from poor home situations; where family relationships are strain ed. Taking time to be a real father and mother, listening to your child, and helping him to develop a good, well-rounded character is vital. Too often the physical necessities are provided but the mental, so cial, and spiritual aspects of children's development are ne glected. Prevention is the most effective antidote to drug in volvement, and this rests to a large degree upon parents. But as one boy put it, "Do you really think you can find an answer to the drug problem outside of Jesus Christ?" The audience was glad to know that our own local schools are definitely planning to begin drug education next year .on all age levels. Next fall before school begins, a special training session for our local teachers will be given to teach them how to effectively present drug education in their classrooms. It is the hope of the South Morrow County Ministerial As sociation that this series on drug abuse has been a help DiSSTOM CORDLESS ELECTRIC GRASS SHEAR PETTYJOHN'S Heppner Homer Hughes in Woshington r 1 y - .1 I ' a v , - v ,.. TV WASHINGTON to testify before the Senate Appropri WH.?'L ?hmitteV on Public Works. Homer Hughes. Morrow tVSS' Senator "obPatdrwooOre.) diTcuwd funds for Willow Creek Dam... Pockwood has kLdfoi to construction funds to get tha m million it underway. H assured Commissioner Hughe, that WU K'khS top priority for funding out of more than 30 nlecauthoriized in the Walla Walla District of tha Army of EnTiS. Homer .aid area to getting MeraM. .t i,m R Al Oilman. He said nothing was beard from 'ZtiTX he could car. about the project in Morrow County. Homer found a good driver who had a per mit to go anyplace in Washington, took him on a fairly com prehensWe tour of the capital city. Time for Sunday School A little girl with shining eyes Her face aglow. Said, "Daddy it is almost time for Sunday School, let's go. They teach us there of Jesus' Love, Of how he died for ail, Upon the Cruel. Cross to save those Who on Him will call. "Oh, no," said daddy, not today, I've worked hard all week, And I must have one day of rest, and I'm going to the creek, For there I can relax and rest, and Fishing's fine, they say. So run along, don't bother me, we'll go to church some day. Months and years have passed away, But Daddy hears that plea no more. "Let's go to Sunday School" Those childish days are o'er. And, now that Daddy's growing old, When life Is almost through, He finds time to go to church, but what does daughter do? She says, "Oh, Daddy, not today. I stayed up all night. And I've just got to get some sleep. Besides, I look a fright" Then Daddy lifts his trembling hand To brush away the tears, As again he hears the pleading voice ' Distinctly through the years, He sees a small girls' shining face Upturned with eyes aglow, As she says, "It's time for Sun day School. Please Daddy let's go". I wonder how many father's are cheating their children of the things eternal. As one boy told the writer. "I dont have to go to Sunday bchool, my dad takes me fish ing on Sundays. The Dad may think he is being the best Dad but I wonder. Why?? One teenager in my Sunday bchool class desired to attend Sunday School but her father said no. Years passed and word came to us the girl told her those who have attended will be more knowledgeable on the subject now and be better ab le to play an active part in preventing drug problems with our young people and oui community. Don Hall iBsnl twcMUl-aWKWWl 676-9157 Dad, "I hate you". Why?T Be cause you were not concerned about my spiritual life". May all Father's be as Josh ua. "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord." Tnko vour child to Sunday School, do not send them. Sun day School is for the whole family. May your children call you blessed. G. E. Nikander CHUCK WAGON Orville Cutsforth'a fine collec tion of silver dollars is on dis-. play at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Gena Ferouson and Curtis Lund had a surprise recently . en route to the Lund home in Hermiston. They had just been , to the livestock auction. In Gene's car. Suddenly an expk-. sion occurred in the cars mot,or and it caught fire. No one was hurt but this was a really close call. Fire truck came to help but car is close to a total Joss. We have a warning fox oar readers. Most want ads are run by foks on the up and up. Sometimes, however, we have ads come in by mail from out side our county. We have no way of screening the authentic ity of some of the businesses.' If they ask for an investment,, investigate. If in doubt, we sug gest a talk with your bankei or lawyer before making the in vestment. ' COMMUNITY BILLBOARD II it. MAY 30 Pioneer Picnic, Morrow Co. Fairgrounds. Potluck 1:00 p.m. at IONE CHURCH OF CHRIST Summer schedule starts Sun day. Worship 10 a.m. No church school. JUNE 2 Jr. Rodeo meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Gail McCarty home. JUNE 4 Heppner Garden Club Flower show at Ford Garage Show room. Open to public at 1:00 p.m. Everyone invited to enter flowers and ar rangements. JUNE 5 lone United Church of Christ 9th annual church auction and barbecue at Willows Grange Hall. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. a Box 247 PH. 676-9625 If no answer call Ray Boyce, 676-5384 Heppner the balance of nature. Many in
