Page S, THE GAZETTE TIMES, Heppner, OR , Thursday, Aug. t, 1975
Mayor of Hanlmsn
AslSeelt
BY NEIL PARKS
The Horse Sense column, as it can only be written by Mr.
Joiner, will only carry the works of EVJ. Any other copy that
may fill this space will bear whatever heading chosen by the
author and will also carry the name of the party responsible
for the content. This way when you want to chew, you know
who to chew on.
It apparently doesn't take much if any excuse to raise the
price of consumer goods. Take the present controversy over
the grain purchase by the Russians. Some are making claims
this will raise the cost of related food products but why? Last
year when wheat was near the $5 per bushel level, the cost of
bread and cereal products took a jump. A couple of months
ago when wheat was at the S3 a bushel figure, bread and
cereal products didn't go down. Why then should they use the
excuse of $4 wheat to again raise bread prices? Apparently
this year's crop of wheat is exceeding any crop in history and
those who should know say there is no shortage to create a
price increase. This appears to be just another opening for
big business to further gouge the poor working man.
I can see another excuse coming that will probably in the
very near future raise the cup of coffee to 25 cents at the local
level. There has been reports of a frost in some of the coffee
growing areas that will substantially affect the supply of
beans. Perhaps this is a legitimate excuse yet we have no
way of knowing the amount in storage if any, or what the
production in other coffee areas will be. If our coffee goes to
23 cents and is as lousy as the 23 cent coffee I have had. I
think it's time to switch to some other drink.
The consumer seems to be an unpredictable group. A
year or two ago when beef prices finally went up enough to
give the producer a few paltry pennies more for his product,
the consumer revolted and picketed the markets. For years,
nearly every year in fact, the price of cars has risen, yet no
pickets. Only in recent months has the consumer revolted by
not buying, but no demonstrations. The cost of "fun" and
related products also has risen yet more and more recreation
vehicles of all types are on the roads and tourism has yet to
fall apart completely. Perhaps some moans about this but no
outright protests. The poor farmer who gambles a
tremendous investment, is at the mercy of mother nature
and who has nothing to say about what he will get for the
product he produces, is blamed for the high cost of food. This
is the only business I know of that has nothing to say about
the sale price yet must pay the asking price of whatever he
purchases. Perhaps the best thing for concerned consumers
would be to scrutinize the process and number of hands food
products may pass through before he has a chance at it. Then
picket and protest to the source of the high cost.
I suspect that farm products may pass through
brokerages much like farm fertilizers. For example, a load
of fertilizer may be sold by several different merchants in a
mailer of minutes, through the use of the telephone, and each
transaction will command a higher price. It is usually sold
several times before it reaches the retailer that finally sells
it to the farmer for actual application. I don't really know,
but I suspect that this process is used in the food products
business as w ell. You can imagine the cost of a bushel of corn
if sold two or three times before reaching the corn flakes
company. Add the cost of processing, packaging,
advertising, transportation and the inclusion of a trinket for
junior and you can see w hy those little flakes are like gold. A
little box of the crunchy stuff costs almost as much as the
farmer got for a whole bushel. Oh well! we gotta eat.
It s probably a no. no to disagree with union leaders when
they make the statement that union demands for higher
wages and more fringe benefits has nothing to do with the
increased cost of living. But I must disagree.
Never Have So Many
Done So Little For So Much
The mail pouch
EDITOR:
The merchants of Heppner should be commended for their
efforts in following the Bicentennial theme with their window
decorations. Articles on display from days past are of
interest to all ages. It reminds many of "the good old days"
and shows others what they missed. Seldom do you walk
down the street that you don't see someone admiring or
studying the displays. Many of the items have more than
sentimental value also.
On Aug. 3 the Willow Creek Girls Softball League officially
closed its season with a double-header against Pendleton. I
would like to congratulate the IS All-star players from lone
and Heppner: Geri and Julie Grieb, Nancy Miller. Susan
Gray. Kaedene HoIIoman, Linda Keithley. Darla Parker.
Barbara Devine. Sandy Hudson, Janet McElligott, Michelle
MicElligott. Anne Murray, Cindy Kerr, Lori Harrison and
Patty Huddleston. These girls played heads-up ball against a
team of mostly 8th and 9th graders. They are a credit to the '
softball program and the community. Good job. girls!
I would like to take this opportunity to offer a special
thanks to our fantastic coaches. Jerry Rood, Glen Ward and
Mike Gray. Karen Beck and Monica Swanson. John
Gochnauer and Paul Murray spent countless hours working
with these young people and did a tremendous job.
To all those people who "volunteered" to help in the
officiating, our thanks. We couldn't play the game without
you.
I would like to give a special thanks to some special
people the parents who brought their girls to practices and
games at some inconvenience and who gave their moral,
physical and financial help.
Our storekeepers also deserve a word of thanks. Belly
Rood. Marlene Gray. Karen Dubuque. Nancy Murray.
Diana Kincaid. and Ginger Keithley faithfully attended the
games and kept things in order.
There is one more person I'd like to give special credit to.
Harold Kerr, our goodwill ambassador. Thanks for your time
and help.
The Heppner-Ione-Lexinglon communities really owe
these people a debt of gratitude for the hours and hours of
time volunteered to work with, and support, these young
people. So if you see them on the street, you might take a
moment and say. "thanks."
EDITOR:
It's almost time for the rodeo parade and time to start
thinking about getting a band together. If we are to have a
band marching in the parade we need all the parents getting
their kids out and those parents that have played could dig
their horns out of the closet to join us.
Last year I spent days making phone calls and making
personal contact with people with almost no results. This
year I get here from summer school almost on the day we
need to have our first practice, so I won't be able to do any
personal contacting:
It won't take much time. We will have two rehearsals.
Wednesday. Aug. 20 and Thursday. Aug 21. Anyone able to
march and play a hide is requested to make it if they can. If
the turnout is like last year, we will have another quiet
parade, but I know the people of Morrow County want to be
proud of their annual celebration. Call a friend, let's get a big
band together that we can all be proud of. Wednesday. Aug.
20 is the day that tells It w ill be at S p.m. at the high school
hand room, so please make it.
JIM ACKl.EY
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The following letter through
a round about way was
received by the extension
office in Heppner. It had
apparently been sent to the
extension service at OSU and
then forwarded here.
Last summer I went to the
United Slates and stayed at a
small town. Heppner, in
Oregon for three weeks. Of
course it was my first travel
ing abroad: everything I saw
and heard there I can never
forget.
When I arrived in Heppner,
every one of the Laughlins,
my host family, welcomed me
heartily. But I was full of
anxieties because everything
was strange to me.
Next morning, however, I
was greatly surprised, and felt
happy, when Mrs. La ugh fin
came up lo my room and said
in a clear voice, "04ia-yo!" I
had never expected to be
greeted in Japanese from a
housewife in a small town in
America. I wa moved to
know thai she had learned the
word for me. They were all
ready to receive me not as a
visitor but at member of
their family. So I soon felt
myself at home, and I began to
call Mr. and Mrs. Laughling
'Dad' and 'Mom'. Whenever
(hey found something peculiar
to America, they called me,
saying "Reiko, come and see
it." Also they often asked me,
"Would you try It?" I posi
tively tried everything; mow
ing in the garden, horse rid
ing, baking cookies and to on.
I was especially on good
terms with Tamie, an older
sister, and we sometimes tat
up till midnight, talking about
our schools, studies, and our
daily lives. Then we didn't feel
even a bit that we were
foreigners to each other.
Now I remember another
wonderful experience in Hep
pner. I am fond of playing the
piano. One day Dad's mother,
who works at the hospital,
happened to know it. and she
eagerly asked me to play the
piano for the old patients.
Though I had no confidence at
all. all of my family encourag
ed me to try. and at last I
decided to do my best.
On the day, before the old
patients I played heartily.
After my playing was over,
they all praised me, saying
"Wonderful f" Beautiful." I
had never dreamed thai my
poor performance would bring
them such pleasure. I was
happy, too. I was thankful lo
the audience and the Laugh
lins for giving me such a nice
experience.
Time passed so quickly. The
day came when I had to leave
Heppner. Everyone I met
said, "Ml miss you, Reiko." 1
Tamie and I embraced each
other, crying over our separa
tion. Dad hugged me tenderly
as if I was his own daughter.
Mom said. "I don't like
crying," and cried, too.
Yes, the Laughlings were a
really wonderful family. I can
still see and hear their bright
faces and soft, happy vigorous
voices. They are my dearest
Dad, Mom and sisters. Hepp
ner, Oregon, is my sweet
hometown in the United
Stales. Thank you.
-Reiko Ito
"In 40 years over 500,000
people made the migration
across the Oregon Trail," said
William Weatherford, as he
addressed the Chamber of
Commerce Monday.
He continued, "The desire to
find new land and the discov
ery of gold in California,
hastened the migration." The
Oregon Trail is the longest
graveyard in the world consi
dering the number of people
who perished and had to be
buried along the now famous
trail.
"The United States govern
ment thinks this is one of the
greatest happenings in his
tory. This is the reason behind
the Bicentennial caravan
making the journey in re
verse," said Weatherford.
He spoke of Dr. Marcus
Whitman making the trip in
reverse to the capitol to
impress upon the government
the necessity of making the
newly found area into a
territory.
Weatherford had home
movies of the Bicentennial
Wagon Train making Its
appearance In Morrow Coun
ty, taken by his nephew Snell
Weatherford, which he show
ed to the members.
The movies show the plac
ing of a concrete marker on
the Gilliam-Morrow County
line prior to its entrance at
Cecil.
Leading the wagon train are
the wagonmasters followed by
the Bicentennial wagon, the
State of Oregon Wagon and the
Morrow County covered wa
gon. The Morrow County
wagon was driven by Everett
Keithley who started the drive
in Morrow County and accom
panied the wagon train to
Umatilla County. With Keith
ley was his son ln4aw Robert
Harrison and his son, Todd.
The movies show the enor
mous crowd gathered at Cecil
for the pit beef barbecue as
well as the festivities that
followed later in the evening.
"Preparations had been
made to feed 500 people at the
barbecue and we fed 926
people dinner," he said, "Ex
tra food had to be brought in
from Arlington and Heppner
to feed the throng."
Following the introduction
of dignitaries, the Bicenten
nial Wagon Train hosted a
show of their own. This was
followed by dancing in the
streets to the music of local
musicians.
In other business to come
before the Chamber, Ray
Boyce mentioned that tickets
for the four rodeo shows may
be purchased in advance from
most of the merchants and
from the Bank of Eastern
Oregon and the First National
Bank.
The Heppner High School
cheerleaders will help take the
tickets at the gates during the
shows, however, all extra help
will be welcomed.
Randall Peterson announc
ed that Eva Griffith had been
selected as the Grand Mar
shall for the Parade and
Rodeo.
Guest speakers at the
Chamber of Commerce Mon
day will be the Harvest
Festival Court, Boardman.
Sen Packwood
to visit here
Sen. Bob Packwood will
make an 18ounty "listening
tour" of Oregon during the
August Congressional recess.
His schedule puts him at the
Oregon Potato Inc. plant at
Boardman during the em
ployee break at 3:30 p.m.,
Aug. 19.
Later that day at 8 pm. he
plans to visit the Morrow
County Fair here In Heppner.
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
We had a right good session at the country store Saturday
night After the fellers had worked up a sweat covering the
situation world wide, they got down to a discussion of how
vou Jest can t find a yesor no issue to talk about. It was Bug
ilookum that said we live in a yes but andno-but world where
evervthing Is right and wrong fer the same reasons.
Fer instant. Bug said, he got tired of hearing all the
ves-buts about whv President Ford would or would not be
seen with that Russian writer with a name longer and a lot
harder than Mississippi. While the President was kicking
soccer balls on the White House lawn with that feller from
South America and swatting tennis balls with top-ranking
pla vers, he was saving he "didn't have anything of substance
lo sav lo the Russian visiting this country.
Yes. he did write against communism and, yes, we re
against it to. but we don't want to make the Russians angry,
No. we re not afraid of em. but after all we had our ipacemen
up there shaking hands with theirs jest like across the Elbe
River in World War II, and we don't want to hurt the spirit of
such a occusion.
And what happened was. Bug said, by making I yes but.
no but issue of a yesor no visit, the President confused the
hole matter where there was no need to. He don't have lo love
evervbody he sees, and jest because he talks to em don't
mean he's fer em or against em. Bug said.
Actual, declared Ed Dooltttle. we're lucky to git anything
done at all in Washington, Ed had one of his clippings where
this feller that made $20,000 year as head of the Federal
Metal and Nonmetal Safety Board of Review has been
begging Congress to do away with his board ever since It was
started four venr ago. He's been telling em ever year in his
one report that he don't do a thing, and the Congressmen
agreed ever year that his board Isn't needed.
Final, this vear. Ed said, they got around to cutting out the (
do-nothing board. If II takes four years to do somepun
evervbodv aRrees ought lo be done, w e're luc ky to ever move
on anything that one or two Congressmen don't like, was Ed's
words.
Probable, allowed Clem Webster. Congress was so amazed
at an agency that didn't turn in but one report a year that
Kiev wanted to keep it.
Clem had saw where Guvernment bureaucrats turn out
nearly three million pieces of paperw ork that goes In the mall
ever dav. and that don't count them that Is carried by hand
from office to office. The reports cost taxpayers $3 each, and
it lakes 2.10.000 people jest to keep filing em somewhere.
Clem said we've got the space of 12 Empire State Buildings
filled with nothing but cabinets full of paper.
And if them reports ain't enuff. Clem said, we got $46
million worth of "free" mail sent out by Congressmen ever
enr. mostly to permole Ihetrselves, Yes. they need to keep
in touch at home, but no. not $49 million worth.
Yours trulv.
MAYOR ROY.
Court house notes
Everyone was busy at
county court last week with no
"summer doldrums" evident.
County Planner. David
Moon is occupied working on
proposed changes in the
zoning ordinance. Some will
be revised and updated, then
presented lo the Planning
Commission for adoption.
,-The zoning ordinance chan
ges will belter adapt to the
needs of the growth of the
county." he said.
Permits issued during the
past week: new home, Keith
M.iddox. Irrigon. new home.
Dean Graves. Willow Creek:
new home. John Prag. Board
man: repair of burned out
home, John Hanna. Hinlon
("reck. Heppner: addition to
existing home, Gerald Hood.
Heppner.
Moon advised that his office
is receiving reports of viola
tions where people are going
ahead and starling construc
tion without obtaining the
necessary permits. He said
there will be an extra charge
on permits for this tpe of
condition and reminded the
public that all construction
requires permits. They may
be obtained at his office.
Carolyn Davis. Juvenile
Director, said she had been
busy catching up on paper
work, but added three new
cases had just come to her
attention, "two of which may
tie serious." Miss Davis and
Bill Sheirbon. Children's Ser
vice Worker, went to La
Grande on Wednesday for a
juvenile conference at the Mt.
View Boy's Ranch. They
brought back a Morrow Coun
ty boy who had been placed
there in April and he is now
home with his family.
At the end of the week
County Assessor, Everett
Harshman found himself
alone In his office. One of his
clerk's Doris Flynn was on
vacation: the other, Johanna
Woods, was home ill. Harsh
man said he hoped the
situation did not remain the
same long.
Appraiser Charlie Patching
reported his office is getting
ready lo re appraise the north
end of the county. This is
required by law each six years
and a different section of the
county is done each year.
Paper work required is about
completed and Patching said
the "in the field appraisal" of
rural property was expected
to get underway within the
next month,
There is a new look to the
combination Tax Collector
Treasurer office. After trying
different locations, the furni
ture was pushed around to
where it has finally met with
approval of all three using the
office. "We can all see the
entrance now and can tell who
is coming in." commented
Deputy Tax Collector Donna
Pel sen. ' II gives us belter
chance to greet the public."
She added "A lot of property
has changed hands this year,
it is unbelievable. "Each piece
of property which is sold
involves refiling, name chan
ges, property account number
changes So the tw o in the new
Tax Collector's office have
been very busy. Tax Collector,
Elvira Irby. was hospitalized
last Monday and released on
Friday but is expected to be
home recuperating for awhile
County Treasurer. Sylvia
Mi Daniel, is glad her office is
about back to normal. She said t
w e w ere in a real mess" here
for awhile. Electricians had to
be at work Installing new
outlets, lights were going off
and on even in other offices In
the courthouse during part of
the change. Mrs. McDaniel Is
doing her end of the month
report.
The county court approved
new permit schedule for the
Planning Commission at its
meeting Wednesday. It dis
cussed, but could not legally
act. on a request to repair a
public domain road serving
Blake subdivision. Decision
was reached to have Engineer
Sieve Anderson complete"
forms required by DEQ for
installation of a lighted arm
closure at the railroad tracks
on Patterson Ferry Road.
Decision was reached to
encourage people to bring
road problems to the meeting
held the third Wednesday of
each month.
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