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Page 2, THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner, OR, Thursday. Sept. 33, 1975 Mayor ofHardman mm im mm ml I By ERNIE CERESA Recently I read some staggering figures regarding teenagers and alcohol. In the past to years the number of juveniles arrested for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor has nearly tripled. In a recent roundup of unruly college students at an east shore resort, only a handful of the 100 students arrested were using marijuana, the remainder were charged with drunkeness. The current trend in drugs used by students is shifting back to alcohol. It seems that youngsters today are using alcohol to get high, whereas, years ago they drank to be smart and to prove they were grown up. In the late 1969s reports were a large number of young people were dropping alcohol in favor of marijuana. In the 1970s marijuana is running a distant second to alcohol among drug users on campuses. By the same token, when drugs came on the scene, alcohol became "square." The horrors of heroin and other drug addictions and the rapid spread of marijuana use by children overshadowed the alcohol problem for a while, but only in terms of the emotions aroused in parents and other adults. Yet, even at the height of the drug epidemic, alcohol remained the greatest drug phenomenon in terms of users, actually growing larger all ' the time. Now alcohol is emerging once more as the number one drug problem of young people, as it has always been with adults almost putting even hard drug addiction in the shade. There are no statistics on the number of juveniles who drink alcohol nor of the problems they are faced with. There are no known figures on the number of teenage alcoholics, however, estimates are staggering. An extreme example of what may be found is presented in a small group of problem drinkers ages 13-18. Many had come to the hospital from training schools for delinquent children. All had become alcoholics even before adolescence, some having had their first drink before the age of five. In almost all of the cases the parents were known alcoholics. Dr. Chafed points out some lessons for young people namely: if you drink, drink for pleasure, not to show off. Let alcohol be a part of your enjoyment . of food, people and other good things: don't drink alone and hastily, or out of anger against your parents or the rest of the world. Don't admire quantity consumption, it is not a contest worth winning. Only 400.000 families are taking advantage of the newest federal assistance program, but 27 million families could qualify for it. Secretary Carla Hills has announced that HUD will provide rent subsidies for any family whose income is less than 80 per cent of the median income of other families in the area. Apparently the government's latest poverty standard is your next door neighbor. If you live in Washington. D C. and make under $14,840. you qualify for rent subsidies. Will The Real Patty Hearst Please Stand Up? Bicentennial Forum We Pledge Allegiance Pioneer Profiles The Voting Rights Act of 1974 was a lulu. I'nder it the county of Elko. NB had been ordered to print its ballots in two languages. English and Shoshone-Paiute, which is spoken by the indians on the Duck Valley reservation. Only one problem Shoshone-Paiute is not a written language. Says tribal chief Robert Robey: 'They the federal bureaucrats have 2ot to be some kind of idiots to require that." The federal food stamp program is reeling under the heaviest barrage of criticism since its inception more than a decade ago. Secret ary of the Treasury William E Simon, in a recent speech, called the program "a well known haven for chiselers and rip off artists. " Carl B. Williams, a top official of the Department of Health. Education and Welfare, also said recently: 'In effect, the Government is giving away billions of dollars with virtually no control." What began as a well-intentioned program in 1962 at a cost ot less than SI million a year has mushroomed into a gigantic giveaway. This year $6 6 billion in stamps will be distributed to nearly 20 million Americans under a system which is tailing to make sure that the money goes to citizens who really need it. Obviously, reform is long overdue, -and the Agriculture Committees of Congress have promised investigations and relorm. One logical starting point, the Chamber of Commerce of the I'nlted States contends, is elimination of food stamps for strikers. The Chamber has been carrying on a fight for years against use of taxpayers' funds to help finance strikes. A step in the right direction was taken by Caspar W. Weinberger in one of his last acts as HE W secretary w hen he proposed a new regulation barring federal welfare aid to sinkers in slates where strikers are not eligible for unemployment benefits The Chamber urged HEW to adopt the proposed rule. By any measure, food stamps are another form of financial aid to strikers at taxpayers' expense Surveys show that during an auto workers' strike several years ago more than 40 per cent of the strikers in the state of Michigan were receiving food stamps Dispensing food stamps and welfare to strikers, the Chamber maintains, undermines the collective bargaining process by upsetting the natural balance of power between management and labor unions. Thus, strikes are prolonged, often at the expense of consumers Strikes are willful union actions, and unions should pay strike benefits, not the taxpayers Consumers pay twice when public funds are used to subsidize strikers once w hen their taxes pay the cost of food stamps or direct welfare and once again when they purchase goods that reflect the cost of higher wage settlements So many abuses exist in the food stamp program that it is rapidly becoming a national scandal. Congress must act quickly-before the program gets completely out of control and new schemes are dev ised to exploit its weakness The Federal Trade Commission has advised more than 1 mm leading manufacturers they must furnish the government detailed statistics on business activities afletiing competition The new questionnaire is called a Corporate Patterns Report. But even before the information is on its way to Washington it nppears thai it w ill he of questionable value, according to no less an authority than the FTC's top statistical expert until a few months ago. Dr. William Levin, an FTC employee of 22 yean who retired recently as chief of the agency's Division of Financial Statistics, branded the information to be gathered as "fundamentally and irrevocably flawed." The basic problem, he explains, is that the FTC is collecting information about shipments, rather than sales, and he says the data would be misleading if used to prosecute antitrust cases. "Value of shipments data, by definition. Includes multiple counting of shipments." Dr. Levin says. Thus, he adds, the data would not accurately reflect a company's share of a market for $ particular producta factor in many antitrust rases. the FTC nonetheless is going ahead with Its quest for the Information. The question is raised whether we need i trulh in-slali!irs law. Pvrhsps the statisticians can give us an answer. "I pledge allegiance to the flag . . . and to the Republic for which it stands . . . "Salute to (he flag "I am American patriot." a WO per cent I am a super William Woolcoll it "America - Love it or Leave " Popular slogan II we are all conscious of our ethnic, or racial, or philoso phical differences, how can we agree on what makes "a good American"? The question has recurrently haunted-and bloodied America: during the War for Independence, when the population was bitterly divided between Tory loyalists and revolutionaries, during the Civil War. still our most wrenching experience as a nation; during the Cold War and its byproduct, the Viet nam War. Trials for treason and criticism of "un Ameri can" activities have spotted our history from the first People have long owed multi ple loyalties lo family, com munity, religion. country. Such allegiances enrich our culture, vet keeping all of them in harmony is some times impossible What hap pens when loy allies collide? What are the requirements of the loyal citizen"' Just how much civ il disobedience can a Miciely tolerate I)o we like America because we were born here . . or because we like what il stands for Who is the real patriot ? Stephen l)e calur is credited with the maximum. "Our country, right or wrong'" Carl Schuri changed it to: "Our country, right or wrong' When right, to be kept right, when wrong, to be put right'' Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold Hale, a young school eacher commissioned in the Connecticut militia, is captur ed in New York City and hanged without trial as a spy. His last words. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country " Arnold, a revolutionary hero, turns trai tor after a 1780 court martial on charges of using military forces for his own purposes When his plot to surrender West Point is exposed and foiled, he joins the British forces and in 17(1 sails for England, where he is scorned The rise of Sen Joseph McCarthy in the I9&0 mani fests the anti Communist hys teria that engulfs the V S from I'M to I9S4 II affects the press, arhotls. courts, chur ches and Congress-and. of course, thousands of Individuals-stimulating the con viction that it Is safer to conform than disagree with the majority. Henry Heppner was born in lKi' in Prussia 'East Ger many i of Hebrew parents. In IR."5 he left Germany for New York City w here he worked for several years He traveled to northern California in 18.YT. then to Cnrvallis and settled in The Dalles. The census of im lists Henry Heppner as a "pack operator" in Wasco County i which then, was all of Eastern Oregon . He employ ed Mexican latmr and up to I jo mules for his pack trains lhal carried supplies from The Dalles and I'matilla landing over the Cans on City route to I he mines of Idaho II was along these- routes he hail several encounters with the Cav use Indian raiders In 1X71. Heppner quit his pack train business and start ed supplying sacks for flour nulls in Ijtiranrle July 4 1872. he traveled through Willow Creek Valley and camped where this city now stands. He persuaded J I. Morrow, who was in the mercantile business in l-a-(iraiulc to look over this site for a possible mercantile slore They became partners and Morrow look charge of building the slore with llepp ner taking over the Inning of goods and transporting them here The lale Harold A Colin, a grand nephew of Henry llepp ner explained the goods shipp ed from various locations, were addressed to Heppner The new site gradually as sumed that name. Another account says Mr. Heppner or Mr Slansliury suggesied the old name ".Slansliury Flat" be (hanged to Heppner The new store was opened on Aug 10. IK72. and Heppner was the name that was adopted for the community Through the years. Mr Heppner worked hard for this community. He helped estab lish its first school and his firm contributed materials to build the fort He also helped care for the refugees during the Indian scare of 1878 Blackman (his brother-in-law i and Heppner contributed IV) to begin the Gazette Times ill IfUU The old safe used by Heppner and Blackman is in the County Museum In IBM the railroad reached Heppner and a large ware house was built with Phil and Jerry Cohn joining Heppner and Blackman as clerks. Mr. Heppner ow ned a large part of the business section and leased his buildings to other merchants He never married, was unpretentious dressing and living simply. Henry Heppner died Feb 18, i'Mf,. the birthday of the founding of Morrow County. . He is buried in the Beth Israel Cemetery. Portland The County Planning Office has issued zoning permits to: Dan Duvall. Ordnance, mobile home; Maude Craber. Hepp ner. Mobile home: Kay Boyce. Heppner. addition to cabin at Blake Resort: W C. Hendnx. Boardman. mobile home; Ar thur Dnublcdee. Boardman. dwelling. F. LeBonle. Irrigon. mobile home: Andy Conforth. InigiHi. dwelling Pie Countv Planning Com mission meets Monday. Sept 25 Years Ago Miss Patricia Pierson and Mr Emil Henry Itauch were united in marriage Sept. 12. at an eight p m ceremony . Enrollment in the Heppner school f"i the fust week was 412 Ol these INK w ere in grade school and 115 in the high sc hool Mr and Mrs C (' Jones and I. mill) allended the midget auto races at Baker this week Item-wed interest in avia tion has been sparked by the reactivation of the l-xtnglon Airport Vernon Munkers was the hrsl flight gas customer. The incuiiaior at Pioneer Hospital was put mlo use for the first tune, when the four (xiiimiI. five ounce son was lorn Sunday morning to Mr and Mrs Dale Jones of Camp 2 at the Courthouse at 8 p m. The assessor's office sounds busier again now that Johanne Wood is back from her east coast vacation Everett Har shman says the school bond increase in taxes doesn't have to he figured until next year. Appraisers Charles Patching and Tom Stewart are still working with north county proiicrty , mainly mobile homes Treasurer McDaniel has been attending the Slate meeting of county treasurers Tax Collector liby says she has not attended some stale conventions for her classifica tion because most of the emphasis is on helping larger counties that have large, complicated. computerized sy steins The Slicntf's Office was very quiet last Thursday and Friday as the civil deputy Pauline Winter was attending a meeting in Eugene Juvenile Director Carolyn Davis says her department, the Children's Services Divi sion, city police and Ihe district attorney are planning a joint meeting In discuss setting itolicics und proce dures and to rev iew up In-dale legislative changes and their el lei t on juveniles 55Years Ago Hen Buschke who owns farm land on the Cason Canyon area, suffered a W.ouo lovs by fire Tuesday after noon Heppner High school opened with a good enrollment with 84 students The primary grades were well filled and running over An extra teacher could I used Miss Minnie Furlong has moved into town from their Eight Mile farm home Robert Not son and his sister Miss Mary Notson. were passengers Saturday for Sa lem after spending the sum mer with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. S E. Notson. They are enrolled at Williamette University. Ralph Jackson of Lexington, sold a l.rrw sacks of Turkey Red to a local buyer at $2 3Q'i per bushel. The County Juvenile Advi sory Coiiimillee will meet at llie courthouse. Thursday. IN I 2. 7 Mi pm to gel ai (piainicd with representa tives of various government agencies in the area and to set goals lor the year. Monday and Tuesday of last week the county court was louring county roads to check work that is needed They will lour every road before they complete this survey Wed nesday they inspected the Pebble Springs site in Gilliam County Thursday Judge Paul W Jones was in Pendleton attending an executive board meeting of Ihe EaslCenlral Orcgon Association of Coun ties i Health Nurse Pat Wright is completing Ihe current mouth rinse program at lone School this week Her department will soon begin preparations tor mid year Immunizations In Ihe schools. wiiiia'atraMM'aaanwinfOTHia'mfMWHMywiia'iit THE GAZETTE-TIMES MMltltntt t Ol N TV NFWKPAPF.lt Box 117. Heppner. Ore r7836 Subscript ion rate : M per year in flregon. 17 elsewhere Ernest V Joiner. Publisher Published every Thursday and entered at t wsondclaw matter at the post office al Heppner. Oregon, under Ihe act of March 1, 1171. Sec ond class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. DEAR MISTER EDITOR: Ed Doolittle w as reviewing what he likes lo call the slate of the human condition during Ihe session al Ihe country store Saturday night, and he told Ihe fellers lhal he was wondering how long we'd all have to live til we would look buck on these davs as the good old days. He got a sharp rise out of Clem Webster when he allow eel we was going to have to go downhill fast to make what we got now a Improvement. Hem was strong disagreed with Ed. which is usual in all mutters. When Ed declared thul our money is gifting cheaper and everlhing we buy with it is costing more. Clem come right back with Ihe claim that the fad remains Ihiit practical everbody still is living better than he ever has. Ed said cverwhere you turn these days you find troubles, but Hem w as of a mind that news reporting has jesl gof a heap better. The two of em went on like lhal. Mister Editor, lil Zeke Grubb broke in lo say he could si both of their views, and lhal one was as wrong and as right as Ihe other. As fer him. Zeke allowed, he alius had found that il look 98 per cent of all he could rake and scrape fer taxes and living expenses, and lhal he never had no regrets about throwing the rest aw ay on high nnd fancy living, eke said life was a bargin on anybody's income. He said he recalled that feller Tommy Mam ilie that got married a dozen times. Manville said onct thai he spent $2 million gilling rid of 12 w Immen, and he could think of jest two of em lhal gifting rid of was a bargin at Iwict Ihe price. General speaking. Ihe fellers favored Zeke It was Bug llnokum that said things can't be all bad when a plain dirt tanner can trade pickups ever three year and gil more fancy gadgets ever lime, and then buy a 1:13 pair of Sunday shoes without paying fer em by the week Bug said it was some of Ihe economic shortcuts right now that was bothering him most Fer instunl. he had saw where inflation has look some of Ihe kick out of booze, and practical all Ihe chicklc out of chewing gum. This piece Bug read said licker companies are cutting back on Ihe proof in order lo reduce Ihe lax lhal is based on how strong the stuff is. This thing could work out where if elbow benders has to drink more lo enjoy it less, the headache remedy business might fall off Bui Bug went on to report lhal (oiks thai kick drinking and taking up chewing will find thai Ihe gum is made of ruhtxr where II use lo be chickle Chewing gum companies say they can't pay people to go in the jungles and bung oul the chickle, so they use inaniuade niblier. Personal. Mister Editor. I hope these days ain't remembered as the tune you could chew your wore out lires and patch your blow nuis with chewing gum. but il might lie a good sign all around lo see strong dunk gilling weaker Yours Irulv, MAYOR HOY TVUATA FIVE SF.MIN l(l S S. ONE PltlFvr By I FSTFIt KINSOIA INO The Vi a ear -old priest tried to say bis prayers al Ihe altar rail ol the seminary chapel Bui Ins twenty five young toritieniers-all but three member of Ihe sludeul body of Epworth Theological College sin rounded him and rent the air with their shouting at tn in accompanied wilh Ihe tx-ating of drums one ol them smashed an egg over his head Eat her. in the seminary dining hall, they had thrown water on him as he tried lo eal lunch - which they finally made iniHrsililc by throwing dirt mlo his food The liev Arthur Lewis had come to Epworth to attend a nit-cling of Ihe Rhodesia Christian Council, of which he is the apoiiited representative of Ihe Anglican' Episcopal i Dim i-M- ot Mashonaland lespiie the Council's having been invited tn meet at Epworth. the students greeled Father l.cwis wilh several ins. such as "(iel Out of this Place you Iog" and "Go Home anil Be Merry In Hell." Forty members of the council including Methodist. Lutherans. Presbyterians and I'niled Church ol Christ-wal-died Father U'wis being worked over by this mob of black students. But none of them intervened Seminary Principal Michael Appleyard. a Methodist clergy man. explained 'Tins is their way of expressing themselves " Father lwi. a while priest who for 20 years served a many as It black mission congregations simultaneously and who has learned lour African languages, recalls that some of the elderly Africans i blacks i present dared lo denounce this jeering mob. saying "What kind of ministers of Ihe Gospel are you going lo be-" This question is apparently not very iniiorlaiit lo local Methodist Bishop Abel Muorewa who. along wilh Epworth College, is partially subsidized by I' S Methodists For none ol the students who ganged up on Father Lewis has either been disciplined -or even moved lo apologize to this veteran missionary priest Principal Appleyard did sent his regrets, along with a check lor tj "for cleaning of your clothes." Why was Father Lew is given such treatment? Sister Gw en Marsh of Epworth. a Meihodisl Deaconess who deplored Ihe action, explained "Father Lewis aggravates Africans, with irresHinsible statements." Sister Gwen could cile no examples of Lewis statements which she alleges irresponsible Bui a survey of Father U-vvis' writing as chairman of the interdenominational Khodeslan Christian Group (and Rector of St. Bartholo mew's in Rusape) revealed the following: ' "Though man does not live by bread alone, food is the most vital material factor in Africa's silualion and Ihe key lo survival. In this as in all else, the two majoj races of Khmlesia are totally interdependent. While starvation spreads al an alarming rate in Africa and other parts of the world. Rhodesia in present conditions ran feed its mounting black population and can help countries less fortunate than Itself. Voles cannot be ealen; nor can Ihe promises of communist countries which are unable to feed themselves." "The Chinese communists are also having a population explosion, there are Boo million of them. They want Africa and are on their way in with an estimated 40,ooo of them In Zambia 'just North of Rhodesia). Pan Africanism is clearly Marxist inspired. In the obvious belief (hat they can manipulate black dictators more easily than while governments which allow more than one parly." "The Rev. Canon Burgess Carr of Ihe All African Council of Churches has said: 'In accepting the cross, God in Jesus Christ sanctified violence into a redemptive Instrument. ' We in Rhodesia have factual evidence of this fractured theology In what Canon Carr's organization and Ihe World Council of Churches have financed: Terrorist groups and Iheir extensive record of hideous and brutal murders, maiming, abductions, torture and rape, perpetrated by the uncalled 'freedom fighters' against the black people of Rhodesia- the people they claim lo be helping "