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II KITS FR THE GAZETTE-TIMES Hppaf. Ot-k-ob WftM rkM - m MORROW COUNTTS ftCWSFAPEI The It.-i'l'iifi ;,tiin- .M.thli-lii-il March .. IHXl The lli-liii'i Tim-' t.ilihvil Vi'VimhIu'i IS l7 Cuiuuli dlied KitMU.r l.Y 1:1' VFMRKUS OK NATMWl KWSP APKKS ASS N AND oiifiion Nnvsrri'i: n ri istims ass n CHARLIE 4 DOROTHY HT.ARD. Editor and rubluhert ARNOLD RAYMOND. Plant Koreman ANN TOSEY, New Circulation St:b. tll'tl'1" l!.ili' S"i'ii Vi .ii Sii-.lc t'n' l.'i lVnl M.nlii Sin ;!.- t iiu' Cent- Minimum Hilluiu SI 00, Put'li-lni! I M-i TiuuI.n .ma Ijueii'U .il tlir I'nM Oltiec .it lli'i'l'iii'i Oii'im.i ,i Scei'lhl 0,i .M.ttlei Thank God for the Generation Gap Wlut Is i generation'1 What is a generation gup'.' The dictionary says: 1. that a generation is all the people born about the same time ami 2. the time from the birth of one generation to the birth of the next generation about 30 years. Generations overlap ami there is no definite cut-off point. The viord generation is more than a biological concept. It is also related to historical events or sociological pro cesses. Another definition for generation is "a group of individuals, most of hom are the same approximate age, havinc similar ideas, problems, attitudes, etc." So what we have been calling the generation m is in reality a gap between groups holding different ideas. Of course, some ideas will attract more young peoplethanothers but there will always be a rather wide chronological age spread in the adherents. A youth movement is never exclusively a youth movement. The press of historical events as well as age determine labels. Thus we have the World War I generation, the De pression generation, the World War 11 generation etc. We are told that people's behavior patterns are pretty strongly influenced by the time in which they live. Each generation has a certain point of view differing somewhat from the one preceding and from the on following. In times of crisis the difterences are accentuated. As traditional values are challenged or threatened there is a tendency for lines to be drawn. The younger generation with values not yet worked out or fully grasped tends to be enthusiastic about what is new or if they are ignorant of history, as they usually are, what they think is new. The older generation with values more fully developed and with more time to have acquired soin; perspective, tends to resist and view with alarm. That is what we call a genera tion gap. We agree with the fellow who says, "It is one of the dynamic aspects of human life." It certainly is not new and history reveals evidence of it in almost every society It was the younger generation disciplined by the rigors of the desert who eventually con quered the new land in Moses' time. Churches, corporations, government on all levels adjust under pressure for change. Innovation and tradition are in constant struggle and it takes a wise and strong adminis tration to manage ttie two forces. vVhen either side sur renders without a struggle, we are the poorer for it. Surely some good things are coming out of youth's protests such as a greater concern for environment, a more earnest search for alternatives to war as a way of settling disputes between nations, the updating of some of our political struc tures, the serious effort to do something about suppressed minorities, improvements in educational methods. The things we appreciate are the tilings we struggle for. We owe our youth the opportunity to have to fight for the things they believe in. Great ideals are nurtured in conflict. Let's not eliminate the stimulation of the generation gap! Half of a Tax Measure The Oregon Farm Bureau has apparently succeeded in getting half of a tax measure on the ballots for the November general elections. An initiative petition, filed recently by the Farm Bureau, will give residents of the state an opportunity to vote on whether or not the state should prohibit the use of property taxes as a means of funding elementary and secondary schools as well as community colleges. If the measure is approved by voters, and it is almost cer tain to be it will be up to the 1973 legislatuee to determine an alternate means of financing school operating costs. The legislature, it must be remembered, has proposed al ternate methods of financing (or helping finance) school operations before and all of these have been voted down. The other half of the Farm Bureau's tax measure should have been a provision for replacing the property tax with an alternate source of income. Improvement of Oregon's tax structure is a great idea, as many people haave said in the past. However, voting to pro hibit one tax source without, at the same time, voting to replace it with another tax source, is, destruction of the tax structure, not improvement. In this particular instance, taxpayers will be voting on the most important expenditure made annually in the state of Oregon, the education of their children. And, the tax measure proposed by the Farm Bureau only provides the machinery for voting Oregon's school children out of an education. There is no provision for voting them back in. What would happen, for instance, if the legislature were unable to come up with a tax source that would be accep table. After all, the definition ol an acceptable tax is one that you have to pay but I don't And there will be enough people who would have to pay the new (or shifted) taxes to vote them down. The alternate, in that case, would probably be to go to the present income tax for support of the school system. And, since Oregon's income tax structure is based on the federal income tax, all of the big boys who enjoy many tax loopholes would not be taxed. Most of them are now paying property taxes on their investments. The average wage-earner, however, would be devastated if support of the schools was shifted to the present income tax structure. Another tax increase on cigarettes couldn't be expected to help much. So, all taxpayers who vote on the Farm Bureau Measure in November should remember that they're only voting on half ol a measure' and that they must be prepared to accept an alternate tax later in order to keep schools open. THE BILL HINSHAWS VISIT THE BILL WEATHERFORDS Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hinshaw of Milton-Freewater came vi siting ttie Bill Weatherfords of Lexington last weekend. Mrs. Hinshaw Bernice Ste elhammer) and Justine knew one another as little girls in Portland and were close friends during student days at O.C.E. Justine was Bernice's attendant whenshe married Bill, and Bernice was Justine's attendant when she and Professor Knoll married. The Hinshaw s have lived at ORE . nAZFTTF TIMES Ttiimdav. Aui!Mt 10. 1373 MUTNEK CREC DAVIDSON Nes ELIZABETH MORRIS Operator Glide in southern Oregon most of their marriedlifeand are quite new at M.F. JERRY GENTRY was in the Gazette - Times office this week to report about his sis ter's birthday. Janet was 17 he said, and had a good party Sunday. "She had a cake and ice cream and gots lots of presents." Jerry reported. Jim Ployhar was with Jerry and he, too, was anxious to report about Janet's good fortune. Paslor Everhart Resigns' Floyd Everhart, Pastor of the Heppner Church of the Nazjrene since November l'Jii'J announces his resigna tion as Pastor of ttie local Church with his last Sunday U'ltw August S7th. Several firsts In accomplishments here during their ministry were the commencing of wee kly Sunday afternoon services at the Pioneer Memorial Rest Home and "m dweek Child ren's Services" held regul arly except during the sum mer months. The attendance at the latter averaged over twenty and as high as forty. Pastor Everhart feels that It isa promotion tocommenec a new ministry In the Idaho Oregon area in connectoon with "The Truth, Faith and Hope Fellowship." Working in the interests of the Gos pel and "The Fellowship." In both the Idaho and Northeast Oregon area. He also plans to continue his ministry of writing feel ing that this is probably the greatest present outreach He REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Leon J. LaBlanc and Car rie E. LeBlanc to L. V. McMahon and Lilly W. Mc Mihon. Frl. Lot 6 Blk. 7W Sec. 24 T3N R26 subj to easmt for irr. pieline. Morrow Co. Abstract I Title to Darrell G. Trumbull and Kathleen M. Trumbull. M 2C86 7-21-70 Lot 4 Blk. 4 W Boarduun Sec. 8 T4N R23. U.S. America to Marion A. Palmer and Geneva J. Palmer; Marion L. Pal mer and Mary Ann Palmer. Frl. Sec. 10 T4N R23. Scouts go to Camp Wallowa Local Boy Scouts went up Sunday to Camp Wallowa for a week. Accompanying John Gochnauer, chairman of the Boy Scout committee, were Bruce Young, Steve McLaugh lin, Charlie Rawlinsand Mark Piper. MADGE GROESBECK ol Boise was here recently for a visit with her son, Doyle Groesbeck and his childrea MRS. GLEN KOLKHORST . underwent surgery on her left arm Monday morning at St. Anthony's Hospital in Pen dleton. Glen said she was expected to remain there in Room 416 for several days. REMEMBER THIS? 57 YEARS AGO 1915 Tiiis week the State Game Warden has liberated on Wil low Creek some three dozen Chinese pheasants which adds to the slowly increasing num ber of these birds in this section. During the past week Fred Tash andSpencer Akers made a trip by auto into southern Harney County, their objec tive point being the Catlow Valley. This section is now being rapidly settled up by homesteaders and both Akers and Tash are impressed with its prospects. " The water users of the state of Oregon, especially those using water for irri gation, are being confronted with a serious problem this year with the water supply in most streams of eastern ind southern Oregon lower this season than at any time in the past 20 or 30 years. Dr. A.D. McMurdo, Coun ty Health Officer advises everyone to get a swatter in the near future and kill flies as they appear. By doing so, he said, you will not only be killing flies, you will be cleaning up their breeding places and thus preventing further populations. Secretary Smeadof the Fair Board is busy this week get ting the grain exhibits ready for the county Fair. He has a new machine that works well that makes up the grain she aves. After they are gat hered and arranged, they will be put on display in the Pavi lion. 37 YEARS AGO 1335 Labor Day has been tem orarily proposed as the date for celebratiing the comple tion of the Heppner-Spray road. All the people of the surrounding area expect ed to gather for an all-day picnic. The new Lexington Grange has two manuscripts written during the past inter; the smaller one (about 90 pages) and 9 chapters) is entitled "Open your Lyes" and the larger (about 600 pages-23 chapters) entitled "God Over AH'. The latter is based on "The Sovereignty of God and Man's Responsibility in His tory", a revle of this re lationship to the past. Its re levance in the present and fu- ture certainty In the light of the fulfillment of God's Pur poses. Mrs. Everhart has given much to the ministry of mu sic and the Children's Hour. The family Mil b. at home on Route 7 near Nampa, Ida ho. Sam and Pamwhoattend ed Nampa Christian Schools will now be joined by Joy, Gloria and Tim. They all say "Farewell" to friends. BILL SEEHAFER of Board man recalls the early days of driving a dray at Meto hus which before World War II was a thriving place. He received $2.50 a day and paid $1.00 a day board and room. He lived in the south end of Morrow County for a long time but is now a resident of Boardman. He Is concerned about a ru mor that Archie Rikkola was reported to have plowed a fur row across a gravel road at the East end of the West Extension Irrigation project. He says "the irrigation dit ch broke and to prevent un controlled washing of the raid Archie scooped out a shallow ditch to control theflow of the water. Cars were detoured until the damage could be repaired." MRS. STEVE Hl'NKA PIL LAR of Pendleton and Capt. Kenneth Daggett of New York accompanied their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Daggett on a Hawaiian trip. They met Lt. (jg)Lee Daggett who is stationed there. Their vacation was only three days old when they received word of the death of Col. Edward Burchell, the Daggett's brother-in-law. Mrs. Hunkapillar visited her folks last week while her husband was at National Guard Camp. Capt. Daggett remained in Heppner visiting and attended the Class of 1962 Reunion. DAKOTA STATES Society Picnic Sunday Aug. 13,atLau relhurst Park, Portland, An keny Street Entrance. ....REMINISCE! Hall will be dedicated Sat. with Ray Gill, Master of the Oregon State Grange, will be present and will have charge of the dedication. At last week's City Coun cil meeting, it was decided that more and better parking on Main Street will be the objective when the Council ordered the painting of park ing strips on both sides of the street for two blocks from the First National Bankcorn ernorth to the Standard Ser vice Station. Frank Mason was in the city Tuesday from his Rhea Creek ranch and reported he is proud of the showing made by his Ladak alfalfa, even though there was a shortage of water. He also reported his 160 acres of wheat were harvested by the grasshop pers and the wind. 1 YEAR AGO 1971 Tim White has completed diversion ditches on two fields of summer fallow be longing to Roiee Fulleton at the head of Shobe Canyon. Plans are now in the mak ing at the Neighborhood Cen ter for GED classes at lone, Lexington, and Heppner. Jus tine Weatherford has volun teered to be the teacher. School for the '71-72' year will begin Sept. 7, announc ed Ron Daniels today. At the last meeting of the school board, final plans were made for this year. It was noted that all teachers will be given a 30 minute duty-free lunch hour, a change from years gone by. New drug and al cohol policies were also out lined at the meeting. Mar jorie Clark Ridings has been selected as Grand Mar shall of the 1971 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Par ade, reports Pandall Peter son, chairman of the event. Mrs. Ridings was the Queen of the first rodeo in Hep pner in 1922. LETTERS "the EDITOR To The Editor: 'Hairbreadth Harry" cuald le used for m i. One late evi-iuil was walk ing down Sixth street on the sidewalk when all of a sudden a car careened across In front of me, going to a clean ing establishing). I went around and said, " You miss ed me by about 8 Inches". She said "1 didn't even see you". Another time I was walking down Fifth to College street when all of a sudden there was a terrific collision with cars flying through the air with the greatest of ease, One whirled around midair ami stopped against tin- curb in front of me. Just the other day after a light rain I was returning from n turn around the track in Duniway Para when a car coming like the wind didn't nuke the curve on Sheridan street. It was really terrible. The car was completely out of control 1 stood transfixed. There was no place to go. The car whirled around a few times then started backwards down Sheridan and came to rest against a sturdy lamp post. I still just stood. Two vouug long haired bovsiclean though) got out. The young er one, the driver, was really unhinged. He put his face in his hands for awhile. Bit soon they got in, turned the car around and went their merry w ly. Each day as I walk buck up Sheridan I wonder how soon another car coming at such speed will miss the curve. 'The Perils of Pauline"' Josephine Mahoney Baker Terwilliger Pl.ua 97201 Wl AND M;?:. BRUCE THOMSON of Portland visit ed his parents Mr. and M: s. Jimmy Thomson last week end To the Editor: I liave enclosed some snap shots to prove my bird story. It truly proves the oldwives a tale that if you touch a bird's nest, the parent birds will leave and not come back. Such a mvth lias its merits to try to teach children to let the birds be-but it most certainly was not true in the case of these birds. Last summer the four San nar children lived up stairs in my apartment, and one ev ening they each came in car rying a baby sparrow. They asked me to take care of them. I felt it was a hope less case, because most or phan birds that I've tried to be a foster parent to died in a few days.. But I said I would. Some boys had torn their nest down over in the City park across the street from my house. I had just washed a blanket, sol tackled the job by lining a plastic bowl il the blue fuzz from the lint collector on my dry er. Each bird was force fed a little dog food, a few drops of milk and water. They all ' cuddled down nice and quiet for the night. The next morn ing I put them in a screen-ed-in window next to my cherry tree. In no time at all the baby birds began to call and chirrup loudly and the cherry tree filled with sparrows of all kinds. They do ban together, you know, in case of trouble, if a snake gets in their tree or other birds are tying to rob their nests. I got the idea the parents might just be among the flock out there. I fil led a glass jug with water and put branches in it, clim bed a ladder and placed it on the roof toorotect the baby birds from the hot sun. In no time at all the mother sat on the edge of the bowf and began to feed the babies. We watched her go to the fe eder in the back yard and load her bill with goodies and return to her job of filling the four hungry mouths. It was a thrilling sight to wit ness. The father bird per ched on a telephone wire just above the nest and kept guard to keep the other birds their distance, or perhaps he was telling the sparrow clan how glad and tliankful, that he was to have his family back together again. Even though it was a make-shift home in a plastic bowl on someones' roof clear across the street from where they started raising their family. When night came the four were quiet and cozy but alone. The mother bird must have decided it would be safer to spend the night in a tree si m near by. Since our nights are quite cool, I decided I'd better bring the bullion Inand cover them up for Hie nittliL Fur five days and nights this went on. The first bird to leave the nest, sailed in loan ap4e tree by the corner of the house. The next day the other three, one after the ot her made It in to the friend ly cherry tree Hut extended Its Inviting branches so close by. From all of the noise and excitement In the cherry tree, I'm sure all of the aunts, uncles, cousins and siwrrow friends were there to welcome the new comers and encourage them on their new venture. M.in eople seem unhappy with me because 1 feed and vuter sparrowsallinter;t)ut to me they bring cheery bird comiunionship when all the others desert us for bettor living conditions. When I can find time to watch in the winter, flocks of them amuse me with their antics. After they have had their fill from my feeders they gather in a bunch of shrubs under a bedroom win dow. They act like a bunch of people at a party-visiting around with one another. They preen themselves to make sure every feather is in It's right place. And the way they whet their bills on limbs ami twigs-l'd swear they were cleaning their teeth if they had any. When It's real cold, they puff up their leathers and tuck their hea ds in, and look just like bulls of feather ornaments on the bare empty limbs. Yes it does my soul good to know the little fellows think enough of us to stay all winter in the cold and storms and keep us company while the less sturdy go south. Most concerned for all creatures, Lois Winchester Yakima Or. August 7th, 1972 Djar G.T.: Want to be sure of Hut letter lrom ' home" each week so here's the fiver. This way I share in the happy news also the sad. Was sorry to read of the passing of dear ones, Phil and Cassie Higuins. dear sweet. Nellie Doney, Sara Morrow and Jim Healy. These are the ones that come to ms clearly at this writing. Hope to visit over there real soon. Did not intend to be away so long. See you, Dee Smith. Saturday, August 12 Ford Parking Lot, Heppner 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. $1.50 Inside or Outside $2.00 for Both Sponsored by Juniors, Class of 74 Heppner High School GET YOUR CAR CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN'S CORONATION! All class members are urged to be there. Other class business will be taken care off at that time. THIS MESSAGE 8POH90BEO DANK OF MEMBER. ch)6c DOC SEVERING will tie featured this year down at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, lute In August. Don Bellamys, who must oe living right, picked 3 rle tomitoes from their garden a week ago, and then five more big red rlie ones on Sunday. Our plants seem to have a bare mtnlnvjm of flow ers and will probably win the world s championship In peinr Stow, We're now pretty classy here In Heppner. The Post office has a blinding white new coat of paint and wall t -w all carpel In the lobby, " Happy Birthday last lues day to Jo Pettyjohn and Gene Ferguson. The Heppner Elks Lodge Saturday night held a barbe que and dance in honor of Heppner s centennial. Every one got a chance to pick out a fine steak which they personally burbequcd, and had baked potatoes and fresh salads and garlic bread for accompaniment. Hill Weatherford cracked several ribs recently while on a ride with som? old timers showing them 'he country. He was riding in the back of a 4-wheel rig, expected a change of gears one place and was thrown against the side of the rig. Bill's now all wrapped up. Anyone telling him a good Youth Employment Service Job openings listed with the Cooiorative Extension Employment office, Heppner, are: bahysittor;prcforably live-in), part-time nutri tionist (low income), and a permanent, year around farm worker. For further infor mation, please call 670-9642. People with many types of job experiences are register ed at the Employment Of fice. If you are an emplo yer linking for workers who can type, drive trucks, cook, babysit, do mechanical work, wait tables, bookeep, etc., please call us at 676-9642 and we will help you find just the right person for the job. Youth Employment Ser vices are available at the Employment Office with sev eral youths again looking for employment after harvest is over. Please call us if you can use these young people to mow your lawn, stuck shel ves, babysit, run errands, wait tables, fill in for you at your job while on vaca tion, etc. BY TOUB HOME-OWHED BANE U Eastern Oregon REmiEB IONE AMJHGTOK FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COKrOBAtlOM Joke nearly Kills him, Mayor Dewey WslJr..last week announced his retire ment from the Job after serv ing 10 years In Boardman s top office. His doctor IS iinnthi ago asked Id in to re sign as he's suffered a heart attack, Dewey has been ac tive In many facets of his growing 1,, live city and Just didn't want to quit before the job was done. He plans to continue as a I'ort of Mor row Commissioner. Every one in Morrow County says wnll done' t A well-done, loo, to Clar ence Rosewall, veteran chair man of both city and county planning commissions. He's served us well. No one but the government can afford to pay people more than they are worth. Aug. 12 Coronation for Queen Susan French at the RodeoArena. Many activities planned. 7:30 p.m. No charge for the Coronation. Dance will follow at 9:30. Music by The Western Gentlemen. $1.50 each. Aug. 13 Clean-up, Fix-up day at the Fairgrounds, beginning at noon Men's Golf Morning at Willow Creek Country Club. Tee off at 9:00 a.m. Harry CfDonnell is host this week. . United Methodist Church an nual picnic. Courthouse lawn. 12:00 p.m. Every one is to take their own table service. Drinks pro vided. Aug. 14 Garden Club nieetingat Alice MeCabe s home. 8:00 p.m. Heppner-H ;nnistou Women's Association Bowling Meet ing. 7:30. Eagles Hall, Hermiston. Fair Board Meeting. 8:00 p.m. Fairgrounds. Aug. 16 Women's Softball. 7:00 p.m. New location: Rodeo Grounds diamond. Prepara tion and Decoration Day for the 4-H Annex. For Superintendents. Sponsored As A Public Service By RUGGLES BOYCE Insurance Agency 228 Main P.O. Box 247 676-9C25 If no answer call Ray Boyc 076-5384 Heppner an InJ AS A COMMUNITY SUTKI I community 1 BILLBOARD 1
