Page 2, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, Mar. 13, 1975
It
nurse sense 1 1
ernest v. joiner
55
Si 'I I s
1
1
rC co-
Ttw-re is hardly any use in taking a stand for or against
abortion. Abortions are already second only to tonsil
lectomies as the commonest surgical operation in the United
Stales . . . Remember the big headlines when oil companies
were reaping windfall profits a few months ago? Well,
Mobil's 4th quarter earnings were down 51 per cent and
Texaco "s were down 29 per cent. Why no headlines, or are
corporations just naturally supposed to have little, if any.
earnings? ... A study of women murderers in Germany
reveals that their favorite lethal weapon is the frying pan. I
uixxlcr if this news is going to touch off legislation to prohibit
the sale and ownership of Saturday Night Skillets? . . . Don't
ctMinl on Rep. Al Ullman saving too many of your tax dollars.
h n ho look over Wilbur Mills' House Ways and .Means
( 'ommiiicc chairmanship he added 41 new staff members
and has a 1373 budget of S3 5 million. Last year Mills' budget
was s.":hi.( . . .
I've just been kicked off welfare, and it's all County Clerk
Sadie Parrish's fault. For some time now I have been
trudging up lo (he court house to try out for jury duty. Every
tunc I got disqualified and come back to await the happy
arrival of my $10 check for having shown up for roll call.
Sadie gut tired of it and pulled my name out of the jury pool,
and without any warning, either. The boys down at the Happy
llMir an- going lo miss my treats, thus far financed by those
cheeks.
Oregon is one of the few states that does not exempt
newsmen from jury service, as they do physicians,
morticians, firemen and other categories. The law should be
amended to include newsmen. It is a waste of tax money and
a waste of the court's time and mine for a newsman to be
railed for jury duly. There isn't likely to be a case called for
trial abuut which a newsman does not have prior knowledge,
including information about the arrest that perhaps no jury
would even be permitted to hear. So why go through the
ordeal of showing up only to be disqualified because of prior
knowledge of the case or because a belief in the defendant's
guili or innocense has already been established upon such
information?
Last week's trip to the court house was to "try out" for
the T.ttone case, wherein the Dodge City Inn owners at
Ito.irrlman w ere being sued for a bale of money because some
irtK-k driver said he got sick eating food there. I recall the
first time that case was heard almost two years ago. There
uas no evidence presented that the food the man ate actually
was served at the Dodge City. He could have gotten his
poisoning anywhere. Nor was there any evidence of food
poisoning found at the Dodge City Inn. nor any record of any
other person getting poisoned. I had to tell the court I had
prior knowledge of the case. I was dismissed before I had to
tell the judge that I would have voted to free the Tatones
anyway because I'm tired of having so many people ripping
ntt businessmen for every conceivable reason. The way
things are going, a clumsy ox could stumble over his own big
feet in Murray's Drug, sue the owners, and come out with a
million-dollar verdict voted by jurors who love nothing more
than pulling the screws on any man in business. I got food
poisoning one time. Spent two days in the hospital. I didn't
sue the Creek who ran the restaurant : I just didn't eat there
any more. And with my appetite that must have hurt him
enough. So I won't be serving on any more juries this season.
Rut. I'm going to miss those $10 checks!
0 Business firms are pretty hard hit by people and
organial ions seeking donations for worthwhile projects. In
almost any drive for funds, the businessman is the first to be
solicited and the first to help with a donation. There is also
widespread conviction, especially among young people, that
business can afford to pay the freight for every social
program that conies down the pike. Furthermore, many fee!
that business has a moral obligation to support social
programs that benefit everybody but. themselves. Many
more believe that business should be forced to pay the cost of
programs designed to help the poor and the minorities. Well,
it might be of some interest to "soak the businessman"
advocates that Oregon has the second highest business
bankruptcy record in the United States, exceeded only by
California. From last December to January 1975. Oregon
bankruptcies jumped 250 per cent in that one month.
According to the Business Failure Record, a Dunn &
Bradsirecl publication. California had the highest number of
bankruptcies. 81 per 10.000 firms. Oregon is second with 70.5
per Iti.iwo. The L". S. businessman needs more understanding,
but he isn't likely to get it as long as people are being taught
thai all business is evil, profit is a filthy word and people who
engage in business are oppressors of "the common man"
instead of their benefactors.
Unsolicited Advice Dept. Next time, why don't we just
gn over and plan! American wheat in Russia and save the
cost of transportation? ... If there's any hereafter. Colonel
Sanders is in big trouble. Can you imagine his problem on
Judgement Day when he finds 7 million chickens waiting for
him? . . .
The Joiners have repurchased the Sebastopol, Ca.,
Times, which was sold three years ago before we came to
Heppner. I will operate both newspapers. The GazetteTimes,
at least for the time being, will be operated by the present
slaff w hile I am in California working on that paper. There is
bound to be a lot of commuting between Heppner and
Sebastopol. but the Gazette-Times should not suffer in the
process. The paper here will be in the capable hands of Neil
Parks and Ernie Ceresa (as it has been for some time).
Before there is any dancing in the streets over this news,
readers are reminded that I am not severing ties with
Heppner or with the Gazette-Times, but expect to be around
for vears lo come. Oh.
The Bishop of Santa Fe (New Mexico) was a great
storyteller, at least he was 30 years ago. The Irish prelate
would regale his friends for hours with his stories, some of
which were more than salty. With another St. Patrick's Day
upon us. I am constrained to repeat (as closely as memory
permits i one of his stories. When the Creator was making the
world he called Man aside and bestowed upon him 20 years of
normal sex life. Man was horrified! "Only 20 years?" he
wailed. The Creator stood firm. That was all he gave. Then
he called the monkey and gave him 20 years, which the
monkey protested, saying 10 was enough. Man spoke up and
said. "Can I have his other 10 years?" The monkey agreed.
Next, he called the lion and gave him 20 years, but he, too,
asked for a reduction to 10 years. "May I have the other 10?"
' cried Man. "Of course," roared the lion. And along came the
donkey, who was given 20 years. Like the others, he would
accepi only 10. So Man asked for the spare 10 years and got
them. All of which explains, the bishop related, why it is that
Man has 20 years of normal sex life, 10 years of monkeying
around. 10 years of lion about it, and 10 years of making an
ass of himself. Happy St. Patrick's Day, you all!
4 v I IwAi t nvor v
Nuclear l'Maydrof Hardman
plants
supported
"Hurry! Hurry!"
The board of directors of
Columbia Basin Electric Co-
operative is actively opposing
Hit 2279 being proposed In the
Oregon Legislature.
The hill calls for a moralor
in m on nuclear power plant
. expansion or construction in
fhe slate. The board stressed
the need for additional electric
energy. Columbia Basin has
been active in the Hanford
nuclear project and is con
sidering participation In new
projects. "The interests of our
region can best be presently
served by continued nuclear
thermal plant development."
the directors resolved.
The board also went on
record as opposing Senate Bill
tm. a bill the directors believe
could increase employers'
workmen compensation taxes
by 40 to 50 per cent.
quoteunquote
believe that an education
which fails to make the
reading of the great literature
of the pal as relevant as fhe
important works of the pre
sent is no education al
all " Man a Mamies, aulhor.
journalist
The mail pouch
EDITOR:
I would like for you to publish my letter as soon as possible.
Again, people who own and use guns are being attacked.
group called Handgun Control Committee has demanded
th:it iho U S Consumer Product Safety Commission restrict
the s;ilrol ammunition under the Hazardous Substance Act.
Two Congressmen from Idaho have introduced a bill. HR
loj'.T. which would prohibit the Consumer Product Safety
Commission from restricting the manufacture or sale of
firearms or ammunition. We should be thankful that Reps.
Sieve Smms and George. Hansen introduced HR 1087.
Letters lo supimrt this bill should be sent in right away to
your Congressmen and lo the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
CHARLES W McCONNELL.
Lexington
Oregon Country.
"Oregon's weekly column"
Rick Steber
Kristi Ottoman
A dusty, battered Model A pulled to a stop in front of the
entrance to the Bonanza City Bank. It had been stolen the
night before from the St. Francis Garage, 30 miles away in
Klamath Falls.
Three men crawled from the dented car and stood for a
moment on the wooden sidewalk. They were dressed like
loggers and no one gave them a second glance. But all of a
sudden they came bursting through the door of the bank
brandishing an arsenal of weapons and a mouthful of threats.
A boyish-looking fellow known as Fred Johnson, but whose
real name was Horance Nordstron, leveled what appeared to
be a 45-caliber Colt at the head of petrified bank president
Dewey Horn. He opened the vault and after a gentle nudge
from the Colt agreed to open the safe.
Fred pushed past the weak-kneed president and scooped
two bundles of bills and a box of silver into a gunny sack.
Then backing toward the door, he gestured with the Colt and
someone yelled. "Hit the deck!" With hands held high,
Dewey Horn and the assistant cashier, Miss Sarah Poole,
dropped to their knees and lay face down on the floor.
The bandits escaped down North Main Street in a cloud of
dust. Dewey, meanwhile, regained his feet and fired a
desperation shot aimed more at saving his pride than al the
fleeing desperadoes. ,
After notifying the appropriate authorities Dewey gave
chase in the direction the bandits had taken. He was closely
followed by the deputy sheriff, the sheriff and the slate
police, all in separate cars. Four miles from town they found
the abandoned Model A. Evidence indicated the bank robbers
had transferred to another automobile.
And they had making good their escape by casually
driving back up North Main Street. They met the pursuing
posse at the city limits and quietly continued past them and
right on through the excited little town.
"O.K. That's Decided. Now Let's See
If We Can Find Any Facts To Support
Our Position."
Kinzua
(Continue from Page I)
company lo open up timber stands. The tree farm now
encompasses 230.000 acres of owned and leased land in
Wheeler. Morrow. Grant and Umatilla counties.
Management's goal. Nistad pointed out. is to develop
optimum growth on its tree farms, while striking -n
compatible balance with other resource values such as
gracing, wildlife, watersheds and recreation.
In fk"9 Kinzua bought the Heppner Lumber Company in
Heppner. along w ith its tree farm holdings The Heppner null
employed 5S people and had a tax valuation of less than $1
million.
Shortly after acquiring the Heppner property, Kinzua
officials began investigating the potential for new plants that
would utilize the heavy second growth on the tree farm that
needed thinning to assure continued growth. In 1970 work
began on a green veneer plant at Heppner. As soon as the
plant hevame operational in 1972. work began on the
playwood plant that visitors will tour Friday. Tins plant was
actually completed in 197L the year work began on the new
corporate offices.
Nistad said that all facilities of the plant that now stand on
the southeast side of the highway will be resettled on the
northwest side, along with the other plant facilities.
"We are also prowf" Nistad said, "that of fhe 315 persons
employed. fi are women and we are pleased w ith the high
quality of their performance in our new plant."
I wig range planning includes implementation of a new
tree fartn leasing program that offers local ranchers a
guaranteed annual income while Kinzua foresters thin and
improve the property lo assure belter tree growth and a .
heavy increase in forage for grazing.
On the question of grazing. Nistad pointed out thai Kinzua
is unique in thai each year it seeds Ihe timber properties with
ho.inni MMiiids of grass seed, done by helicopter, lo insure
iM'tler grazing and soil conservation.
During its existence, Kinzua has donated three parks and
sex eral lakes for public use. including the site at Bull Prairie.
Resource groups are currently inventorying Eastern
Oregon lands for development of intensified land
, management practices, and Kinzua has agreed to implement
these practices on all its lands as soon as the
recomniendafions have been developed. Nistad said.
Five logging contractors maintain sizeable payrolls in
connection wilh Ihe Kinzua tree farm contracts in the
i four-county area.
Kinzua officials are proud of their tree farm operations.
Not lung ago Gov. Tom McCall said of Ihe Kinzua Tree
Farni:"The next 10 years will be among the most exciting
Ihe industry has seen. The possibilities are never more
dramatically shown than in the tree slices which your photo
reveals. Pulling Ihe whole picture together, as you are doing
with genetic improvement, thinning, tree planting, soil
protection and rotated harvest, is the way to go!"
Bui the scientifically cultivated Kinzua Tree Farm is
another and even more interesting story of how needed wood
and fiber is harvested for today's needs while insuring
greater growths for Ihe future all with an eye to
preservation of the natural environment.
Officials of Ihe Kinzua Corporation are Harry W. Stuchell,
president. Everett, Wa.: Max Wyman, treasurer, and Bryant
Dunn, secretary, both of Seattle; and Allen Nistad, assistant
secretary and general manager, soon to be a resident of
Heppner with completion of his new home here next month.
At the local level. Harry Kennison is plant operations
manager; Milo Prindle, logging manager; Paul Shiffer,
administrative assistant; and Richard Graham, chief
forester.
WKMMKNMKMKMMMMKKXKKKKMMMKKMMKKKMXNMMKK
jj THE GAZETTE-TIMES jj
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER jj
jj Box 337. Heppner, Ore. 978.16 jj
X Subscription rate: $6 per year in p
$ Oregon, $7 elsewhere 9t
X Ernest V. Joiner, Publisher 3
If
jj Published every Thursday and entered as a
1 second-class matter at the post office at
2 Heppner. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
I Second-class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon.
MMMMMMNNMKWMMMKNKMMNMNMKMMMNKMIINMHKMNMKMII
the SOVEREIGN STATE of AFFAIRS
DEAR MISTER EDITOR;
This sharp dressed young feller slopped In the country
store Salurday nighl to nsk directions. He talked with the
fellers n few minutes, and he told us he was a salesman. He
said his business was off some, and he hojKd the country soon
could pull out of Ihe depression it'i in.
Mister Editor, I didn't say anything, but If that young feller
Is having a depression I'll come to his. I'm shore It'l heap
nicer affair lhan the one we had back In 1929-33. Here he is
driving m ound the country in a big enr thal'i warm In winter
and cool in summer, and when he has lo be away from home
nl night he slays in a $20 a nighl motel room with color TV
and nil Ihe comforts of home. If he's having a depression,
Ihcv must lie Another name fer what we had.
After the young salesman left Salurday night, Ihe fellers
gol lo talking about everliody's idee of hard limes. It was
Clem Webster thai allowed when folks are laid off from a
plant in another town, that's a economic slowdown, when
your w ife is out of work thai s a recession and when you ain't
got n job. man that's depression. We can rend and talk about
general conditions in Ihe country and Ihe world, but the
closer w e gil lo home Ihe clearer Ihe picture gits, was Clem 's
words.
Ed Doolutle said Clem was right fer oncl. It don't mailer
where we find ourselfs, said Ed, we are at the center of our
world The old feller was saying more lhan he realized,
allowed Ed. when he looked around and said he must be
standing in Ihe middle of Ihe universe cause Ihe sky come
down al exactly Ihe same distance all around him. Our world
expands in all directions from us. said Ed. and as it goes out
il gits less important to us.
Hepublicnii Ed went on In say it looked to him like all the
Democrats, employed and not. was lining up fer one job in
I'lTi; Ed told Democrat Clem all them candidate! that
already is running fer President had ought lo consider trying
fer another job. seeing that Ihis one Is filled. i ,
Clem come right back and pointed out that if a Democrat
wanted a job in Ouvernmenl he might as well try fer the lop
cause alt Ihe rest are look by appointed Republicans that lost
al the hih last November,
Zeke r.rulihpul thestpcr in the political jug fer the night
when he allowed that we have come lo Ihe point in Ihis
country where if a man wants lo gil In a race fer elected
office the firsl thing he's got lo do is resign temporary from
the human race. The way everthing's running, declared
Zeke. no politician can suit any of Ihe people any of Ihe lime.
General speaking. Mister Editor. Ihe economy and Ihe
slate of pfople depend on how you look al It I see the place we
use to call the drunk lank now is "facilities where enebnanls
can be detoxified in a noncriminal environment."
Yours Irulv,
MAYOR ROY,
The vicar
makes history
u I I STHI klsn mm;
HoYtxiy ESSEX. ENGLAND The Rev. Christopher
Wansey. M. is an exceptionally energetic, engaging and elfin
rebel who has made history in Ihe Church of England.
Tins is altogether appropriate for this Vicar of St. Peter's
Vigtican i Episcopal Parish In Ihis exquisitely picturesque
village For St Peter's was buill by Earl Fitwater- in 1215
D alter he hail led Ihe barons to Runnyniede. where King
John was forced lo sign the Magna Carta.
Another parishioner of St, Peter's was Sir Thomas More,
at Ionic). s.i)iil and Chancellor of England, who was
mart) red for standing against Henry VIII Slitl another
interesting parishioner was Thomas Colle. whose descen
dants in the U.S. dropped Ihe "e" and produced the famed
l" pislnl.
The Rev. Mr. Wansey has had a similarly explosive effect
on the Church land stale i of England,
Tc always fought against Ihe state appointment of our
bishops." he remarked during an interview. "This might
have been acceptable when all memlx-rsof parliament had lo
be continued niciiiU-rs of the Church of England - and when
Ihe too Clergy Proctors in Convocation were still taking their
apKiiiited seals in the House of Commons."
Then, a gleam appeared in Ihe eyes of this dynamic priest ;
Since I am one of these .'l0 Clergy Proctors, I announced
thai I intended lo lake my seat in Commons. But when I
arrived lo do so, someone had Installed a solid line of
Miliermen lo block my entrance, so I simply told Ihe
television people: 'I've been resisted !'-and then I went
home "
Parliament subsequently voted lo permit the Church of
England lo elect its own bishops.
Vicar Wansey ' charm is sufficiently irresistible for him to
have survived, even though he has ( l ) Rearranged Ihe pews
Hochurch-in the round style) in this 700 year-old church. (2)
Politely refused lo baptize any infants ("I know little girls
who have said; 'Mummy, why didn't you let me make this
decision for myself?' "),
But perhaps Wansey 's most memorable effect came last
year when Ihe Church of England, by a large majority, voted
in favor of Wansey's motion lo "chop off a thousand pounds
from our annual support of Ihe World Council of Churches."
"I'm not againsl either the ecumenical movement or
helping the downtrodden," he explained, "But the World
Council of Churches has been financially supporting African
guerilla groups who murder and rape civilians and who
destroy hospitals, among other shocking things."
The Rev. Mr, Wansey went on to note:
"I didn't do any campaigning. The idea for this cut In
money lo the World Council of Churches came while I was on
my way lo New York. This is the first time in 24 years I have
ever seen the budget amended from the floor."
"I'm not a pacifist. But it is certainly time to stand for
Christian principles when church offerings are being used to
finance terrorists, You don't do the Lord's work with the
Devil's weapons."
'"My proposal for a reduction in funds to the World
Council of Churches was followed by a comparison of these
African terrorists to the Irish Republican Army-which, of
course, hit home."
BOYD and Wood
CAN VOU IMAGINE F THEY tfep ) s.
CON6ftE$ NOT HAVIN6, - THAT Up THEY'U. N THAT '5 :
ENOUGH MtM&& PPBEWT NEVER P0 ANYTHIN6! l Ky)
Ikf7 lkm& fk Ik'&fctJ-