Ptefe 2
Horn sense
i Eanest Jtatrc & w acact. Gaest cvtitmaist Uiis week is
Juwtt CSamoer'ain. f she he lewsaapertBes wfw see
some sense in tile actitms af tie Sbtan adni austracun. i
Lit me at the outset aat t Jo trot ief'Siil ae meauds
used by Niitm admaistracun underlings a trying m cope
wift those who were stealing guvenment secrets and
urfcerwse ganmmg up official government poiicy Pgnting
Pre wia fire is anderstanda&i. but it siuuid have beet
unnecessary n a country in which tite White House could
3e used as awn media spokesmen to support its r.ews.
Wtea you. come right duwa to it. Uuwever. ae
administration bad common sense on us sde in ail of tf?e
csnrested issues aat are now euilecGveiy summed up in ae
single wort " Watergate."
Let's been wtfa ae ITT troubles. Tie arertiatiunai
Teecitone and Teiearasn C.irp. iiad a pian tu eniist the lein
if Wasmngan trying-a defend itseif against a legalized
rSefc. NeverSe'ess. common seise Sells js at if rTT had
managed a sap Clue's Marxist President Salvador .Amende
mmM his Tacks. i wouid Save saved ae Chilean peapie a king
irawn our agony
Again. ITT. a -"cungionierite wia mi power aa
.nonccciize an? par- n" e insurance business, was accused
of trying fa- aestrict the wqrengs of the Law wnen tfte
mr.-TJst division of the Department if Justce moved 10
invalidate as actpissnuo of ae Eardurt Fx? Insurance Ca.
Just how sua an acquisition would hurt competition a
wrfcrtg re insurance is arciimprenensicie so anyone with a
sense at kigtc
a I i Sheraton Eorei Carp. larer made a payment at
S'-'W w to San Ziego ta heip stage ae 1ST: Republican
corrveroion. U' ais had any catmecnon wa die ann-Tis?
smr.. if was ne'jer pnvett
Nbian was amte w:rnm ins rants ai ucpiisng ins awn
Decaraient of Jusnce's aMerpretacim rf ano-sast law. and
:n accepting !ag onpnraciut iefn in Snaneng a canvennun.
His par? was mi? icing wiar each Sig parry iues every four
years. Were in ym amk ail iiose free Caea Caias come
irm ar. Sisircentjon me'
Tie Elscerf case was ITT ail aver again. Common
sense would be encugn a :eil any Urerate persun tsar Camel
EJscerg went "sack an his vnri wnen he Sanded tne
Pemagnn Papers, aot Sis pnpery. ta 2ie New Y-irk Taies.
ncn aired as his 3rerar "fence." Yet EHsberg jnes free
'a lus iay wide Jen Magrider. Egil SCngn and Chares
Coisan ha"e had a 5er for trytng a make a seemd
EIsiMrg case an stpaasUauty
Then "nere 3 Tie sucpnsed 3t.ik mir.au. The Watergate
ttoudhatans are imtan Nlsam Tau aere. tiey icce a prne
Se raced .us aciiiry a brng aoour an mcrease in milk pr.ces
ftjr a campaign .nnrr.cur.on. It lardy marrers iar
pmr-.caJy every pciiccan af sure has received nilk money.,
ijr -nar csincem a;r e Sara stares' swes tsas always resulted
;n milk prxe Javarrjim a cracal eieemm years. Cammun
i"tnce souid reil audi cnnsaniers and pneucsrs "r.af tire
i'lvemmenr aas au Siisness serrxg muk press anyway, ae
T.ic: would ix fiairer a every iMdj's pisckartaick.
K a jrare is fnng a inrerfere wta tse iry markac
nen pniir.'car are gang a get special eiecson year
CTnsiderafura 30 matter wio a uratg m ae Tiite Siause.
FtnaJ?.. aere is ae Wacergare ire as -a itseif.. Tie
crean-in. was ansuccessftiL 3iiccr kaevs Set5er tne
CaCans .o d tte dirry work rf ae erxry were reaJy
justed a amicng t&at Fuiei Cascra was tryag a make a
deal wrn Zemucracc pwiir.ctans Fnci err .jwn point of
vew "a?wwer. ae Cunans were actxg as pacats: aey
anugrt aey had CLk and aerer'are Qtci L 5 backing.
Gnssderxg ae entirely negative results si tae
a-anims.-ar.un s efars a defend iseif agauist ae leaning si
puiic? secrera. and takuig ma account ae mucne Senavinr
if rrT and ae sulk Ioccy m trymg a defend aemseives
apinsr arises of safe pewer car-ed out in tne name rf
justce. ae wtioie Wafergate ciiinpiex of issues seems
.ncreaiay -riling Trie enougn. ae Wlnte Eouse has been
sniEid wnen x cumes a Egnrxg its Sarles ar a etpiauaim is
cases.
But are the adminisrranan's sins worn ad Ae hinr and
e wasted ar.e of ae W-arerpre angiian." It's been fat
years now sncs Ongress bas been acie a take any
' enstrjenv! aratide award an? of ae tag issues, iumesnc
tt foreign tnat mntnnr as.
Ef yitt as me. Oingress itsed". not ae Ware House, a lie
.enemy af me Amercan peflpie. Nir every mcimhent has
been a vulain. bur aere have been enougS cad 5jt a raaer
aonuea eiean-iui nesr Novemcer
Light voter turnout
approves charter
Cue nf riie liaaest arrows
far a special eiecnon m ae
Cry of Eepcner. went an
record Monday as 73 voters
amed aut a cast aeir baxlots
Sir &e adoption af a revised
cry cnarer
Tie ?oters were unanimous
tn aesr decsinn, wits TT
voters in favir af Se pnped
cnarter and amy one tore
agauist e charer.
Adoption af ae new ciiarer.
drafted fnm a modei cnarer
used by ae League af Oregiin
Ones, wifil some af ae
sections af the aid aarer beid
in rcennon by ae Gry. can
now be cnrreiated wirJi many
of ae Sate statures.
Passage af ae new charer
is just a sarag puint fnm
wtacit ae cnunci wil be acie
t meet new pnoiems in ae
Sifure w tJiout bemg hindered
by antiquated ordinances
Tie ordinances presently in.
arTect wtfl remain sa. unci a
carefui study can be made ta
determine wtuch ones are
outdared and should be re
vised. The oid ordinances couid not
sane been csanged under
terms of ae aid charer
One of ae benefits af ae
jew charer wul allow ae
cauncj a adopt 6e State
Motor Vehicle cade, aa ae
cry poiice ma? enforce State
laws. Ef ae council appnves
ais. many if ae cases now
appearng a Juarxe Court
cnuid be tr.ed m fte Cry's
Municipal Ciurr.
Heppner, Ore
CROSSROADS
REPORT
vear Euros;
Mayor of Hardman
DEAR XHTIX KDITOR:
I see where sue very large
urbanization representing tte
LiNrd aere m eartJl refigousIy
and piousiy battles against
any move tu kgaHiae gamb
Bng But fte same group's na
tional everseers save made
Hundreds of millions of dollars
on investments in tae Stock
market in recent years.
Probafciy it is just plain
dumbness Aat keeps a ques-ooaabiy-saved
a Caen firom
seeing why it is not gambiing
a bet on some stock going ap
but is gambling tu bet you can:
roil a seven fte Erst try in a
craps game, where fte adds
are hener..
D SCOTT.
Crossniads, C S.A.
quoteunquote
"tt is difficult for a layman
like me to understand why
drug-abuse is rampant mostly
in countr.es that have ae
highest standard af living. In
these eounrr.es. religion is
being freeiy practiced and ae
communicatiiin jap rarely ex
ists. There must be something
wring somewhere " Kh;r Jo
han. Malaysian Ambassador
to- the Lmted States.
The ma7 pouch
EDITOR
"C&. it's yai aaain. Mr.
Nader.
This is an acen lener ta ail iur customers, ae good people
of our eimmuniry who avail Semseives of fte
accommocar.on prwded by us and by most of ae small
businesses wirhin this CTntm unify.
The pei::f;c lecummisdacion I want a aik acuut is cresSr.
or our wtiluigness a v you the ineoirvemeice of carrymg
arnund a lot if money or of having a write a cheek each ane
you maiis a purcnaae This credit enaaes you a wr.re tme
cnecs a month a each business.
Ct'j;ng credit is a cauresy and privilege we extend a you
based on our faith ;n your good will
This crvueae s so frwnienriy aaused that I'm sure a fat of
you are jusr not aware of the hardships imposed m ae
businesses wnen voaiu not monthiv
The greatest hardship- of enurse.. :s 3 duleulty we
.lave in gerong enough money in m pay our aws bills., which
we must pay by ae tenth of the month following purchase.
This becomes very frustrating and annoying when we start
giimg amugh aceiunts receivaoie and see .so many accounts
past due and e realize aaf we cannot count an aem being
paid aar mourn.
A-inaer hardship is ae added expense and wort of
repeared mailing of srarements unci ae origmai prof t a
gone by ae time we collect the amount due.
.taariing m ejrperts in the merchandising Eeid ais is
what happens to rhe value of an ancnilected doilar:
1 mofirns pasr ctue wora Mi
montns past due worh ST
i mnths past due worrft 56
1 year pas. due orh 45
2 year paar due worh
t years past due wora 12.
4 years past due worn :W
Wit J! ;nfiai:on already eroding 'he value of a doilar. it ;s
extremeiy unfair a businesa men tor eisfamers a ftiraer
devalue ae money due us.
We deepiy appreciate the majorry of our customers,
anise who pay on time With ewiperaran from everyone we
could give Setter service and have adequate inventory in our
stores ar ad rnnes,
Sin and Aiuna Dipain
Heppner Auto Pars
The time has come to talk anout ae "'Eeils Had Acre
anour ae asr bit of virgin forest left a us here m Morrow
Cfiunry Ir consists of aaiut IsKie acres of second gmte
timber, and due to ae use of ais type of anber m ae new
miil. it is in potential danger iCnzua owns Wfl aires
scat tered aroiichoiut mis tract and it is hoped at ey will
trade our of aere. leaving a large enough acreage a qualify
fiir a 5..KH1 acre wlrieness area.
The Forest Sen see and fCnraa have been very cooperative
in presering e ground op a date. This will be ftat Last
place for game to hide after Johnson Creek is gone.
To aose of you wno are sot familiar with die quaiificarions
of aese grouniig. aese lands consist af ae greater part af the
heait waiers of Wilnw Creex. nameiy Shaw,, fferron, Eoiur
C-eeka and the south fort of W'ilow Creek, ail permanent
streams. Willow Crees now runs dear, hut if aese Lands art
logged ae stream will run muddy and present a silt problem
in ae new proposed Heppner dam. and it wiuid ruin tuhe
wafer supply for ae Cuiafora Park.
There are four ma;nr mnunrains m ais area. Arbucxie,
Keily. B.g and LnJe Eaidy Mniuitams. This area a
surriuniied by several recreation sires, Artaucie Ski Run
on me East, a proposed Forest Service park an the trh at
e Shaw Creek Cos site, ae present Cutaforti Park on ae
West and ae new Peniand Lake three miles ta the Situta.
There are factors of interest within ais area Coo. A great
earn fault runs entirely across ae tract, the remnant of ae
old cnai mine. Two gold mine prospects, also about MOB
acres of fossils, or more fossils that aere are at FiasiL
Eking trails are pioneered arough this tract and it is hoped
aat the Forest Service wul survey aese trails so aey won 't
be so steep for an oid man a lead varous groups over aem.
While only aiur X percent af ae people af Morrow County
are interested n logging, Tve made ae statement I can get
l percent an a petition a preserve these lands for our
children.
I have hunted in ais Locaiiry for II yean and Save never
been abie a kill anyawg in ae Nora slopes of ae "Heils
Had Acre "
O.W.Cutsforta
ZCT'.-R.
It seems ai your style of repitang you try a get ae feel of
ae person you are wnrmg about so as to be aoie ta ciescr.be
mar person w.rh a ginid deal af accuracy I'm sure your
reaiiersappreciare ais very much. However. Fm afraid you
srricii oiur completely last week m the Horse Sense column
when you tred tn descrbe Jesus. The following lines are
very accurate and descriptive of our Lurl Jesus Chrat
En ail fainess to Sm and to the many of us who read ae
Gaze'te-TIrnes and are dedicated followers I would
aporeeiate if if you would prnr them.
Of Jesus' accomplishments. I know ao better Lines aan
aese the Authorship of which is unceram n
He was bom in an obscure village, the child of a peasent
woman He worked m a carpemer snop until he was 30. Then
Sir three years he was an ttaterant preacher. He never
wrote a look. He never heid an office. He never had a family
or owned a house He never went to college. Ke never
rve-eC iver miles fnm ae place he was bora.
He never did one of aose mgs aaf. usually accompanies
greatness. He had no credentials but himself. Ke was only 33
when the ride of public opinion turned against him. His
rremis ran away He was nailed to a cross between two
thieves When be was dead, he was laid m a borrowed grave
Through ;he pity of a friend
Nineteen centimes have come and gone, and today He a
ae central figure of ae human race, and leader ta the
column of pngress. I am far within ae mark when ! say aat
ail the armies that ever marched, ail the navies aat ever
sailed, ail the parliaments fflat ever sat. all the kings tnat
ever reigned PLTTOGETHEEJiave aot affected e life of '
man on earh as has that One Siutary Life,
has thar "One Solitary Life.
You were rghr when you wrote aey crucified Em. The
amg you neglected to say is aat He rose again on fte ftird
day and is coming again ta gather up aose who believe and
have faith in that day
I sincerely hope aat my wnnng has given you a better
insighr as ta rhe kind of man Jesus was and sell is,
M23. VER.N NOLAN.
LEXINGTON.
"I wish the acrvorks would jive ME equaf rimer
rwe
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Second
Ever onct in itrg tu s.iep. cwtses a'wrg to renew all
our faith in the Somas race, pas?, presetd and future.
Recent, one of thera :rr,pxs Sapcer.ed ta tne and cr.y old
kdy.
The aid lady M Sr le tat scratcfted tack w the sons.
Mister Editor, and she's fead a d-J of a t;rr.e gifting the sore
to heal it pained sr. lad t& Sake fier off tftat kg
and., much as I ftate 6 rerr-ied myteil, ft been &uig a few
extry chores around Se S.iuae S?e'$ r.xg ali.rg nce now.
but ae fcr. she Sad wttlt fiUJ Ktatca caused me to
appreciate her a heap tr.cre awrf seal time, and it let us
bofk git a (reste lw:k a: cut Betgfters.
Cn accuunt of her wre leg ste mU-Jt.1? tend her garden
Ike she alius has. and what fettle Aggatg I didhl
amount to much.. Our farden jest fcsd rf dr-e-i ep and tfowed
away fer wane at fcer attenftco. TS;S worried Iter mere has
some, cause she says with grvicer.es tmrxg what they are
and going to. ever be we cui ra :e a a te'e aa't got to
buy .
One morning about two weeks 14. I Sad t& tin the old lady
over to church to check on flowers fer Sorday. and when we
got home we found i big cardbiani boi on the back percft. It
was chuck till of everthirg job aa tf-mk af that grows to ear.,
Fresh dug pwtarers. corn, torsaters. fcea-s fer snapping and
shelling. There was some beets that I figr ae Lord lets
live jest Co hold fte world fogeier. Aid there w us a oof !c
said "The good Lord, the good earit and the Rafys
Webbers."
Mister Editor, you caa't bear a team tk that. The
Webbers live down 'he road a ways freo us aad they've got
growing loungum to feed. ' go ta thinking about their
fcndness and we started feekng goed aicut everthung and
everbfldy. And their sharing was jest a starr In the past two
weeks we've gjt garden stiii'f frum everr.r.r. out our way aat.
couid thins af things we didn't alrejdy have pier.fy of
.Actual, we weren't down and out had plenty to eat. and
we wouldn't of gone hungry wvhuur the fresh garden
vegetables. But tt was the tde of rhe thag. that folks would
be thoughtful' enur'f to do that fer us
The old lady perked up. and she's been scootxg around in
her kitchen like aar cat scra-'ehed leg never was hurt She's
been canning., perserving and freearg and feeding me the
leftovers. Aid she's been labeling ail the sniff with the name
of the foiks that give it.
This way we gir a bonus. When she opens a jar or thaws a
package this winter, we can enjoy ail over aga that warm
reeling thar comes from having fnends In a time when so
much of what we read and hear is acoa folks dmng una
others afore they g;t a charter to -io unr tSeai. if does a bxJy
good to stop and lo;k on the bright side It 's g-d to knot st k
st.ll aere.
Yours truly .
ls''".r Rot
Nixon's
ordained.
A g news
B LESTF.R KrLIN&
W.tiHINGTON Neither Rufcbi Baruch Kort'f nor the
Rev John McLaughlin, 5 J . are feiisrious I,k ae exice
president. But these ro reverend gentlemen have managed
the aosoluteiy spectacular achievement of making Spiro
Agnew's heyday speeches stuund downrghf resfraaed
Also restrained by enmparson a these two gentlemen of
the cloth are the toughesr among the President's eii'e guard
of press professionals, such as Ktn Cla wson formerly of ae
Washington Post 1 and Panics. Buchanan formerly of the St
Ljuis Globe DemiMirat
For while these purpor'edly heavy word merchants have,
rather clumsily. Launched an attack upon 'he ent.re House
Judiciary Committee as -in alleged lynching pary lusnng for
the Ni.tnn neck, the president's Jesuit and as pet rabbt have
made this verbal barrage Look tame
For ais Presidential Chaphns Corps has used the strategy
divide-and-ciinquer by a diiubie-fcarreled terowg a up:n
the first member of the House Judicury Coin mi 'tee e'-er to
offer an impeachment resofturion
Father McLaughlin has compared this congressman., the
Rev, Roherr Dnnan. S J , ' Dem -Mass 1 to the Sa.nnedrm 1
even though Fathers McLaughlin and Drmaa artemJed
the very same Jesuit seminary
Rabbi. SCirff.. who is Fu-'her Dnnan 's fellow cttuen of
Massachusetts, went Fa'her McLaughlin one better - by
descrbmg the Congressman, as
"A mail monk - hk Rajput 1a "
Gregory Efimovich Rasputin ' liri-WU. was an
immensely charismatic Siberian monk who became tnwived
with a seer called -fChyfsfy " The leading idea of this group
was thar salvation is attainable through repentence alone
Rasputin applied one of history s most enormous human
energies f.t giving a novel twist te this idea
"Sm in. order aat yof may be fofg:en' he
preached-adiang aat his gigafltar bod)- contained "a
parricle of the Supreme Bemg "
"Tne manner of jour salvatuM a thw you must be united
with me in soul - and body ' "
This intriguing idea. ombtrd with aa almost superhuman
alcoholic capacity, enabled Rasputin to conduct - for serfs
and Car' Court alike - m f a most spectacular sei
orgies m the history of the Eastern Hemisphere
Hence, dunng a White Hoose press brief jig I a.Hd
"Sine rhe presi.ient has retteate.il fceB etusetv identified
and pnof.igrapfied with Rabfet Kort'f (founder of the
"National Omens Cumnuttee foe Fairness To The
Presidency"! dues he agrv wta ae rabbi's clear
implication that Father Dman giganf bw;r 4 a
. .sexual athlete - or wut the president disassectate himself
from ais sraeement by the rabbi'
But Depury White Hi'iuse Pres Secretary Gerald warren
cnedi "Next questiun '.'" - tjdly and angrily . rather than to
disassociate ae president fnm th.s n.jr able statement kt his
pet ruhhi
Most of the aatiiifl's rabbis seetq, b trying to ignore
IGirff, But ais rabbi's grow.ig Bationai fame jpeeas 41ui.ee
likely to be- desrined to cultivate tsra.i.iirg
pronouncements ftaa his "Fachef Raeutin" bit his latest
requesting Vk-e President F ord bt threaten lt su.t t4
the White House if Niion is uraxhed which astoundutg
suggestion Ford wisely disdaiKed).
Rabbi IGirff. after aX is sonietRi,-: yf 4 i4r stjrter
cnmpare.1 u Father McUughJat. mum the higfih respected
Catholic magauine Ciwiasonweakk fuiaily fett'ofcisged U
describe as
-INuuin s hired collar . . tfv greatest Ljussg
embarrassment to a Arerwaa Jsuii.."-