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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
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