Page I. THE GAZETTE -TIMES, Heppner. OR , Thursday, July 3. 1975
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According to reports, the crime rate in the county has
increased 1,000 per cent in the past six years The schools in
the county are anticipating an increase of nearly SO per cent
more students by 1977 More students, more crimes and if the
crime rate increases proportionately, what are we going to
do with our juvenile delinquents? We can't handle them now,
without losing money, so what will we be doing within the
next few years? As of July 1. the cost of housing any criminal
in Pendleton has increased to $15 per day The present
facilities at the courthouse are restricted to limited lock-ups,
subject to various inspections Last month's bill paid by the
county to Umatilla County to house our prisoners totaled
$450 While this sum is significant, think of the man hours lost
in transporting these criminals between Morrow and
Umatilla County Recently law officers transported two
fugitives from Morrow County to Umatilla County on five
separate occasions Law officers claim they are spending
half their time transporting criminals out of Morrow County
There are two existing problems besides the other previously
stated; how much longer will Morrow County be able to
continue to send their prisoners to Umatilla County, and how
long w ill it be before the facilities in Umatilla County reach a
saturation point that they will be unable to care for Morrow's
culprits
Facts, figures and surveys have been presented to the
county court on numerous occasions, with the court
rendering no decision Perhaps the cost involved is too
staggering for county residents, but the situation can only get
worse it will not improve with age
Has the county made another mistake? As of July 1. the
Veterans Service Officer w ill be relocated to the basement of
the courthouse, having been moved from its West Willow
Street address
In the past years veterans who had business to conduct
with the service officer could park their vehicles near City
Hall and walk into the ground floor level of the service office
and discuss their business With the new relocation of the
Veterans office, a veteran will now have to descend a flight
of stairs to meet with the service officer For the younger
veteran the stairs present no problem, but what of the older
veteran, or his wife?
A veteran w ho served during World War I could easily be in
his mid-seventies, and with this in mind I don't believe he
should have to walk down a flight of stairs to talk with the
service officer He may not be able to do so
The moving of the Veterans Service Office to the court
house has some merit, it will save the taxpayers about $1,000
in rent during the year., but couldn't this amount have been
trimmed elsewhere?
Last Friday while talking with Dave Franzen, the
subject turned to Heppner City Council meetings Franzen
remarked. "You seem to have some interesting meetings at
the council." he continued. "Most of the council meetings I
have attended are dull and seem to drag on and oh "
"Perhaps now that Gunsmoke has gone off the air, during the
summer months. I w ill attend some of the council meetings,"
he continued AH I could add to Franzen 's statement was the
following: "The only difference between the city council
meetings and Gunsmoke is that you can tell how the western
episode will end, not so with city council meetings." Often
what starts out to be a quite normal common council can
erupt into hours of lengthy discussion. When this happens, I
feel fortunate I don't have to sit through the re-runs.
"Physical education will no longer be compulsory and
courses in writing will be only for those who need them at
Eastern Oregon State College, LaGrande
Beginning w ith the fall term students will be excused from
writing classes if they can show through a test and a written
paper they do not need the classes Three new writing
courses will be offered Credit for two of the courses will be
tariable. so students can show in the midst of a course that
thi can write, and after that they take no more classes in
writing "
The above excerpt was taken from a new s item in another
neu.spaper After 12 years of schooling. Eastern Oregon State
College is going to determine if their students can write If
they arc unable to write, what are they doing in college? E.C.
"Obviously There's A Plot By The Administration
To Make Us Appear Ridiculous..."
The mail pouch
EDITOR:
In December 1974. I gave you my opinion as to what was
giving to happen when the Chamber of Commerce puppet
show got into full gear for 1975 Please let me clalxralc. I
said, they would turn out somew here in the neighborhood of a
thousand bills or laws and my freedoms would be restricted
alxuil fift per cent and my (axes tipped
After watching this show for forty years, one doesn't hav e
to be;i "Prophet "to know exactly what was going to hapcn.
but they almost lived up to my expectations. 8Ki hills I,et's
slop here, and give this modern day dinos.iur some thought
II we look of Nixon's most able attorneys it would take
them alxuil .'to years to be able to memorize them and that
wouldn't ho a guarantee, and by thai lime, these Rio will no
doubt be amended at least a dozen times "They Sav
ignorance of the law is no excuse." I don't know about oti
Mr Editor, but as for me. my brain feels like it's been run
through a shredder'
The Salem operation is just a drop in the bucket, au-e
between Salem. Oly nipia. Sacramento. Siappoo-cCily Hall,
and the thousands ol law -making establishments throughout
tins I SA and the "(irand Daddy" of llicnt all Washington
I) ('.. in I'lT.'i Ihcy v ill shot gun through some Hume laws, ami
tin- is a very conservative figure
ll makes one wonder, as to how stupid an individual has to
lie lielorc he s intelligent enough to make laws ll doesn't,
s) cm that things are going to gel much belter, for I sec w here
our legal departments are going to Russia to study
Communis) iw. but I know it won't gel any worse
l.ci us go hack lo Salem for a minute Due operator
suggested thai we keep these law making specialists on full
tone. iH'cause they only got out KVi of the almost I mm thai
vw re m the hopper That suggestion would certainly stagger
oi i - imagination s lar as I'm concerned, had they only
made one law in Salem ill IU7.Y that would have Ix-en one
law Hi, it we certainly didn't need, lor we are already
u allow ing ai oiiud clear up In our ears in something like fifty
nullum laws Uoiililn I you think. Mr Editor, that would
i . i in h Im' enough law s lo run this I 'S.?
H i" have something new going in Salem It's called Ihe
(a.ll.lci w.nil-' anil it s for the gentlemen who pull
I:.. i. iu,i.- 1 1 1 1 ing the m'smoii I w mild like lo giv e each and
i ' ' ai aw ai 1 1 .mil that Win ih I he a "Hoot ".
om 1 1 .IoR;eSE.IH
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Lowe tells chamber of visit with Russians
"The Government is my shepherd. I shall not work: It
maketh me to lie dow n unemployed; It leadeth me beside the
still factories It destroyeth my initiative: It leadeth me in
the paths of unproductiveness in its image's sake Yea. as I
walk through the alley of the shadow of debt. I am fearful.
For the Government is with me: Its inflationary policies
discomlort me It prepareth programs before me fit for the
table ol mine enemies: It promiseth gratification of all men's
expectations: Its cup runneth over with lower living
standards for all Surely advertisty shall mercilessly follow
me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in an
over governed house forever "Reproduced from Western
States Meat Packers Association weeklv newsletter
"List year when I read Ihe
Russians were returning lo
V, mi inner lor the dedication
ceremonies ol Iheir historic
llight. I apMMiilcd myself a
one-man ambassador from
Morrow ' 'nuii I x lo attend the
dedication ceremonies." said
Robert Ijiue. speaking la-forc
the Chamber of Commerce
Monday
lie recounted his exH i ieuce
ol his chance meeting with
some ol Ihe Russian digni
taries and his meeting with
the co pilot of the historic
llight. 1.1 (General (ieorgi
Raidiikov
biue told ol the interest Ihe
Russian people experienced
, when he presented them with
a ti.iltf.tt k biscuit, U! teals
i. hi urn ol many the Russian
i lew can n il mi tlicii In si
llight aii us- the North Pole,
.lime Jn l'l!7
lie Inlil ol then landing at
IVat -mi Field ami hnu I .in
ei. il (onige Mai -hall met Hie
lliels III In- mgliti -lollies
ri inilihg to repui t-one nl Hie
reasons the Russians landed
al IV. u -mi Field i.iihi'i than
I'oillanil was lo icceive null
lai y pinieclioii lor their an
ri. ill and to piolecl it lioui
-nm i nil hunters
Although Hie Ru i.uis plan
lied lo lit an oss the North
Pole from llus-ia to San
Francisco, they were forced lo
land in Vancouver when their
lui I -iiii a- almost deplel
etl
lln !ii Ian- wne not
lit'i'i bug-, in any -eu-e ol Ihe
win il ami ili-i ai iled many ol
their belongings in lia-h cans
pirn tiled lor them by Ihe
milil.n said Ijiwc
line piece ol lialill.uk re
cueied by Eugene Spcncci .
I'm Maud, was given In Mi s
.leiun l.owe. Ilnb s mother
iet her death he discover
ed the bi-i nit 111 her w riling-dc-K
and promised luuisell il
Ihe occasion cut presented
il-ell he would return Ihe
hai ill it k lo the Russian fliers
Through sheer luck he
received his chance IH years
later Following the dedica
tion ccrcmmit . he chanced lo
iin rl the co pilot along w ilh
oibei liu .ian dignitaries as
tin v weie pu pal ing lo have
dim h llei returning Ihe
li.nili.uk lo the Russians, he
and I II me Ceresa. Gazette-Time-
had Ihe npMH luiiily io
i-il with many oilier digni
I, n ics ,ilt- were piesenled lo
both Lour anil Ccic-a, by the
l:ii--iaii- and an agiecmenl
wa- leached whereby Ceresa
would Ini waul Ihe Gazcllc
Tunes to the Russians in
exchange lor Ihe Russian
iu w-i.iier Pravda along with
vai ions phologiaplis
The Gazette Times has been
-eiil lo Russia and both I,nwc
and Ceresa anxiously await
the Prat da newspaKi
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Roberl Uiwe. Heppner. on 'he left chats with memberi of the Russian
newspaix r I'ravda From Ihe left, Rob I-owe, Strelinkov, managing editor of
1'ravd.i. Preskov, joiunalisl and television producer In Moscow The other
Russian gentleman Is unidentified, however, he Is with the news media
Mayor of Hardman
DEAR, MISTER EDITOR:
With sunnncr hearing down fer fare thee well. Ihe fellers
al the country store was giving the dunk Inix a workout Noi a
one ol em does emiff work to break a sweat . but they all got n
wet their whistles before, during and after they hold their
Saturday night review and preview of Ihe world situation
Alter Clem Webster got Ms pop half drunk, and after he had
complained lo Ihe feller thai runs Ihe store about Ihe hot
drinks alius U'tiig on Ihe top of the pile, he raised a iicslion
almul the Fourth of July
Clem wanted lo know what dale of the month the fourth
falls on this year The lasl he heard. Clem allowed, all
holidays had been moved lo Monday, so he figgered Ihe
fourth would have In be a Monday no mailer what dale il is
According to his calender. Clem said Independence Day u ill
lie Friday, hut from what he sees in the papers il will be the
long Fourth Weekend Thai's jesl as well, declared Clem,
cause it'll take more than one day to move everliody in ihe
country from one place to another
The idee of celebrating our independence today. Clem said. '
is fer ever American citizen to git in their cars and go
somewhere II don't matter where, cause folks where you go
will Ik- where you come from doing the same thing you're
doing What you got lo do, though, said (lent, is drive hard
eiiull and long enulf lo git tired and sleepy Otherwise, them
figgers Ihe papers use to petdict Ihe price of our celebration
ever year won't hold up
Zeke Gi uhl) reported he had read where it took Thomas
Jellerson IH days to write Ihe Declaration of Independence
ami that he didn't want Ihejoblostarl with After 1W years,
Zcke allowed, we have got away from the kind of statesmen
thai is thinking ol what the next generation will think pf what
they do What we got now is politicians that is thinking of Hie
next elect inn. and voters that ain 't thinking no farther ahead
than what's ler supcr. was Zeke's words If the average
feller Hunks alxntt Independence Day at all. said Zcke. it's
about how ninth gas il takes In gil there and back, and
w blither he's go enulf credit cards logil by while he's there
Mister Editor. Ihe fellers was general disagreed will) Clem
and Zeke Ed Doolittlc said there is more interest in the
reasons behind the Finn th of July tins year than any time
since they quit having Ihe old soldiers parade and picnics
Mostly on account of Hie country's South birthday next year.
Ed saul the Fourth has meaning in most places Actual, went
on Ed. there is so much interest in history right now thai he
won 'I Ix-surprised to see "History Sanctuary " signs going up
with (lie 1 ti itl Sanctuary" signs outside of eer town
Personal. Mister Editor. I wouldn't pretend to tell nnvboiK
how to celebrate indepcndcnci' Day As fer me. I plan lo
-M'iiil Hie day and the weekend counting my blessings and
liavelmg on my lioul pnn h linker
Vourstrulv.
M WOR ROY
Rowan's
Episcopal
overkill
H I t M l It Klsii c,
ll I- something ol a phenomenon that political pundits such
a- Will i Hockley. James Kilp.it rit k. Smith Hemp-lone
and (ail Row an h.ue all deoled aibi-ory columns in the
I it - I nullum Episcopalian
lliiiklcy. Kilpatnck and Heiupstone. in advising (his
di iiiiiiimaiioii again-l ailiipliug an extraordinarily inept
icusion o its classic Honk ol (amnion Prayer, all show
e idi in c that al leal I hey are acquainted w ith this sube I
I'.y sinking contrast, columnist Row, in reveal- himself as
an almost total linim ent almut Ihe denomination, in writing a
minimi entitled "(JAI LING EI'lSCop Al.l I.IK.IC ON
women ni priesthood "
To begin with this headline is man ui.ilc tut ,iu-e Ihe word
"FpiMnpalian" is a noun and not an adjective Hut may Ik
Row an dnlu I wnle the headline
Mnlwav Hiiough Ibis Episcopal column, Mr Row an relet s
to the obligation of bishops to obey al i hliishups - an
i ii. ioiilni.il ily dillii iili ii'iiiitcinei)t mut e there is in the
coin e t mled Stales not ,t single Episcopal archbishop land
''ligation to iiIh v any Anglican archbishops ov erseas
Rowan emu hides his minimi with yet another historic
bliiel
"I would ci mge no more were I at Salem wall lung people
ciii-ing will hes while pulling wood urouud the slakes "
I'oliininisi Rowan may cringe a lot more when he leains
thai no woman wa-exer hiniiedal Ihe slake in Salem. Mass
He may also osihy come In realize that this comparison
ol today's Episcopal Church with Salem 7lh century
w licli exit ill urns i hy hanging i is llifloric.il overkill So is his
implication that today's Episcopal hierarchy Is "as
discipline minded as any military command system any
Piuiaii ever devised "
Such a description, when applied lo almost ny of the
nation s Episcopal bishops, amounts to the name kind of
hilarious absurdity as contusing ostriches with eagles
Vel Mr Rowan goes even further, by writing
"The hierarchy of the Episcopal Church is out lo crucilv
those priests who have done nothing more than git erf feci to
their com u lions that women as much as men mat claim lo
! the messengers ol God "
The t cry idea that any ol ihe bishops have "crucilixion" in
niiiid. lor such adept public relations men as the Ret
' Messrs W illiam Wendl or Peter Beetle, is the equiv alent of
conlusmg Pie Face International with Murder Incorporated
Mr Row an s prose also la gs ihe quest ion as to w hen he w ill
Issue an encyclical dealing with the wick"d sexism of
non -coed nunneries For Rowan has ruled that current
Episcopal Church law excluding women from the priesthood
is "cruel enslavement lo prejudices that antedate the Dark
Ages "
Even f (his overblown premise were granted, the fact
remains that the Rev Messrs Wendl of Washington and
Bcebc of Ohio were neither enslaved or even drafted when,
quile voluntarily, they swore lo God thai they would obey
Episcopal Church law-this on the day they were ordained
Rowan describes these two as "Men of Conscience." even
though they both have publicly and proudly, violated Ibis
oalh rather than resigning from this allegedly sexist
priesthood land Iheir salaries)
Maybe Mr Rowan feels lhal on Ihe days when these two
were ordained and took their vows, they were "Boys of
Conscience "
He writes: "I watched the Episcopal Church put Ihe Rev
William Wendl on trial here for permitting a woman to
celebrate communion And I neither wrote or spoke a single
word of proles! "
But afler.lhis momentary good sense expressed in his lead
paragraph. Mr Rowan conferses (finally, after Reel was
also put on trial) "I'm now convinced that what I thought was
Impossible Is really happening "
II Is indeed For Ihls denomination Mill Includes some
people-many of whom favor female ordmatlon-who still
believe lhal vows should be taken seriously-even If others
like Mr Rowan feel lhal (his Is "absurd business "