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ERNEST V. JOINER
"(Doctors striking constitute) an insidious and cruel
subterfuge callous to human misery, a mockery of the
Hippocratic oath the doctors are sworn to uphold. These
doctors place profits above people. They have forgotten the
Forgotten man'-the injured patient." These are Uw wards
of Robert E. Cartwright. president. Association of Trial
Lawyers of America.
That is a harsh assessment, but one to be expected from a
person who makes a living in suing doctors for malpractice.
The doctors have not forgotten their patients. Emergency
cases are being handled. Those who can wait. do. Those who
can wait, probably should. There are far too many people
clocking doctor's offices these days. According to some
doctors, fully 50 per cent of their patients have no business
being in a doctor's office. Many patients go to the doctor
because they have Medi-Cal or Medicare. Many go because
they're lonely and need somebody to talk with. Many are
hypochondriacs with imagined ills. Some go just for the plain
hell of it, or because there's nothing else for them to do A
doctors' strike could actually be good for the health of the
nation if only it eliminated hypochondriacs who might be
better ofr solving their own problems; or, failing, consult a
psychiatrist. The nation's health would benefit also by
forcing people to do a lot of their own treatment for minor
ills such as cuts, bruises, flu. colds and assorted aches.
Doing nothing is often the best medicine; nature is still the
best doctor. A person's good mental attitude is a great
healer, as any Christian Scientist will attest. So will many
physicians, many of whom admit that a person s mental
attitude spells the difference between life and death in
serious illnesses or major surgical operations. Americans
relv too much on their doctors. A good doctors strike might
stimulate us to take better care of ourselves rather than
leave all our health problems to our friendly physicians.
The right to strike is well ingrained in U.S. law. the
eTercise of which nearly always constitutes an insidious and
cruel subtefuge callous to human misery. Most strikes occur
because strikers put profits above people (people other than
themselves, that is). We have in our midst in Sebastopol
todav a group funded by various trade unions, agitating for a
closed shop at the construction site of the local hospital. If
thev have their wav. no person in America could hold a job
without paving dues to a union. The "forgotten man here is
the one who prefers not to join a union, but who is forced to
starve unless he does. That. Mr. Cartwright. is being callous
And the union man who believes that nobody must be allowed
lo work but himself or his union associates is putting personal
profit above the rights of other people to earn a living. This
Mr. Cartwright does not protest.
The same Americans who acknowledge the right of
unions to strike are the same Americans who believe the
doctors should not. What about a teamster strike wherein
medical supplies cannot reach the doctors' patients-is that
not callous? And airline personnel strikes that delay delivery
of needed medicines to patients? Where was Mr. Cartwright
when the nurses went out en strike, jeopardizing the lives or
hospital patients? Or when utility workers go out for more
pav and shut off electrical service to iron lung patients. Or
municipal employee strikes where the garbage piles up in the
streets, endangering the lives of everybody? Or gravedig
gers who strike, leaving the confined dead piled a dozen
deep' What about police strikes where urgent calls for help
go unanswered, or firemen strikes that allow fires to burn
themselves out? It could be called callous, ins.d.ous and
cruel that unionized school teachers are today among the
worst offenders-thev are soolled "professional people
who hold children hostage to line their pockets with more
monev Yet teachers have a code of ethics, if not an oath, that
does not square with their walking off the job for more money
or a longer coffee break Lawyers also take an oath, and
anvone who has received a bill from one of them lately will
wonder about the cruel and callous assault upon his
pocketbook. and might wonder about the lawyer himself
placing profits above people.
9 I support the doctors' strike. A doctor team forced to pay
84 oiK) a vear for malpractice insurance must add this cost to
the patients- bill. Therefore, the doctors' strike is a strike to
lower the cost of medicine to the patient, not to line his own
pockets as Mr. Cartwright perversely suggests. The strike I
despise is the one that enriches the striker at the cost of the
general public, an element not present in the medical field
crisis.
Now that the legislature has complied its session, it
ma be sometime before we actually know the results of Ihe.r
'mSS- lA up much o( the time and weren't resolved
until the verv end. but increasing the legislators expense
and salaries was completed quickly and quietly.
We remember the campaign pledges of hold.ng the line on
me and expenditures. Also, the needs of Oregon to
annulate the economy and stop unemployment Like most
camua.cn pledges they were somehow forgotten. Taxes
I. enses. permits and tuition have all beer .increased
and who's going to pay them' I. always "mes back to he
small wage earner regardless of who the lax .s placed
"a a"? spending w as increased by 35 per cenl This makes an
increase of TO per cent in the last four years accord.ng to
figures I have received.
I'm aM told the cost of what we eat will also rise due to the
e lev ,ed against Ihe farmer and businessman. The small
spa er is supposed to get . break and Ihe person with
laSuKoinesl have to pay more. I hope .. work, this
I believe in protecting our environment within reason. It is
sa d J2 leg.sla.ion will d.scourage "clean" business from
coming here I don't consider .hi. a benefit. Those ha, will
Sab i sh here and meet all the requirement. J I md
costlv This extra cost w ill be passed on to us. the .mall wage
e m er as no business can operate without making pro it.
Z d dS mX it tougher on the shoplifter that help.
imVease our cost of goods. They did give the Independent
Z -r le nghl of choice in the primary election.. Penal .e.
again I the drunken driver were toughened and perhaps this
IK help make .1 safer .o drive if we c,n afford the gasoline.
Son7gld Md "me bad came out of thi.
Probably one of the most .ignificant occurrence, wa. the
npu from the ..lent majority. There wa. a noticeable
Sase. .omelhrng that ha, been lack.ng for yea r
Hopefully, tiu will increase even more a. the squeaKing
wheel gets the grease".
"When you .moke cigaret.. you're likely lo burn yourself to
death: with chewing tobacco Ihe wont thing you can do Is
drown a midgel.'-Fred Allen
The mail pouch
EDITOR:
On May 25. Mike Sweeney announced the kickoff of Morrow
County's" celebration of the Bicentennial and a number of
projects we are to undertake.
Julv 15. the covered wagon representing Oregon, retracing
the Oregon Trail back to Pennsylvania w ill be hosted at Cecil
bv the people of Morrow County; however, we are lacking
funds and manpower. We need all the volunleers we can get
and all donations possible for the Cecil celebration and
barbecue. We need food, entertainment, ticket and
advertising chairmen.
All of the proceeds from Ihe barbecue and the auction we
have planned for Aug. 20. and the Fair booth is to help all or
projects: such as Hager Park improvements; restoration of
llardman Community Center: Democrat Gulch schoolhouse.
Anvone is welcome to attend our Bicentennial meetings
The ncxl meeting will be July 8. 7:30 p.m.. with the meeting
place to be announced later
Please we need action NOW. Volunteers and donations are
welcome! Make checks payable to Morrow County
Bicentennial committee. They may be deposited with either
the Bank of Eastern Oregon or The First National Bank.
TERRY HUGHES
Co-c hairman. Morrow County
Bicentennial Committee
EDITOR:
Judging bv the talk shows covering gun legislation it is
,rrta...lv encouraging lo know thai the overwhelming
majority l the c itizens are sl.ll much against gun legislation
, uin f.'.rni. It is surprising lhal any of our politicians would
mish'for gun control laws lhal would endanger a citizens
rights .,( sell protection Our problem is a matter of criminal
control and not gun conltol (the law courts are to blame a
thev are soft on Ihe criminal . II is about time they think less
ol criminal rights and more on citizen rights.
When it comes lo crime conlrol and Ihe use of a hand gun
all our law courts would have lo do is lo slap on no less than a
lo vear prison sentence when a gun is involved in a crime ( 20
wars would In- Mien. This would cause a drastic change in
the crime and hand gun record as the criminal gun packer is
severely punished.
One of Ihebcsl patriots we have for our Right to Keep and
Rear Arms is Chief or Police Edward M. Davis or Los
ngeles Ca He has pointedly said lhal we must first try lo
gel Ihe Judiciary Dept. I enforce Ihe existing law. which
thev consistently fail lo do He also sa.d there i. nothing in
our Conslilulion or Amendments which would give the
Federal Government the right to impose gun conlrol law.
The record bears out that a police officer is killed about
everv three davs in America. The police officer is obligated
to protect Ihe lives of citizens and in turn the police officer s
life-niusl be protected too No one who willfully kills a police
olfuer should expect any less than a life lime prison
sentence This would hall Ihe killing of police officers lo a
greal extent and would allow them Ihe rights he deserves.
II is true thai guns are used in most violent crime, with one
third ol Ihe killings being caused by knives but Ihe criminal is
the killer and not the knife or the gun. It is also well known
lhal guns are dangerous in the hands of some people but gun.
are a greal deal more dangerous in the hands of a
dictatorship. That is why our forefather, insisted on Ihe
Second Amendmenl and history has proven them right as Ihe
governments of Sov iet Russia and Red China control all
guns. When a nation foresakes Ihe guarding of its liberties
then Ihe people become slaves, (free people own gun., .laves
do no! The criminal must be punished not the law abiding
citizen
CAIiLM. MAKQL'AKDT
Lexington.
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County gains in
potatoe production
"Morrow County was rated
seventh for its gross agricul
tural income ami second in
wheal production in the Stale
of Oregon last year. This year.
Morrow Cminly has a chance
of being number one in the
stale for its production of
potatoes." said Harold Kerr.
Morrow County Extension
agent and president of Ihe
Chamber of Commerce Mor
row County has Ix-en second
bul survevs indicate the
county will surpass Malheur
County. not only in tonage. bul
iilso in Ihe amount of acres
seeded In potatoes
Kerr presented a film pro
duccd hv Bill Smith showing
the methods used for growing
potatoes in Oregon.
The potatoes used for seed
are usually purchased from
farms th;il are certified fi r
Crowing si-d potatoes only.
To w certified, the farms
must lc able ! grow p. Malm
lhal are lice from d.seM
esnx'iall leal roll
The fields are checked
Hii.Mluallv and any plant
DEQ hearing set for
Alumax permit
The public hearing for
consideration of an air con
laminaiil discharge pvrmil for
Ihe promised Alumax Pacific
Cmp aluminum reduction
pl.ml m ar Umatilla ha been
set for Tuesday. July 15. at
llcrmislon.
The Environmental CJualily
Commission will hear lesli
monv on air quality conlrol
and a water pollution control
facilities permit, according lo
Kessler R Cannon, director of
Ihe Department ol Fnvirnn
menlal Quality The hearing
will start al i:Mp m in the
Auditorium al Annum! thrive
Junior High School. PJ9 E.
Rtdgeway Ave . HermiMnn.
The design of Ihe Alumax
Converter equipped cars,
trucks pose field fire dangers
Farmers and ranchers driv
ing lJ75 cars and truck,
equipped with ralalylic con
verters should use extreme
raul.on about driving in fields
this summer because of fire
danger, points out Waller
Malson. Oregon Slate Exrn
sion agricultural "ngineer
The converters reach very
high temperatures, particu
larly if Ihe enuine is under
loud or is nol properly tuned,
and could cause dry lulWe or
draw to break Into (lame, he
warns.
The stale fire manhall
already has had reports of
fires near lumber and lofcging
operation when Ihe hr.it from
Ihe converter was apparently
high enough lo ignite dry
uittdusl and dust particles
The problem is compounded
having leaf roll must be
renmed along with Ihe new
spuds Machines ore used lo cut Ihe
mihI potatoes into sections. As
thev travel along a conveyor
beli the sec-lions are treated
with insecticides and other
chemicals before they are
transported to the fields.
Plantings tiegin about May I.
and harv esied in the early (all.
The new potatoes are taken lo
cold storage sheds where Ihey
are either sold directly lo
markets in ihe area or kepi at
tin even temperature for
future use Potatoes will keep
in siorage sheds from October
until the following June if Ihe
temperature is kepi al 40
decrees
It is estimated Ihe average
lierson consumes approxi
mately io pounds of potatoes
per year, or alxml two pounds
(hi week in one form or
another
We Greeley. . executive vice
piesidei.l of Oregon Wheal
Ir.iHiic. will Ik- gueM speaker
at the ili.imlM-r of Commerce
Min.il.iv
planl provides a "closed
system " lor treating and
reusing process wastewaters,
.Hid mi discharge lo water
ways ol Ihe .late. The
priiMsed water pollution con
trol facilities permit stipulates
no discharge.
Intcresti! persons may
siiliii.il written testimony to
DEQ concerning the proposed
permits or policy related lo
the Alumax planl at any lime
prior lo the public hearing, or
may In- mard orally at Ihe
llcrmislon hearing
Ciip.i-s of Ihe proposed
permits are available upon
rc(ucl from Ihe Department
of Env ironmental Quality. Air
Qual.lv Division, 1234 SW
Morrison St.. Portland 97205
by Ihe fact that the converters
are generally located where
Ihey can come in contact with
such combustible materials,
Ihe engineer add..
One oil company lesled two
production model car. with
351 and 4wcubic inch engine.
eqtiiped with catalytic con
verters. In the tesls. converter
surface temperatures as high
a. VW degrees were reached
under the most severe condi
tions. Surface temperatures
as high as 660 degrees were
recorded under normal opera
ling conditions.
Vehicular exhaust .yslems
have long been a fire hazard in
stubble fields, wilh some
blaming exhausl .yslems for
a. mi.ny a. half of the .tale's
stubble field fires.
Mayor of Hartman
Oem Webster come to
Saturday night with ""$firytnt lo match
before about slates and cUies go ngw kwp
ssrr'S - -k-
money merry go-round P"- Midi pu, on a
All installment buying Clem . aid. pu
individual base what we "T?.? -Krm Ihe folks whose
duvernment. Xk toS. nd In the same
monthly outgo I. mo Ihsn the JJ tae wh,n lhf
breath Congress vole. llj Wilton ax
federal Guvernmen ,11 ruJ, her budge, to
manna rnd W" ,0
Some kind of bill alius is Kium
nw-elocurbcrrfil bMyinglsnjn
ttXST i .e words the
the little feller that draws a paycheck ever wee fc. me
f..n..r hotter look out. was Clem s word.
Fd it .lie makes t a rule to rule agin Clem . reports on
ViZm ?! him .nd the HEW kept him up. If that a.n I
ne'ean see where that widow
f,gtr, ke s goVa right to the money her la.e husband got
L lUrv ng .o withdraw from a bank, Zeke had aw where
m womin is u g fer the money, wying it is part of the
oMh TSate and she i. the legal m.n.stra.or of t. The
wondi is ke said. that anybody though, to question her
d Personal. Mister Editor, economic; i. so far bry I
tr o limit mv worry ing lo things I understand Uke the
oone When vou squirt them .having cream cans, you kill
U Xer lh"tr.ec l. Ihe earth from direct un rsyi I been
Evtng w ..h ntug and brush more than 50 year, and jes. now
found mil hy.
Yours truly,
MAYOR ROY.
CINCINNATI-The eves of editor James Cochran of the
IVesbv terian Uvman had Ihe same kind of twinkle as that of
an author whose hook has been banned in Boston
For Ihe majority of Ihe 7W) delegates i "commissioners 1
to the General Assembly of Ihe two million-member t'ntted
I'resbvlerian Oiurch had just voted for a proposal entitled
On investigation of Policies and Practices" of Ihe
Presbyterian Lay Committee, which publishes this unofficial
monthly newspaper.
If such an unprecedented Investigation was not enough to
establish this newspaper a. one ol U.S. Christendom', mosl
evening, there was an added bonus: a number of scarlet
anathemas unleashed on Ihe Assembly floor.
Devous and at limes diabolic!" cried Ihe Rev. Jerome
Cooper of Philadelphia.
Innuendo misrepresentation, distortion!" charged
Katherine Johnson of Hampton, Va
Attacks on our leadership ... a whole lo. of garbage . . .
the powers of darkness . . . narrow Biblicism ... a
deviousness that would do credit to Congress!" contended
Ihe Rev . Meli Rollins of New York.
Hut Cochran, a retired account executive for J. Waller
Thompson advertising agency, was unfaied by these
denunciations " We welcome anyone lo investigate the
Presbyterian Lavman-every month, in every Issue. Our
mailing address is 1727 Delancy Place. Philadelphia. 19103.
We have nothing lo hide. " he remarked cheerfully. Then he
added :
I do suspect our reporting of the depletion of almost MO
million in unrestricted reserve, by our Presbyterian national
headquarters staff may have had a part in bringing about
this demand for our investigation."
There is also the fad that The Presbyterian I jiyman is sent
at no charge lo i9.0oo homes, while the denomination's
olficial periodical, a magaiine called "A D." Is sent to
TMimi homes-at a cosl to Ihe denomination of $291,813 In
annual subsidy.
One ralher devastating contrast between the two
periodicals was brought out by delegate Dorothy Lynn of
Torrance. California who told the Assembly:
This investigation is the singling out of one particular
group. Why Investigate this paper? I read it thoroughly and
in its last Issue it published the views of both the Rev. Clinton
Marsh and Dr. W illiam P. Thompson I former Moderator and
present Slated Clerk-the denomination', ranking officials )
Through The Layman, I am able to read both sides of the
issues. I want lo read both sides and then make up my own
mind "
The Layman's critics were also challenged on the floor to
specify any instances In which the newspaper was guilty of
allegedly devious and diabolic distortion. Yel no such
evidence was presented to the Assembly.
Intrnd. Ihe Rev. Joe Spears of SaIilory, North Carolina,
took Ihe floor for a lengthy speech In which he reminded Ihe
delegate, thai hi. ancestors had been "snatched from a
distant shore and left wide-eyed in Virginia ... Lei my people
go! . . . This paper's reports cast aspersions on projects al the
center of our hearts. I believe In free speech and a free press,
but I believe it should be responsible."
This apparently rallied the black militant caucus as well as
the Assembly's predominantly liberal majority to pass the
Investigatory proposal.
None suggested that the committee In charge should be
called the "House Committee on Unpresbyterian Activities."
Rut the Rev, Karl Bowman of Uniontown, Pa. told the
Assembly:
"This is against the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It Is
an attempt to edit Ihe thoughts of those who dart to disagree
with Ihe authorities. It I. one minority .peaking against the
right, of express of another minority, called Ihe
conservatives. I am amaied at this effort lo try lo silence
dissent."
Committee on
unpresbyterian
activities
Bv LESTER KINSOlAIMi