Page 2, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR. Thursday. Oct. 23. 1975
I By ERNIE CERESA
Last Wednesday evening, two juveniles went walking along
Gilmore St. They found a parked car along the street and
having nothing better to do entered the car, opened the glove
compartment and scattered the belongings about the interior
of the car. Not content with their mischievous deed they
proceeded to slash the upholstery.
Not content with the damage they had done to the one car,
they proceeded north on Gilmore St. looking for more parked
cars. By the time these two youngsters had finished their
spree, they had ransacked 20 cars in the area.
In most cases the vandals committed their crime in front of
the ow ners house, with some of the vandalism taking place in
the daylight hours.
Heppner City Police Chief Dean Gilman said, "This lesson
in destruction should prove valuable to area residents. Most
of them refuse to lock their cars and many of them leave the
keys in the ignition. Times have changed and not for the
better. When you park your car please take the keys from the
ignition and to be on the sale side, lock the vehicle."
Saturday morning I received a few phone calls asking
about the outcome of the football game between the Heppner
Mustangs and the Sherman Huskies. As I notified the callers
that the Mustangs had lost the most common reply was,
"what again." Not one person criticized the players or the
coaching staff for the loss. In most cases they made excuses
for the team and the loss to the Huskies. Perhaps the
Mustangs would have lost to the Huskies with Padberg and
Allstott, however, that is of little consequence now. Perhaps
some people will criticize Chuck Starr for making his
pre-season predictions about the Mustangs and the team he
hoped would go on to state.
Head coach Chuck Starr made a mistake and so did I. Last
year after going to Pine Eagle to watch the Mustangs play I
predicted this year they would defeat Pine Eagle in the
quarter finals. I even made a foolish bet that cost me $5 but
there is always next year, and I don't blame the players or
the coach.
Coach Starr made one correct prediction when he stated,
"Dont count Riverside out of the race." If the residents of
Heppner are displeased at the Mustangs for losing a few
games this season, think of bow the Riverside Pirates felt
during the last two seasons. In the last two years the Pirates
never won a conference ball game. As of now, they are tired
for second place in the Columbia Basin League, with a 3-1
record. For two years they suffered loss after loss and they
managed to keep their spirits up and go on to another game
and another defeat.
Friday. Oct. 31. the Pirates meet the league champions
Weston-McEwen at Athena. Two years ago the Pirates were
defeated by the Tiger-Scots by a score of 78-0. The Pirates
don't have to be reminded that the Scots scored 7 touchdow ns
in the first half then added more touchdowns in the second
half for insurance, or that Weston McEwen gained 530 yards
on offense during that game. But that game is history. When
these two teams meet Oct. 31, the Pirates will be
concentrating on one thing, not revenge, but victory and I
hope they achieve their goal.
Last Monday. Columbus Day, the American Legion Post
placed flags in front of the business establishments along
Main St. Most of the merchants were pleased to see the
American Flag displayed in front of their stores for the
holiday. - -
Now for the sad news. The Heppner merchants received a
bill from the American Legion for placing the flag in front of
the stores. The amount varied from $10-$15 depending on the
location of the flag.
The merchants are not the least big un-patriotic, however,
those who complained feel they are contributing their fair
share to the community without having to pay the American
Legion or anyone to place the American Flag in front of their
store.
One merchant asked. "Why should I have to pay the
American Legion to place a flag in front of my store?" If it is
going to cost me to display the flag I will purchase one and
place it in front of my store every day."
This merchant has no gripe with the American Legion or
any of its members, he is provoked at the idea of having to
pay to have the flag displayed in front of his store.
Why is a ship always referred to as "she?"
Among the reasons: she's all decked out and often well
stacked She has a waist and slays and requires a lot of
rigging. Bows and bells are standard equipment and she has
pleasing lines from stem to stern. When you want to attract
her attention, a whistle is appropriate and w hen entering port
she heads immediately for the buoys.
(.I KST KOITOKI l.
Without even a tongue in cheek a newspaper published an
editorial to publicize another in a long series of special
weeks National School Lunch Week.
Theopening and closing paragraphs deserve attention. The
opener:
"The success of the National School Lunch Program now
in its 29th year reaffirms those qualities which we. as a
people, have exhibited during the past 20 years "
Encouraging parents not to feed their children at home in
order thai they may enjoy a free hot meal at school is not an
act in keeping with those qualities that made this country
great Among qualities that did make this country great was
the firm belief that the care and feeding of children was a
responsibility of the parents and not the government.
Another quality, unhappily abandoned, was a conviction on
the part of government that it should not do for the individual
what the individual should be doing for himself-like feeding
and caring for his own children.
The closing paragraph
"It's a time to recognize what the National School Lunch
Program has accomplished since 1946 "
Let s do that.
The lunc h program has cost the American taxpayer in the
neighborhood of $100 billion dollars An expensive
neighborhood. The program has put the stamp of legitimacy
on the dangerous notion that government, not the parent, is
responsible for children. And, parents are now reavjning, if it
is wise that government feed our children, is it not equally
wise that government also clothe, house, amuse and groom
them? A settled fad in government is that one damned piece
of nonsense is followed by another. Now that the amel's nM
is in the tent his rump cannot be far behind
Government's insistence upon feeding the children has
contributed to the demoralization of the home and threatens
destruction of the family unit. "Responsibility" is the
cornerstone of any family unit Beginning with the free
lunch, parents have abandoned their responsibility in related
areas Schools now assume the tasks of teaching children
their manners, morals and even politics. Schools instruct
children in the use of looth brushes, the combing of hair and
grooming of fingernails
The entire fiasco began with the National School Lunch
Program In I94C. The program has demoralized the home,
freed parents of responsibilities vital to I stable society-and
made children Ihc wards of the government.
The program is a cancer on (lie body politic and should be
surgically removed Like right now.
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20 Years ago
Oeorge Stearge Steigall
won first prize of a rifle in the
big buck contest. Hit deer
weighed 190 pounds. Winner of
the smallest deer killed during
the season was James Bar
nett. His deer tipped the scales
at just 70 pounds.
Everett Keithley and Bob
Pen land are heading up the
dance committee for the
fireman's hall to be held Nov.
26.
Charles H. Hamms, 104
years of age, died early last
week. He was one of Port
land's oldest citizens and well
known former resident of
Morrow County.
Returning from a trip
around the world are Mr. and
Mrs. O W. Cutsforth, Lexing
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Lindstrom, lone.
50 Years ago
The junior class had a candy
making party at the home of
joy Erwin.
Max Buschke, Clarence Sc
rivner and William Pliess left
yesterday for California.
Gene Ferguson was a busi
ness caller in Lexington on
Monday from Heppner.
P.G. Farley, Harold and
Henry Cohen were In Portland
Saturday to attend the big
football game.
The mail pouch
EDITOR:
I am forwarding a memo written to members of the
Legislature to you because of the great interest and concern
expressed during the last regular session by many members
of the media, as a result of press statements and releases by
the Governor's Office about the Legislative appropriation for
the state employes salary package.
As you can see by the memo, rather than being short some
$10 million as charged by the Executive Department, the
amounts approved by the last session were actually
substantially more than necessary.
The projected $9.3 million overage, if not used for
additional salary adjustments, will revert back to the State
General Fund for expenditure by the 1977 session of
Legislature.
Current revenue projections indicate that in addition to the
above amount, a surplus of $89 million will exist for General
Fund appropriations next session. Also worth noting is thjt,
the surplus now projected could be higher than $89 million, as
a result of any Federal Income Tax reductions scheduled for
next year, as proposed by the President and to be considered
by the Congress.
HARVEY AKESON
State Representative.
the Oregon Medical
a suit to test the
professional liability
be interpreted as a
EDITOR:
As you are probably aware.
Association has decided to file
constitutionality of Oregon's new
insurance law. Our suit should not
rejection of H.B. 2M7. which we supported, but rather as a
protection for the people of the State of Oregon and their
physicians.
Under the new law. which went into effect September 13,
Oregon physicians must carry a certain amount of
professional liability insurance, depending upon the risk
involved in their particular specialty. The doctors then
contribute between $150 and $750 each, which goes into a
' state fund to cover judgments that exceed the limits of their
coverage, which ranges from $100,000 to $500,000
However, because it places limits on the amount of liability
for w hich a physician is personally responsible, it is possible
that the courts will decide that a person's rights are being
infringed upon. If that is the case, the law may be declared
unconstitutional.
If physicians were to reduce their insurance coverage and
the laws were to be declared unconstitutional, potential
claimants would not be able to recover full damages and
physicians would be exposed to bankruptcy.
We wish to make sure the law is workable by testing its
constitutionality in court.
JOHNJ.L'LWELLIVJ,
Director of Public Affairs
Oregon Medical Association.
MCGG to host annual meeting
The Morrow County Grain Growers will host their annual
meeting Monday, Nov. 3, at the Fair Pavilion.
Dinner will be served to the members at 6:30 p m.
Following dinner, members of the board of directors for the
coming year will be elected.
Guest speaker of the evening will be Dr. Norman Goetzn,
extension agronomist with Oregon State University.
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Bicentennial Forum
Who Owns
the Land ?
"This land is your land this
land is my land from Cali
fornia to the New York
highlands . . This land was
made for you and me." Woody
Guthrie.
"Sell a country ! Why not sell
the air, the clouds and the
great sea, as well as the
earth? Did not the Great Spirit
make them all for the use of
his children?" Tecumseh.
"The instinct of ownership
is fundamental in man's
nature." William James.
Whose land is it? The
question goes to the heart of
debates that are as old as the
Republic: the rights of prop
erty, private v. public owner
ship, government regulation,
the need for centralized plan
ning. Virtually every Ameri
can has sought to acquire a
piece of land. Two of every
three Americans do in fact
own their own homes, and
some own vacation property
as well. A few hold vast tracts
of land. Why is the ownership
of land so important to us?
What are the chances of us all
owning a piece of land in the
future, anyway? A 19th cen
tury versifier named Jesse
Hutchinson, Jr. said in one of
his popular songs. "Uncle
Sam is rich enough to give us
all a farm." There are 3 billion
acres of land in America, but
could Uncle Sam really afford
to be that generous? The
ownership of land has been
tied to notions of privacy,
self reliance, and individual
ism. But how should we
balance our individual rights
over our own plots of land with
the rights of those around us?
The worth of one parcel of
land depends on the uses to
which the surrounding parcels
are put. We often talk of
property rights. What res
ponsibilities go along with
these rights? Are these as
"real" as civil rights? Should
we be entitled to use land in
any way we fancy because we
own it? How are the rights of
private ownership to be bal
anced against the good of
society as a whole?
The Homestead Act of 1862
offers "quarter sections", 160
acres, to any head of a family
who agrees to till the land for 5
years. Free land, a goal
sought by Westerners for
generations, is attained. The
measure helps settle the
American West but falls short
of its goals because most good
land is already settled.
In 1872 Congress creates the
National Parks system, pre
serving vast wilderness areas.
Yellowstone is the first park
established "for the benefit
and enjoymen! of the people."
Yosemite, only one of dozens
of national and state parks, is
bigger than the state of Rhode
Island.
Pioneer
Profiles
By Justine Wratherford
William Penland was the
first to import sheep into
Morrow County. In 1868 with
his older brother Henry he
drove a band of 1,000 sheep
from Halsey, OR, via the
Barlow trail to where Lexing
ton now stands. That same
year William and Jane Pen
land filed their claim on
Willow Creek at the mouth of
Blackhorse Canyon. Henry
Penland, his wife, Martha
Jane, and their 11 year-old son
went further into Umatilla
County and settled near Helix.
Their descendants became
prominent in the affairs of
developing Pendleton.
William Penland was born
in Fleming County, KY. 1839
and came to Benton County,
OR, when he was 12; there he
grew to manhood, married
Jane Nordyke and raised
sheep. The Penland Lexington
ranch was a sizable place
which had been filed for by
William, Henry, their sister
Nancy Polley and a half
brother Lafe.
Lexington sprang up almost
overnight from this man who
owned the townsite. It was
platted suddenly in 1885 from
Penland's sheep camp so it
could become a contender In
the contest with Heppner for
the county seat of the newly
formed Morrow County.
Lexington grew more rapid
ly than any other (own In
Eastern Oregon ; it was never
a raw, struggling, frontier
town. From its beginning it
was a solid community and its
plat coincided with natural
landmarks the Willow Creek
channel and Blackhorse Can
yon. When its platting was
completed March 18, 1885,
Penland's wife named it after
her birthplace In Kentucky.
In 1900 Penland's health
declined. There was no one
person with enough wealth to
purchase his entire holdings
so he created a corporation
which bought his interests, not
including the home ranch at
Lexington. The corporation
known as the Penland Land
and Livestock Company In
cluded him, W.O. Minor, C.A.
Minor and R F. Hynd. It held
28,000 acres of deeded land,
and 50,000 acres of govern
ment land upon which It had
grazing rights.
Four months after the
formation of this company,
Penland died In Portland's St.
Vincent Hospital following
surgery. He and Jane had no
children. She lived at Lexing
ton until her death at 74 In
1917. Both of the Penlands are
buried In the Lexington Ceme
tary on land he gave the com
munity. Their original home was
dismantled by Newt O'Hara
who bought the property on
which It and a later smaller
Penland home stood on the
highway at the south of
Lexington.
Mayor of Hardman
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
I don't know nothing about scientific research and I git that
mixed up, but after studying the situation up one side and
down the other, I am of a mind that precious few other folks
know anything about It either.
Fer Instant, I saw by the paper where some medical team
had made a study of the size of men's hands. In doing their
research, they hit on some strange things. They discovered
that the bigger a man's hands are the bigger his wife's hips
are. This was shocking new knowledge, and now they're
doing research Into what to do with what they learned.
About the only worthwhile research I heard of lately.
Mister Editor, was where recreation experts In a big city
park found out folks driving cars would sooner run over a
policeman than a chicken. The officers tried directing traffic
to get cars in the park to slow down. That didn't work, so the
recreation staff turned a flock of chickens loose to wonder
over the streets in the park.
Now they say people drive real careful fer fear of hitting a
chicken. I reckon it goes back to the idee that we'll let our
neighbor go cold and hungry, but if a cat gits stuck up a tree
in our yard we'll holler to high heaven til somebody comes
with a ladder to git it down. We won't treat anything as bad as
we treat one another,
The fellers at the country store got on research Saturday
night after the feller that runs the store said he had been
visited by four burglar alarm salesmen that day. What
interested him most, he said, was the study of crime and
criminals that these salesmen had done. They could tell you
percentages of increases In all types of break ins, the value of
all stuff took, and the electronic details of their alarms. It jest
goes to show you, the feller that runs the store said, that the
first rule of selling Is to create the demand fer the product
and then create the product, and research will show that
holds true fer everything from crime prevention to automatic
fruit ripeners.
Speaking of research, Mister Editor, Ed Doolittle give a
long report Saturday night on some of the studies that
American taxpayers have paid fer lately.
Ed had a fistful of clippings that included such items as a
$500,000 grant to find out why monkeys clinch their Jaws
when they git upset. $70,000 to study the smell of sweat given
off by Aborigines. $175,000 to look into the mating habits of
college wimmen, and $19,000 to figger out why children fall
off tricycles. To top it off. Ed said the Army Corps of
Engineers has studied the situation and decided to spend $3
million lo move a whole town of SflO people to higher ground
because of flooding after the corps did research and built a
dam in the wrong place at the forks of the Missouri and
Niobrara rivers.
And one more item I saw shows that taxpayers spent
$y'2,ooo last year building frames to hang pictures of
Congressmen that vole all this research money In one
another's offices.
Yours truly,
MAYOR ROY.
Mental Health for Families
By TEltHY IIIK.VJ. ACSW
One of the major techniques of outpatient mental health
clinics, including the Morrow County Mental Health Clinic, is
family therapy. Family therapy is juul that the entire
family meets with the (herapit, (
When one member of a family is feeling pain, which shows
up in symptoms, usually all members of the family are
feeling this pain in some way. The family member who is
feeling the pain which shows up in symptoms is the
"Identified Patient." but the entire family as a unit is
considered as a patient and worked with equully as a single
unit. In order to find out where the identified patient's pain is
coming from the interactions and messages t verbal and
nonverbal) between all the family members have to be
evaluated.
Frequently what a family member says or does is
interpreted differently than what the sender meant. For
example, the sender may be trying io give the receiver
support, but the receiver interprets the message as a put
down, hence, the receiver gets angry. Thus, in order to
clarify the message in family therapy, the receiver repeats
back lo the sender the message as he heard It.
An example of an "Identified Patient" may be a teenager
who frequently runs away from home. The symptom of his
pain is the running aw ay Usually a teenager runs away from
home because he can no longer stand the pain he is feeling in
the home situation, so he tries to escape from the source of
pain. If only the "Identified Patient" is worked with, only his
pain can be dealt with. Then when this teenager returns
home, the source of the pain would still be existing In family
therapy not only the person acting out the pain receives
treatment, but the sources of the pain are dealt with as well.
Family therapy brings to the surface the pain being felt by
each family member and the source of this pain. Once these
sore spots are brought to the surface, alternative ways of
communicating, which aren't painful or destructive to other
family members are practiced.
During the process of family therapy, as with any
psychotherapy, usually the pain to family members will
increase in the first stages of treatment as sore spots are
brought to the surface. Then, as these sore spots start to be
resolved, the pain starts to decrease. The first couple of
sessions with a family are usually fact finding oriented more
than treatment oriented. The therapist tries to diagnose the
problem in the first few sessions in order to know how to treat
(he problem. To determine what the sources of pain are for
each family member, it is necessary to ask some rather
personal questions. Without the full knowledge of the
interactions between family members. It would be difficult to
obtain an accurate picture of the source of the pain
This Is similar lo a medical doctor obtaining a medical '
history and work up prior to determining his diagnosis of the
Illness. Without certain Information being revealed, a doctor
could misdiagnose the medical problem, just as a family
therapist can do unless all the Information Is gathered. It Is
usually difficult and sometimes painful for each family
member to give this personal Information to the therapist.
Quite often patients have a difficult time understanding why
so much Information is needed, but as the family therapy
progresses', the therapist Is able to illustrate the Importance,
relevance, and need for the Information In order to alleviate
the family's pain.
Usually the family meets with the therapist once a week,
and the number of visits can range from one lo more than a
hundred. The number of visits varies depending on degree of
pain, willingness of family members to work on the
problems, and what i creating the pain. One family I worked
with In Heppner was able to resolve their problems In three
sessions, whereas I spent nine months working with another
family.
Occasionally, when families come in for treatment and the
painful areas surface, the situation becomes too threatening,
and they become very angry at the therapist and drop out of
treatment Every patient gets angry at their therapist as he
starts working on the painful and threatening areas. Hardly
,u ,., puin, ana mey usually get angry at what
they think Is the source of the pain. But as previously
bZ'S'i"?? faill1UTlly r" "wh worse
becoming belter. This Is similar lo a person who has a
tmtharhe and has lo have It removed, The pain Increases
before It can decrease.